Ref: 2223-1284

 

Dear J. Scaur

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 12^th December 2022 requesting under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

“I am looking for the average total amount of fees paid by immigrants who,
at some point, apply for "Partner of a New Zealander" class visas or
residencies, and who end up becoming permanent residents.

 

I would like the fees paid for dependents e.g. children to be excluded.

 

Examples of who would be eligible:

 

• A woman who comes into NZ on a student visa, gets a work visa, forms a
relationship with a NZer, gets residency based on partnership, and finally
permanent residency.

= $x for student visa + $y for work visa + $z for partnership + $a for
perm residency.

 

• A man who forms a relationship with a NZer overseas, comes to NZ, gets a
work visa, residency based on partnership, and finally permanent
residency.

= $x for work visa + $z for partnership + $a for perm residency.

 

• A woman who comes to NZ on a work visa with children from a former
relationship, forms a relationship with a NZer, gets residency based on
partnership, and finally permanent residency. In this case, please only
include the fees for the woman, and not her children.

= $x for work + $y for partnership visa + $a for perm residency.

 

I would like these total fees to be averaged out into a single number.”

 

Please note that days between 25 December 2022 to 15 January 2023
(inclusive) are defined as non- working days in the Act and are not
counted in the calculation for the response due date. This will affect the
time period for responding to your request.

 

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 & Employment

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

 

References

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Kia ora J. Scaur

 

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

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

Business Management Team

Enablement, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

 

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