Details about parent visa applications
A KS made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
The request was successful.
      From: A KS
      
    
    Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
1. Referring to the INZ website 
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us...
Please advice the reason why a lot of applications from November and December 2023 are in a queue while many applications that have been submitted in January are allocated ( if the allocation is based on the lodgment/acceptance date).
2.Can you provide the count of application submitted in and November December 2023 which are in queue with another column as reason for them being in the queue . Format below
COLUMNS 
Month, Count of Applications Submitted in Month and in queue, Reason for being in the queue
Sample Rows Should be like below
Row 1 - November,  50, Reason A for being in Queue
Row 2 - November,  100, Reason B for being in Queue
Row 3 - December,  200, Reason D for being in Queue
Row 4 - December,  15, Reason B for being in Queue
Yours faithfully,
A KS
        From: Ministerial Services
        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
    Acknowledgement of your Official Information Request (Ref: 2324-1986)
 
Ref: 2324-1986
 
Kia ora Irene
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
 acknowledge your email of 13 March 2024 requesting detailed information on
 Iranian Visa Applications to New Zealand under the Official Information
 Act 1982 (the Act)
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
 later than 12 April 2024, 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].
 
 
Nāku noa, nā
 
Ministerial Services
Communications, Design & Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
[2]www.mbie.govt.nz
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 2. http://www.mbie.govt.nz/
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        From: Ministerial Services
        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
     
Ref: 2324-1987
 
Kia ora A KS,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
 acknowledge your email of 13 March 2024 requesting under the Official
 Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
‘1. Referring to the INZ website
[1]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...
Please advise the reason why a lot of applications from November and
 December 2023 are in a queue while many applications that have been
 submitted in January are allocated ( if the allocation is based on the
 lodgement/acceptance date).
 
2.Can you provide the count of application submitted in and November
 December 2023 which are in queue with another column as reason for them
 being in the queue . Format below
 
COLUMNS
Month, Count of Applications Submitted in Month and in queue, Reason for
 being in the queue Sample Rows Should be like below
 
Row 1 - November,  50, Reason A for being in Queue Row 2 - November,  100,
 Reason B for being in Queue Row 3 - December,  200, Reason D for being in
 Queue Row 4 - December,  15, Reason B for being in Queue’
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
 later than 12 April 2024 , 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
 [2][MBIE request email].
 
 
Nâku noa, nâ
 
Ministerial Services
Communications, Design & Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
[3]www.mbie.govt.nz
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 1. https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us...
 2. mailto:[MBIE request email]
 3. http://www.mbie.govt.nz/
	http://www.mbie.govt.nz/
        From: INZ OIAs
        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
    Kia ora
 
Please see the attached letter regarding your request for information
 under the Official Information Act 1982.
Ngā mihi,
Beth
 
MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Immigration New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473 Wellington 6140
NZBN 9429000106078
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        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
    Kia ora
 
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
 request.
 
Ngā mihi,
Beth
 
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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