Processing times and allocation of Talent (Accredited Employer) Residence visa
Ranju Shrestha made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
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From: Ranju Shrestha
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
1. Could you please advise how many applications for Talent (Accredited Employer) Residence visa are lodged in last six months? Is there any priority and non priority queue classified on this category ? If yes, what's the criteria for this?
2. What is the average wait time for an application to be allocated to an Immigration Officer under this category, also please advice latest unallocated application received to date?
4. What is the average processing time(in days) for this visa application once it has been allocated to an IO?
3. Please advise the total approved application on last six month on a table on a monthly basis and their lodged dates.
I look forward to your prompt response.
Yours faithfully,
Ranju Shrestha
From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Ref: 2324-1366
Kia ora Ranju Shrestha,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 21 December 2023 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
‘1. Could you please advise how many applications for Talent (Accredited
Employer) Residence visa are lodged in last six months? Is there any
priority and non priority queue classified on this category ? If yes,
what's the criteria for this?
2. What is the average wait time for an application to be allocated to an
Immigration Officer under this category, also please advice latest
unallocated application received to date?
4. What is the average processing time(in days) for this visa application
once it has been allocated to an IO?
3. Please advise the total approved application on last six month on a
table on a monthly basis and their lodged dates.’
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Nâku noa, nâ
Ministerial Services
Corporate Services, Finance & Enablement
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473 Wellington 6140
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Kia ora Ranju
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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