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Mehul monpara made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
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From: Mehul monpara
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
I hope all is well. The reason behind this request is to seek information regarding the Resident visa 2021 visa applications that is being sent to the Special Assessment Team (SAT) or Third party verification.
To provide a brief background i am a pharmacy technician by profession and a job in the same filed. I have applied my residency (SMC) in April 2020 and due to COVID no Case officer has been allocated till date. This means it will be close to 2 years before we reach May 2022 without any movement considering the backlog is from November 2019 approximately.
As such I have applied for Resident Visa 2021 on 5 January 2022 which has a faster approval rate and While it is understandable that SMC applications are on hold due to new 2021 Resident Visa, my application was sent to Special Assessment Team for review. It is highly speculated that i might have to wait 12 to 36 months at least for the review to come back? I have emailed and called Immigration New Zealand on multiple occasions to seek information on why is my application being sent to special assessment team even though it is pretty straightforward considering my travel history, education, and professional background. Waiting for 12 to 36 months doesnt make any sense considering the expected percentage of residency approvals is 90% before the end of year. It is very stressful not being able to get any answers from the advisors or customer care team. Therefore, i would be very grateful if you could answer the following questions for me.
1. What information can be provided on third party verification or SAT? why is it considered as Nation security when we question about our own applications and triggering factors?
2. As of today, which date's application (RV2021) is at the front of the queue (to be allocated to an officer in the SAT)
3. Are the applications cherry picked when assigned to an officer in SAT, or does it go date wise?
4. Where is my application sitting in the queue?
5. How long will it take for my application to be picked by SAT officer? on a average how long will it take to process the application and sent back to the case officer
6. How many officers have been allocated to complete the SAT assessments for RV 2021 inflow?
7. can you please provide us with a contact for SAT team?
The contact center does not have this information. Is it because the files are cherry picked from the queue?
Thanks in advance. Please feel free to contact me if you require my details once this request has been categorized
Yours faithfully,
Mehul monpara
From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Ref: 2122-1601
Dear Mehul,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 12 February 2022 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
“1. What information can be provided on third party verification or SAT?
why is it considered as Nation security when we question about our own
applications and triggering factors?
2. As of today, which date's application (RV2021) is at the front of the
queue (to be allocated to an officer in the SAT) 3. Are the applications
cherry picked when assigned to an officer in SAT, or does it go date wise?
4. Where is my application sitting in the queue?
5. How long will it take for my application to be picked by SAT officer?
on a average how long will it take to process the application and sent
back to the case officer 6. How many officers have been allocated to
complete the SAT assessments for RV 2021 inflow?
7. can you please provide us with a contact for SAT team?
The contact center does not have this information. Is it because the files
are cherry picked from the queue?”
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 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 and Employment
Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
NZBN 9429000106078
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From: INZ OIAs
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora Mehul,
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request sent to us
on 12 February 2022 requesting the following:
“1. What information can be provided on third party verification or SAT?
why is it considered as Nation security when we question about our own
applications and triggering factors?
2. As of today, which date's application (RV2021) is at the front of the
queue (to be allocated to an officer in the SAT)
3. Are the applications cherry picked when assigned to an officer in SAT,
or does it go date wise?
4. Where is my application sitting in the queue?
5. How long will it take for my application to be picked by SAT officer?
on a average how long will it take to process the application and sent
back to the case officer
6. How many officers have been allocated to complete the SAT assessments
for RV 2021 inflow?
7. can you please provide us with a contact for SAT team?”
Given you have requested information specific to your Visa application,
please provide either of the following so that we can continue with
forming a response to your OIA request:
o Client/Application number; or
o Name and Date of Birth.
Please provide a response by 28 February 2022.
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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From: INZ OIAs
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora Menhul,
We sent you an email on 23 February 2022 requesting further clarification
for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below:
“1. What information can be provided on third party verification or SAT?
why is it considered as Nation security when we question about our own
applications and triggering factors?
2. As of today, which date's application (RV2021) is at the front of the
queue (to be allocated to an officer in the SAT)
3. Are the applications cherry picked when assigned to an officer in SAT,
or does it go date wise?
4. Where is my application sitting in the queue?
5. How long will it take for my application to be picked by SAT officer?
on a average how long will it take to process the application and sent
back to the case officer
6. How many officers have been allocated to complete the SAT assessments
for RV 2021 inflow?
7. can you please provide us with a contact for SAT team?”
We had informed you that we required a response by 28 February 2022 to
clarify your request so that we could form a response.
Given you have not responded by the date stated above, we will be closing
your request off under Section 12(2) of the OIA which states that the
official information requested shall be specified with due particularity
in the request.
If you wish to submit any further OIA requests, you are welcome to do so
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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