25 September 2023
Ice Wu
[FYI request #23740 email]
DOIA 2324-0279
Tēnā koe Ice
Thank you for your email of 8 August 2023 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
Could you please provide an update information as per below in the table for the last 4 quarterly EOI
selection from the queued pool.
Table 1: Contains 4 columns represent EOI Selection date in
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November 2022
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February 2023
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May 2023
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August 2023
9 rows represent data below in each EOI Selection date
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Number of EOIs selected
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Number of applicants from selected EOIs
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Number of Invitations to Apply (ITA) issued
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Number of applications submitted
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Number of applicants from submitted applications
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Number of approved applications
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Number of applicants from approved applications
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Number of declined applications -Number of applicants from declined applications
Table 2: Timeframes between applications received and being decided since November 2022 until
present, breakdown by
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Average number of days in weekdays
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90% of applications completed in xx weekdays
On 5 September 2023, MBIE notified you that we had decided to grant your request, but that it would take
some time to process.
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Our Response
Please see Table 1 for the requested data on Parent Resident Visa expressions of interest (EOI) and invitations
to apply (ITA).
Table 1: Number of EOIs selected, applicants included in those EOIs, and the number of ITAs that have been
issued, broken down by EOI selection date, as at 6 September 2023.
EOI selection date
November 2022 February 2023
May 2023
August 2023
EOIs selected
371
1,100
670
1,100
Applicants represented
by the EOI
600
1,779
1,093
1,782
ITAs issued
181
752
488
679
Please see Table 1.1 for the requested data on Parent Resident Visa applications, broken down by EOI selection
date.
Table 1.1: Number of ITA recipients that subsequently submitted a Parent Resident Visa application (and the
associated number of applicants) and the number of applications approved and declined (and the associated
number of applicants), as at 12 September 2023.
EOI selection date
November 2022
February 2023
May 2023
August 2023
Applications submitted 205
577
392
25
Applicants included
(from submitted
applications)
306
896
586
27
Applications approved
31
118
22
0
Applicants included
(from approved
applications)
43
168
30
0
Applications declined
4
0
0
0
Applicants included
(from declined
applications)
5
0
0
0
Please note applications are manually matched to EOI selection dates. Due to previously withdrawn EOIs being
resubmitted to the queue and then selected, the number of applications submitted may exceed the number
of ITAs issued.
Table 1.2: Number of weekdays between applications being lodged and decided, broken down by average and
90 per cent completed days, between 1 November 2022 and 8 August 2023.
Processing timeframe (weekdays)
Average number
74
90% completed within
100
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Please refer to the link below for more information on the Parent Resident Visa EOI selection process:
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/preparing-a-visa-application/support-family/parent-
resident-visa-eoi-selection
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 any aspect of your request or this response, please contact
[email address]
Nāku noa, nā
Jock Gilray
Director Visa
Chief Operation Officer Immigration Branch
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
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