Ref: DOIA 2324-1016

 

Kia ora Matthew Smith,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 6 November 2023 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

‘It has been nearly two years since the 2021 Resident Visa was made
available and since then over 100,000 people have become residents. As
such, a large number of people will be eligible for a Permanent Resident
(PR) visa in the next few months and beyond.

 

Has INZ got a plan in place to process the large amount of PR visas that
will be coming through your doors, especially since it is processed via
paper application.

 

Is there any plans in the near future (ie the next couple of months) to
make this an electronic application to speed up the process? will you be
allocating extra people resource? or has any other plan been put in
place?’

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 4 December 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 Services, Finance & Enablement

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  PO Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

References

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Kia ora Matthew

 

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

 

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