Ref: 2324-0035

 

Kia ora Wendy Yang,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 5 July 2023 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

“Please provide the Immigration internal assessment templates and training
materials regarding how to grant exception to instructions for temporary
and residence visa applications respectively.

 

Please also list the number of approved visas granted as an exception to
instructions under each temporary visa category and residence visa
category for the financial year 2018 to 2023 in a table.”

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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Tçnâ koe Wendy

 

Thank you for your correspondence of 5 July 2023, to the Ministry of
Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:

 

“1. Please provide the Immigration internal assessment templates and
training materials regarding how to grant exception to instructions for
temporary and residence visa applications respectively.

2.Please also list the number of approved visas granted as an exception to
instructions under each temporary visa category and residence visa
category for the financial year 2018 to 2023 in a table”.

 

We are aware that our response to your request is due today.
Unfortunately, we are not able to send you our response today. We will do
so as quickly as we are able and without undue delay.

 

Please accept our apologies for the delay.

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Madeleine Wightman

BUSINESS ADVISOR

Ministerial Services

Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

Kia ora Wendy

 

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

 

Please accept our apologies again for the delay in providing you with this
response.

 

Ngā mihi,

Madeleine

Ministerial Services

 

Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration Branch

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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