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Dear Holly,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 25 May 2022 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

“Can I please request information on the total number of offshore general
visitor visa applications (not critical purpose visitor visas) that are in
the queue awaiting allocation.”

 

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

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Kia ora Holly,

Thank you for your email received on 25 May 2022 requesting Official
Information.

We have interpreted your request as asking for the following:

 

The total number of offshore general visitor visa applications (not
critical purpose visitor visas) that are in the queue awaiting allocation,
submitted since 16 May 2022.

 

Visitor Visa’s opened to those from a Pacific Island Forum country on 16
May 2022 and then will open fully from 31 July 2022. Please see the link
below for further information on reopening of the New Zealand border:

[1]Reopening the New Zealand border | Immigration New Zealand

 

Please confirm by 2 June that our interpretation of your request is
correct.

 

Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to
be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory
timeframe for response—see section 15(1AA) of the Official Information
Act.

 

Ngâ Mihi,

Emma

 

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TEAM

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

[2]457667B6

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Holly Barlow <[FOI #19455 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 25 May 2022 8:48 am
To: *OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Total number of offshore visitor
visas currently awaiting allocation

 

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

 

My name is Holly Barlow, I am a New Zealand citizen.

 

Can I please request information on the total number of offshore general
visitor visa applications (not critical purpose visitor visas) that are in
the queue awaiting allocation.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Holly Barlow.

 

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Kia or Holly,

 

Following-up from our correspondence sent to you on 31 May, as we have not
received a response.

 

Can you please confirm the below request, by end of tomorrow 8 June.

 

Please note, if we do not have a response from you, we will take your
request as being from 16 ^ May 2022.

 

Ngâ 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

 

 

 

From: INZ OIAs <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 31 May 2022 10:36 AM
To: [FOI #19455 email]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Total number of offshore
visitor visas currently awaiting allocation [IN-CONFIDENCE:
RELEASE-EXTERNAL]

 

Kia ora Holly,

Thank you for your email received on 25 May 2022 requesting Official
Information.

We have interpreted your request as asking for the following:

 

The total number of offshore general visitor visa applications (not
critical purpose visitor visas) that are in the queue awaiting allocation,
submitted since 16 May 2022.

 

Visitor Visa’s opened to those from a Pacific Island Forum country on 16
May 2022 and then will open fully from 31 July 2022. Please see the link
below for further information on reopening of the New Zealand border:

[2]Reopening the New Zealand border | Immigration New Zealand

 

Please confirm by 2 June that our interpretation of your request is
correct.

 

Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to
be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory
timeframe for response—see section 15(1AA) of the Official Information
Act.

 

Ngâ Mihi,

Emma

 

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TEAM

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

[3]457667B6

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Holly Barlow <[4][FOI #19455 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 25 May 2022 8:48 am
To: *OIA <[5][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Total number of offshore visitor
visas currently awaiting allocation

 

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

 

My name is Holly Barlow, I am a New Zealand citizen.

 

Can I please request information on the total number of offshore general
visitor visa applications (not critical purpose visitor visas) that are in
the queue awaiting allocation.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Holly Barlow.

 

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Good afternoon Holly,

 

Thank you for your response on 7 June. Unfortunately we did not receive
your initial response as stated in your recent response, we also checked
the FYI website in case it was blocked.

 

We confirm your clarified response on 7 June as:

 

The total number of offshore general visitor visa applications (not
critical purpose visitor visas) that are in the queue awaiting allocation,
submitted since 16 August 2020.

 

This has been considered as a new request, and will respond by 6 July
2022. For the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory timeframe for
response—see section 15(1AA) of the Official Information  Act.

 

 

Ngā 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

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Holly Barlow <[2][FOI #19455 email]>

Sent: Tuesday, 7 June 2022 3:53 pm

To: INZ OIAs <[3][email address]>

Subject: Re: FW: Official Information request - Total number of offshore
visitor visas currently awaiting allocation [IN-CONFIDENCE:
RELEASE-EXTERNAL]

 

Dear INZ OIAs,

 

I submitted a clarification last week, but have received another email
asking the same question.

 

I am wanting numbers of visitor visas in the queue (either applied for
directly or transferred to a general visitor due to not meeting the
instructions of the category they applied for), therefore my clarification
is:

 

The total number of offshore general visitor visa applications (not
critical purpose visitor visas) that are in the queue awaiting allocation,
submitted since 16 August 2020.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Holly Barlow

 

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Kia or Holly,

 

 

 

Following-up from our correspondence sent to you on 31 May, as we have
not  received a response.

 

 

 

Can you please confirm the below request, by end of tomorrow 8 June.

 

 

 

Please note, if we do not have a response from you, we will take your 
request as being from 16 ^ May 2022.

 

 

 

Ngâ 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: INZ OIAs <[email address]>

Sent: Tuesday, 31 May 2022 10:36 AM

To: [FOI #19455 email]

Subject: RE: Official Information request - Total number of offshore 
visitor visas currently awaiting allocation [IN-CONFIDENCE:

RELEASE-EXTERNAL]

 

 

 

Kia ora Holly,

 

Thank you for your email received on 25 May 2022 requesting Official 
Information.

 

We have interpreted your request as asking for the following:

 

 

 

The total number of offshore general visitor visa applications (not 
critical purpose visitor visas) that are in the queue awaiting
allocation,  submitted since 16 May 2022.

 

 

 

Visitor Visa’s opened to those from a Pacific Island Forum country on 16 
May 2022 and then will open fully from 31 July 2022. Please see the link 
below for further information on reopening of the New Zealand border:

 

[2]Reopening the New Zealand border | Immigration New Zealand

 

 

 

Please confirm by 2 June that our interpretation of your request is 
correct.

 

 

 

Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to 
be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory 
timeframe for response—see section 15(1AA) of the Official Information 
Act.

 

 

 

Ngâ Mihi,

 

Emma

 

 

 

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TEAM

 

Immigration New Zealand

 

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

 

15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

[3]457667B6

 

 

 

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Kia ora Holly,

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request.

 

Ngā 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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