Ref: 2223-1484

 

Dear Marié Willemse,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 13^th January 2023 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

‘Please can you provide the below information for Permanant resident visa
applications applied for by persons that fall under the Skilled Migrant
residency visa category:

1) In table format, please provide the below data fields horizontally:

- Date - starting on 3 January 2023 up to an including date of response.

- Count of Permanant resident visa applications received

- Number of applicants on the application

- Status of the application

- Applications assigned to a case officer

- Applications awaiting fee deduction

- Applications awaiting passport return to applicants

- Finalized applications

- Application outcome - granted

- Application outcome - denied

2) Count of Permanant resident applications, for persons with a Skilled
Migrant resident visa, in flight prior to 3 January 2023, and the current
application statuses you have for these applications.

I appreciate you providing the above requested information where possible,
at your earliest convenience.’

 

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

 

 

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Kia ora Marié,

 

Thank you for your email of 13 January 2023 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:

 

1) In table format, please provide the below data fields horizontally:

- Date - starting on 3 January 2023 up to an including date of response.

- Count of Permanent resident visa applications received

- Number of applicants on the application

- Status of the application

- Applications assigned to a case officer

- Applications awaiting fee deduction

- Applications awaiting passport return to applicants

- Finalized applications

- Application outcome - granted

- Application outcome - denied

 

2) Count of Permanent resident applications, for persons with a Skilled
Migrant resident visa, in flight prior to 3 January 2023, and the current
application statuses you have for these applications.

 

In order for us to respond accordingly to your request, could you please
advise which interpretation of part two of your request is correct?

 

a) The number of applications for those who hold a Resident Visa granted
under the Skilled Migrant category and who have applied for a Permanent
Resident Visa.

b) The number of applications submitted for a Resident Visa application
under the Skilled Migrant Category prior to 3 January 2023.

 

Nga Mihi,

Emma

 

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Kia ora Marié,

 

Thank you for your email of 13 January 2023 to the Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment (the Ministry) requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

Please can you provide the below information for Permanant resident visa
applications applied for by persons that fall under the Skilled Migrant
residency visa category:

 

1) In table format, please provide the below data fields horizontally:

- Date - starting on 3 January 2023 up to an including date of response.

- Count of Permanant resident visa applications received

- Number of applicants on the application

- Status of the application

- Applications assigned to a case officer

- Applications awaiting fee deduction

- Applications awaiting passport return to applicants

- Finalized applications

- Application outcome - granted

- Application outcome - denied

 

2) Count of Permanant resident applications, for persons with a Skilled
Migrant resident visa, in flight prior to 3 January 2023, and the current
application statuses you have for these applications.

 

This email is to advise you the Ministry has decided to grant your
request. However, it will take us some time to prepare this information
for release.

 

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.

 

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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Kia ora Marié,

 

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

 

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

[1]457667B6

 

 

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