Kia ora

 

Thank you for your email of 11 June 2022 requesting the following under
the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):

 

Could you please release Immigration NZ's "Standard Operating Procedure"?

 

The request is broad in scope, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) Standard
Operating Procedures (SOPs) are very broad and cover many aspects of visa
processing.  Further to this SOPs are stored on a web based system so to
provide all SOPs would require opening and printing every web page. 

 

It appears likely that your original request will need to be clarified to
enable us to respond.  Can you narrow your request to a specific aspect of
SOPs?

 

Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request may be 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

[1]457667B6

 

 

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Kia ora Mr Ge,

 

Thank you for your email of 11 June 2022 to the Ministry of Business
Innovation and Employment (the Ministry) requesting information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA):

 

Could you please release Immigration NZ's "Standard Operating Procedure"?

 

On 20 June 2022, you refined your request to:

 

I'm interested in the section(s) in SOPs on refugee related matters,
ideally all the contents that could range from selecting the quota all the
way to granting residency.

 

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 collation is
required.

 

You can now expect a response to your request on or before 25 July 2022.
We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.

 

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

[1]457667B6

 

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Kia ora Mr Ge,

 

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

[1]457667B6

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Kia ora Mr Ge,

 

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

[1]457667B6

 

References

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Kia ora Mr Ge,

Attached is the document released with an adjusted watermark.

Our apologies for the delay in responding.

Ngā Mihi,
Emma

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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