Ref: 2223-2114

 

Kia ora Anil M,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 20 March 2023 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

“1.  I would like to request information on Partner of New Zealander Work
Visas. What is the latest application that has case officer assigned.

 

2. How many applications are being processed per week?”

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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Kia Ora Anil,

Thank you for the below request for information under the Official Information Act 1982.
To respond to your request accordingly, we would like to clarify the following:

- Please confirm if you are asking for the date when the most recent Partnership Work visa application (Partner of a New Zealander) was allocated to a case officer in Q1 of your request.
- Please specify the timeframe of your request in Q2.

Please respond to this letter by 27 March 2023.
Please note any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory timeframe for response (see section [15(1AA) of the Act).

If we do not receive your comments by 27 March 2023, we may respond to your request based on our interpretation of the questions.

Nāku noa, nā

Emina
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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Kia ora Anil

 

Thank you for your request of 20 March 2023 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:

 

 1. “I would like to request information on Partner of New Zealander Work
Visas. What is the latest application that has case officer assigned.
 2. How many applications are being processed per week?”

 

This email is to advise you the Ministry of Business, Innovation and
Employment has decided to grant your request. However, it has taken us
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
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

If you wish to discuss an aspect of your request or this response, please
contact Immigration New Zealand at [email address]

 

Ngâ mihi

Lino

 

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

 

 

Kia ora Anil,

 

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

 

Ngā mihi,

Lino

 

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