Ref: 2021-1209

 

Dear Danielle,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 02 December 2021 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

“1. What are current estimated processing times for CPVV's as of today
(Dec 1, 2021)? My partner and I have secured an MIQ certification starting
Dec 28, 2021, and would love to see if there's any possibility of being
able to make that date.

 

- We have not been able to find updated processing times for CPVV's on
Immigration NZ's website, and were just hoping for a ballpark figure; i.e.
2 weeks, 2 months or up to 6 months. This would help us a lot in
determining whether or not we needed to cancel flights and plans.

 

2. Is there any way to expedite the process for obtaining a CPVV?

 

- We received our ITA on September 21 and applied on November 29. We were
notified on Nov 29 that our application was being forwarded to the visa
processing department. We would love to see if we were able to pay an
additional sum in order to speed up the processing, or to submit any other
documentation that might help the case process faster?

 

3. Is there any way to check on the status of the application besides
RealMe?

 

- We noted on the RealMe site that the application only says "submitted"
or "approved". Is there any other way to find out how far along the
application is, i.e. via an email notification stating "received by
processing dept" or "delayed due to insufficient evidence"?

 

4. Is there an accurate, department-specific email or phone number I can
reach out to regarding CPVV applications?

 

- The Immigration NZ phone lines continuously ring with no response (we
have tried multiple times over the past few weeks), and every contact
email we've found on the Immigration NZ website has returned
auto-generated responses that the departments are not in office.”

 

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

 

Please note that the days from 25 December 2021 to 15 January 2022
(inclusive) are defined as non- working days in the Act and are not
counted in the calculation of the maximum timeframe for our response to
your request. This will affect the time period for responding to your
request.

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us
via email [1][MBIE request email] or using the contact details below.

 

Yours sincerely,

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

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Kia ora Danielle,

 

I am writing to you in regards to the Official Information Act request
made by you on 2 December 2021:

 

“I am the spouse of a NZ citizen, and have a few questions regarding our
recently-submitted Critical Purpose Visitor Visa. Our application was
submitted Nov 29, 2021 at the time of 1928 by myself (D. Stone).

 

1. What are current estimated processing times for CPVV's as of today (Dec
1, 2021)? My partner and I have secured an MIQ certification starting Dec
28, 2021, and would love to see if there's any possibility of being able
to make that date.

 

- We have not been able to find updated processing times for CPVV's on
Immigration NZ's website, and were just hoping for a ballpark figure; i.e.
2 weeks, 2 months or up to 6 months. This would help us a lot in
determining whether or not we needed to cancel flights and plans.

 

2. Is there any way to expedite the process for obtaining a CPVV?

 

- We received our ITA on September 21 and applied on November 29. We were
notified on Nov 29 that our application was being forwarded to the visa
processing department. We would love to see if we were able to pay an
additional sum in order to speed up the processing, or to submit any other
documentation that might help the case process faster?

 

3. Is there any way to check on the status of the application besides
RealMe?

 

- We noted on the RealMe site that the application only says "submitted"
or "approved". Is there any other way to find out how far along the
application is, i.e. via an email notification stating "received by
processing dept" or "delayed due to insufficient evidence"?

 

4. Is there an accurate, department-specific email or phone number I can
reach out to regarding CPVV applications?

 

- The Immigration NZ phone lines continuously ring with no response (we
have tried multiple times over the past few weeks), and every contact
email we've found on the Immigration NZ website has returned
auto-generated responses that the departments are not in office.”

 

As your correspondence is not considered a request for official
information under the Official Information Act 1982, I am responding to it
as general correspondence.

Applications for Critical Purpose Work Visas are generally finalised
within 5 working days. However, it can take up to two weeks for an
application to be finalised depending on the circumstances.

 

If your visa application has not been approved when you receive this
email, please reply with your full name, date of birth and application
number and I can check on its status.

 

Ngâ mihi

Business Management Team, Enablement

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment - Hîkina Whakatutuki

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140,
New Zealand

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

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