20 December 2023
East Skate Club
[FYI request #24930 email] DOIA 2324-1190
Tēnā koe East Skate Club
Thank you for your email of 29 November 2023 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
•
Can I please request the amount of family violence residency visas that have been issued, where
there was no criminal conviction or charges laid in relation to the original complaint or statement
in the last 5 years.
•
Can you please also confirm the amount of fraudulent claims that have been made in the last 5
years.
Our Response
Both parts of your request have been refused under section 18(f) of the Act, as providing the information
would require substantial collation or research. INZ does not hold the requested information in a
reportable format and would therefore need to manually check every visa application made under the
Victims of Family Violence Work Visa category in the last five years to provide the information to you.
In accordance with section 18A of the Act, I have considered whether fixing a charge under section 15
or extending the time limit under section 15A would enable the request to be granted but it is my view
it would not. In accordance with section 18B of the Act, I have considered whether consulting with you
would remove the reason for refusal, however, in my view it would not as to obtain this information
would inevitably involve the manual search of applications.
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 contac
t [email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Jock Gilray
Director Visa
Chief Operating Officer Branch
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
