Partner of a New Zealander Work Visa

Kirtika made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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From: Kirtika

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

1. I would like to request information about what date of application has been allocated to an immigration officer and what date they are currently processing for Partner of a New Zealander Work Visa. The date your respond to this request can be taken as the exact date of processing.

2. What is the current processing rate of this visa per week?

3. can you provide a table outlining how many applications for Partner of a New Zealander Work Visa have you received from May 2023 to October 2023.

Yours faithfully,

Kirtika

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Ref: 2324-0741

 

Dear Kirtika

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 04 October 2023 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

‘1. I would like to request information about what date of application has
been allocated to an immigration officer and what date they are currently
processing for Partner of a New Zealander Work Visa. The date your respond
to this request can be taken as the exact date of processing.

 

2. What is the current processing rate of this visa per week?

 

3. can you provide a table outlining how many applications for Partner of
a New Zealander Work Visa have you received from May 2023 to October
2023.’

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 02 November 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 Kirtika,

 

Thank you for your email of 4 October 2023 to the Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment requesting, under the Official Information Act
(the Act), the following:

1. I would like to request information about what date of application has
been allocated to an immigration officer and what date they are currently
processing for Partner of a New Zealander Work Visa. The date your respond
to this request can be taken as the exact date of processing.

 

2. What is the current processing rate of this visa per week?

 

3. can you provide a table outlining how many applications for Partner of
a New Zealander Work Visa have you received from May 2023 to October 2023.

 

In order for us to respond appropriately to your request, could you please
clarify for Question 2 above, whether you are after the average number of
decisions made per week for Partner of a New Zealander Work Visas? Could
you also provide a date range for this, for example, how many Partner of a
New Zealander Work Visas were decided per week in the month of September
2023 etc?

Please respond to this clarification request by 9 October 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).

 

 

Ngā mihi,

Richa

Ministerial Services Team

Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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From: Kirtika

Dear INZ OIAs,

yes, could you please provide the average number of decisions made per week for Partner of a New Zealander Work Visas. if you could provide range on monthly basis.

Yours sincerely,

Kirtika

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From: INZ OIAs
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Kia ora Kirtika,

Thank you for your clarification. We still require a date range you have requested the information for. See our original request for clarification below:

In order for us to respond appropriately to your request, could you please clarify for Question 2 above, whether you are after the average number of decisions made per week for Partner of a New Zealander Work Visas? Could you also provide a date range for this, for example, how many Partner of a New Zealander Work Visas were decided per week in the month of September
2023 etc?

Could you please respond with a date range you are after by COB tomorrow 11 October?

Thanks
Richa

-----Original Message-----
From: Kirtika <[FOI #24339 email]>
Sent: Monday, 9 October 2023 3:16 pm
To: INZ OIAs <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA 2324-0741 (clarification of request sought) [IN-CONFIDENCE: RELEASE-EXTERNAL]

Dear INZ OIAs,

yes, could you please provide the average number of decisions made per week for Partner of a New Zealander Work Visas. if you could provide range on monthly basis.

Yours sincerely,

Kirtika

-----Original Message-----

Kia ora Kirtika,

Thank you for your email of 4 October 2023 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment requesting, under the Official Information Act (the Act), the following:

1. I would like to request information about what date of application has been allocated to an immigration officer and what date they are currently processing for Partner of a New Zealander Work Visa. The date your respond to this request can be taken as the exact date of processing.

2. What is the current processing rate of this visa per week?

3. can you provide a table outlining how many applications for Partner of a New Zealander Work Visa have you received from May 2023 to October 2023.

In order for us to respond appropriately to your request, could you please clarify for Question 2 above, whether you are after the average number of decisions made per week for Partner of a New Zealander Work Visas? Could you also provide a date range for this, for example, how many Partner of a New Zealander Work Visas were decided per week in the month of September
2023 etc?

Please respond to this clarification request by 9 October 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).

Ngā mihi,

Richa

Ministerial Services Team

Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

NZBN 9429000106078

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From: Kirtika

Dear INZ OIAs,

Can you please provide an update from May to October 10th.

Yours sincerely,

Kirtika

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From: Kirtika

Dear INZ OIAs,

Can you please provide an update from May to October 10th.

Yours sincerely,

Kirtika

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Kia ora Kirtika

 

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

 

Ngā mihi,

Lino

 

Ministerial Services

Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration Branch, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140,
New Zealand

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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