Ref: 2122-1242

 

Dear Ali,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 7 December 2021 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

‘Please provide the following information in aggerate data. Period:
2000-2021 Please provide this year-by-year data in an excel sheet if
possible. The number of student visa applications for more than 24 months
from American citizens The number of student visa applications for more
than 24 months from foreign-born American citizens The number of student
visa applications for more than 24 months from American-born citizens The
number of health checks for American born citizens The number of health
checks for foreign-born American citizens The number of x-ray checks for
American born citizens The number of x-ray checks for foreign-born
American citizens The number of police checks for American born citizens
The number of police checks for foreign-born citizens The number of
waivers issued for American born citizens The number of waivers issued for
foreign-born citizens The visa processing time for American born citizens
The visa processing time for foreign-born citizens’

 

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.

 

Nâku noa, nâ

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

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Kia ora Ali

 

Thank you for your email of 7 December 2021 to the Ministry of Business
Innovation and Employment (the Ministry) requesting information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA):

 

“The number of student visa applications for more than 24 months from
American citizens

The number of student visa applications for more than 24 months from
foreign-born American citizens

The number of student visa applications for more than 24 months from
American-born citizens

The number of health checks for American born citizens

The number of health checks for foreign-born American citizens

The number of x-ray checks for American born citizens

The number of x-ray checks for foreign-born American citizens

The number of police checks for American born citizens

The number of police checks for foreign-born citizens

The number of waivers issued for American born citizens

The number of waivers issued for foreign-born citizens

The visa processing time for American born citizens

The visa processing time for foreign-born citizens.”

 

The Ministry has decided to extend the period of time available to respond
to your request under section 15A(1)(b) of the Act as further consultation
is required.

 

You can now expect a response to your request on or before 15 February
2022.

 

You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request.

 

Nga Mihi,

 

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TEAM

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

[1]457667B6

 

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Kia ora Ali,

 

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act 1982
(OIA) request sent to us on 7 December 2021

 

Nga Mihi,

 

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TEAM

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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