Ref: 2223-1621

 

Dear Isla,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 26 January 2023 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

“In 2007, Estonia-New Zealand Working Holiday Scheme came into force. I
write to request the following statistics from Immigration NZ.

 

1. Total number of visa applications received under this scheme each year.

2. Total number of accepted visa applications under this scheme each year
3. Total number of declined visa applications under this scheme each year.

 

Should this information be available in a different form (for example,
monthly) that will be fine also.”

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 |  PO Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

 

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Dear Isla,

 

Thank you for the below request for information under the Official
Information Act received on 26 January 2023.

To respond to your request, we need to clarify the second point of your
request.

 

Specifically, please clarify if you are requesting the number of
applications that were accepted for processing (did not fail lodgement
requirements),

Or are you after the number of approved applications?

 

Please clarify your request by 21 February 2023.

 

Kind regards,

 

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TEAM

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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Dear Isla,

Thank you for your email of 26 January 2023 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:

In 2007, Estonia-New Zealand Working Holiday Scheme came into force. I
write to request the following statistics from Immigration NZ.

 

1. Total number of visa applications received under this scheme each year.

2. Total number of accepted visa applications under this scheme each year
3. Total number of declined visa applications under this scheme each year.

 

Should this information be available in a different form (for example,
monthly) that will be fine also.

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

We will send you the information requested as soon as it is ready and
without undue delay.

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.

 

 

Kind regards,

 

 

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TEAM

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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Dear Isla,

Please see attached the response to the request for information under the Official Information Act 1982.

Kind regards,

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TEAM
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140
NZBN 9429000106078