The Advance Passenger Processing (APP) system

John made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

The request was refused by Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment.

From: John

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

I would like to have the following information about the Advance Passenger Processing (APP) system:

1. What is the detail process that the airline staff uses APP system to check if a passenger is able board a flight for travel to New Zealand?
2. What information is collected from the APP system?
3. What information will the airline staff sees from APP system?
4. How long this information will be kept in the system?
5. If the passenger holds a visa or New Zealand citizen endorsement, will the airline staff see which types of the visa or citizen endorsement?
6. Will the information collected by the APP system be shared with the departing port authorities.

Yours faithfully,

John

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From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Ref: 2021-2512

 

Dear John,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of Wednesday 9 June 2021 requesting under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

“I would like to have the following information about the Advance
Passenger Processing (APP) system:

1. What is the detail process that the airline staff uses APP system to
check if a passenger is able board a flight for travel to New Zealand?

2. What information is collected from the APP system?

3. What information will the airline staff sees from APP system?

4. How long this information will be kept in the system?

5. If the passenger holds a visa or New Zealand citizen endorsement, will
the airline staff see which types of the visa or citizen endorsement?

6. Will the information collected by the APP system be shared with the
departing port authorities.”

 

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].

 

Nâku noa, nâ

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: Dongrui Pang
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Dear John

 

Thanks for your information request on 9 June.  

 

Under the Official Information Act 1982  requests can only be made by;

 

Any person, being

a New Zealand citizen; or

 a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

 a person who is in New Zealand; or

a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

a body corporate which is incorporated outside of new Zealand but  which
has a place of business in New Zealand,

 

may request a department or Minister of the Crown or organisation to make 
available to him or it any specified official information.

 

From the information you have provided in your request it is unclear that 
you are entitled to make an Official Information Act request.

 

 Before we can proceed with your request you will need to provide
evidence  that you are entitled to make a request.  Any supporting
information can  be provided confidentially to me via email.

 

If you have not provided suitable evidence within 3 working days, we will
close this request.

 

 

Kind regards

 

Dongrui Pang

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[1][email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 8965320

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From: Dongrui Pang
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Dear John,

 

I wrote to you on 14 June 2021 requesting evidence of eligibility under
the Official Information Act 1982. As of the end of 17 June 2021, I have
not received a response from you. Therefore your information request has
been closed.

 

Kind regards

 

Dongrui Pang

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[1][email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 8965320

[2]www.immigration.govt.nz

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

From: Dongrui Pang
Sent: Monday, 14 June 2021 9:59 am
To: [FOI #15724 email]
Subject: DOIA 2021-2512 [UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Dear John

 

Thanks for your information request on 9 June.  

 

Under the Official Information Act 1982  requests can only be made by;

 

Any person, being

a New Zealand citizen; or

 a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

 a person who is in New Zealand; or

a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

a body corporate which is incorporated outside of new Zealand but  which
has a place of business in New Zealand,

 

may request a department or Minister of the Crown or organisation to make 
available to him or it any specified official information.

 

From the information you have provided in your request it is unclear that 
you are entitled to make an Official Information Act request.

 

 Before we can proceed with your request you will need to provide
evidence  that you are entitled to make a request.  Any supporting
information can  be provided confidentially to me via email.

 

If you have not provided suitable evidence within 3 working days, we will
close this request.

 

 

Kind regards

 

Dongrui Pang

BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[3][email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 8965320

[4]www.immigration.govt.nz

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

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services

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