Timeframe of third part external check
Gaoyang Li made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
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From: Gaoyang Li
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
1. What is the usual timeframe of external check for a student visa?
2. What is the 95% percentile and 98% percentile of the processing time of the visa application by a student enrolled in a tertiary institute?
Thanks.
Yours faithfully,
Gaoyang Li
From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Ref: 2223-1109
Dear Gaoyang Li,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 24 November 2022 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
“1. What is the usual timeframe of external check for a student visa?
2. What is the 95% percentile and 98% percentile of the processing
time of the visa application by a student enrolled in a tertiary
institute?”
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, or its urgency, feel
free to contact us via email at [1][MBIE request email].
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
Hi Gaoyang,
Thank you for your request received on 24 November 2022. As you have not provided any context for your request, we have interpreted your request to mean:
Qn 1 -What is the usual timeframe of a National Security Check for a student visa
Qn 2 - What is the average processing timeframe of 95% and 98% of full fee paying student visa applications?
Can you please confirm that the above is correct by 29 November. If this is not correct, can you please clarify your request by 29 November 2022.
Best Regards
Ngā mihi
Business Management Team, Enablement
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment - Hīkina Whakatutuki
Level 1, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
NZBN 9429000106078
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From: Gaoyang Li
Dear INZ OIAs,
Yes, the interpretation is correct. Thanks for asking for clarification.
Yours sincerely,
Gaoyang Li
From: Gaoyang Li
Dear INZ OIAs,
To be precise, the situations is like I submitted my application 80 days ago. Now I've been granted an interim visa, which will expire if I travel overseas. I need to travel to Australia to present my work at a conference in early December and my Australian visa had been granted by early September. The only bottleneck now is the NZ student visa.
In the worst-case scenario (e.g. the 95% percentile processing time is exorbitantly long), I still need to tell the organiser that I cannot make it and they need to fill in a hole (the least wanted thing in a conference) left by my oral presentation which will not be happening.
Yours sincerely,
Gaoyang Li
From: Sharda Iyer
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Hi Gaoyang,
Thank you for email. We will be responding to your questions as per your confirmations received for the below interpretation.
"Qn 1 -What is the usual timeframe of a National Security Check for a student visa Qn 2 - What is the average processing timeframe of 95% and 98% of full fee paying student visa applications?"
Ngā mihi
Business Management Team, Enablement
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment - Hīkina Whakatutuki Level 1, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
NZBN 9429000106078
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From: INZ OIAs
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia Ora Gaoyang,
Thank you for your email of 24 November 2022 to the Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment requesting, under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act), the following:
“1. What is the usual timeframe of external check for a student visa?
2. What is the 95% percentile and 98% percentile of the processing
time of the visa application by a student enrolled in a tertiary
institute?.”
MBIE has decided to grant your request. However, it will take us some time
to process and prepare the information for release.
We will send you the information as soon as it is ready and without undue
delay.
Some of the information requested has been withheld under section 6(c) of
the OIA as making the information available would be likely to prejudice
the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation, and
detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial. Also some
information has been withheld under section 9(2)(a),
to protect the privacy of natural persons.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available
at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngâ Mihi,
Sharda
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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From: INZ OIAs
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora Gaoyang
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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