Ref: 2324-0593

 

Dear Wendy

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 13 September 2023 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

‘1. Please help provide the entire process for each visa category from
submission of application to assignment to different branches and visa
officers.

 

2. Are visa applications allocated in order of visa submission date?

 

3. Are visa numbers sorted by submission date? Why can some visas under
the same visa category have late submission dates but be assigned to visa
officers in advance?’

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 11 October 2023, being 20 working days after the day your
request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then,
we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.  If you have any
enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][MBIE request email].

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Ministerial Services

Corporate, Governance and Information  |   Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

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Kia ora Wendy,

 

Thank you for your email of 13 September 2023 to the Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment (MBIE) requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:

 

“1. Please help provide the entire process for each visa category from
submission of application to assignment to different branches and visa
officers.

2. Are visa applications allocated in order of visa submission date?

3. Are visa numbers sorted by submission date? Why can some visas under
the same visa category have late submission dates but be assigned to visa
officers in advance?”

 

We have made a preliminary assessment of your request and we would like
clarification from you about the scope of your request.

 

Could you please clarify the following questions by 5pm Friday 22
September 2023:

 

Question 1. Please help provide the entire process for each visa category
from submission of application to assignment to different branches and
visa officers.

 

Please confirm if you require us to provide you with the SOPs for each
visa category for Question 1?

  

If we do not receive a response from you by 5pm Friday 22 September 2023,
we will proceed with processing your request as per our interpretation of
the request.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

Miny

Ministerial Services Team,

Associate Deputy Secretary Branch, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

 

Tēnā koe Wendy,

 

Please see the attached letter regarding your request for information
under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

 

Nāku noa, nā

Miny

Ministerial Services Team,

Associate Deputy Secretary Branch, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

 

Kia ora Wendy,

 

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

 

Ngā mihi,

Miny

Ministerial Services Team,

Associate Deputy Secretary Branch, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

 

Tēnā koe Wendy,

 

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

 

 

Nāku noa, nā

 

Miny

Ministerial Services Team,

Associate Deputy Secretary Branch, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140

 

NZBN 9429000106078