Ref: 2223-1727

 

Dear Siddharth,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of the 9^th of February 2023 requesting under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

“Hope you are fine and doing well. I need the following information under
the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA):

1. How many current partnership based visitors visa of work visa holders
under process.

2. The oldest file under process of partnership based visitors visa of
work visa holders (provide date and number of applications).

3. How many partnership based visitors visa of work visa holders
application under process who has applied it before covid-19 and after 1st
Aug 2022.

4. Current longest time frame for Partnership based visitors visa of work
visa holders application processing time.

5. How many SMC file under process before November 2022 draw out of which
how many application has CO allocated and how many has been processed.

6. how many SMC file under process after November 2022 out of which how
many application has CO allocated and how many has been processed.”

 

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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Hi Siddharth,

Can you please clarify what dates/ time period you are looking for when you say "before covid-19" in the below question.

"3. How many partnership based visitors visa of work visa holders application under process who has applied it before covid-19 and after 1st Aug 2022."

Ngā mihi

Sharda Iyer (she/her)

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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Hi Siddharth,

 

Thank you for your reply.

 

We would like to interpret your request as "How many application has been
received (accepted and lodged)  before 10/08/2020 How many application has
been received (accepted and lodged)  after 01/08/2022"

 

Please confirm if this is good to proceed. Thank you

 

Ngā mihi

 

Sharda Iyer (she/her)

 

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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Kia Ora

 

Thank you for your email of 9 February 2023 to the Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment requesting, under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act), the following:

“I need the following information under the Official Information Act 1982
(the OIA):

 

1. How many current partnership based visitors visa of work visa holders
under process.

2. The oldest file under process of partnership based visitors visa of
work visa holders (provide date and number of applications).

3. How many partnership based visitors visa of work visa holders
application under process who has applied it before covid-19 and after 1st
Aug 2022.

4. Current longest time frame for Partnership based visitors visa of work
visa holders application processing time.

5. How many SMC file under process before November 2022 draw out of which
how many application has CO allocated and how many has been processed.

6. how many SMC file under process after November 2022 out of which how
many application has CO allocated and how many has been processed.”

 

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.

 

We expect to be able to provide you with this information by 24 March
2023.

 

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 Iyer (she/her)

 

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TEAM

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

[2]457667B6

 

 

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Kia ora Siddharth,

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

Ngā mihi nui

Sharda Iyer (she/her)

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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