Ref: 2324-2142

 

Dear A KS

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 30 March 2024 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

‘1. Please provide all updated Standard Operating Procedures SOPs ( Family
Category Parent), templates and other staff guidance which have the steps
of how a parent resident visa application is processed, assessed/decided
by INZ.

These can be from Global Processing Manual or any other documents too.

The following was shared in Jan 2024

[1]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

2. Please provide SOP/assessment template that explains the process of
assessment of English requirement for the Parent Category visa applicants.

Page 9 of the following guidelines does not seem to be complete

[2]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

The guidelines in the above document Page 9 are only considering the
English test results or ESOL pre-purchase as the criteria for meeting
English language ability for parent category. However as per instruction
F4.25.1(b)(iii) there are other criteria that can be considered as the
evidence of meeting English requirement like 'completion of a course of at
least 3 years duration leading to the award of a tertiary qualification at
institutions using English as the language of instruction or completion of
at least 5 years of secondary education (that is, the equivalent of New
Zealand Forms 3 to 7 or years 9 to 13) at schools using English as the
language of instruction;

 

Please advice why the criteria of  F4.25.1(b)(iii) is missing from the
assessment guidelines of
[3]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

Can or by When the assessment guidelines be updated to incorporate
F4.25.1(b)(iii) instructions?

 

3. Could you advice if in absence of an English language test , can INZ
consider the evidence as mentioned in the instruction F4.25.1(b)(iii)  for
the assessment of parent category application?

[4]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

4. Do you have the updated version of the following document that was
shared in the following  old OIA?

[5]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

It can be an updated version of the same document or any other training
materials/guide of INZ for the officers to assess parent category
application.’

 

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 30 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 [6][MBIE request email].

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Ministerial Services Business Advisory

Communications, Design & Ministerial Services

Hîkina Whakatutuki | Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

 

 

References

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3. https://fyi.org.nz/request/25022/respons...
4. https://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanua...
5. https://fyi.org.nz/request/21085/respons...
6. mailto:[MBIE request email]
mailto:[MBIE request email]

Kia ora A KS

 

Please find the attached decision letter in regard 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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