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Total Number of days for a case officer to decide SMC Resident Visa application

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From: M S Medina

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

Hi,

When an SMC Resident Visa application is allocated to case officer, what is the timeframe (minimum and maximum days) to complete the process (i.e., a decision is made on the application).

Yours faithfully,

M S Medina

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From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Ref: 2021-2214

 

Dear M S Medina

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 4^th May 2021 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

When an SMC Resident Visa application is allocated to case officer, what
is the timeframe (minimum and maximum days) to complete the process (i.e.,
a decision is made on the application).

 

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course.

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request, or its urgency, feel
free to contact us via email at [1][MBIE request email].

 

Nāku noa, nā

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

               

Corporate, Governance and Information

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

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From: Anna McLachlan
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Dear M S Medina

 

Thank you for your request for information.

 

The time taken to assess a Skilled Migrant Residence Category (SMC)
application can vary considerably. It depends on the quality of the
supporting documents and whether we require further information or
verification of the information provided. While applications are processed
as quickly as possible, there is no set maximum timeframe for a decision
to be made.

 

The Immigration New Zealand website provides information about how long
certain categories of applications, including SMC, take to be processed: 
[1]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zeal...

 

In the 3 months to 1 April 2021 50% of the SMC applications completed took
21 months to process, 75% took 22 months, and 95% took 24 months.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Anna McLachlan ([2]she/her)

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Immigration New Zealand, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[3][email address]

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011

 

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