Ref: DOIA 2324-2611

 

Kia ora Nessy-Rose,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 27 May 2024 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

‘I am writing to request information under the Official Information Act
1982 regarding the Parent Residence Visa category, specifically concerning
the annual quota for the 2000 queue applicants and the 500 ballot
applicants. I kindly request an expedited reply well before the statutory
deadline, as this information is known to Immigration New Zealand (INZ)
and can be responded to immediately. 1. Confirmation of Decision Hold: a.
It is our understanding that INZ is currently holding back decisions on
applications before sending them for second-person/Quality Control (QC)
checks. Can you confirm this? b. If this is the case, why would INZ not
process second-person/quality checks when it has the resources available
to avoid a bottleneck in completing these checks after 1 July 2024? Please
can definitive reasoning be given? 2. Ensuring Fairness for Waiting
Applicants: a. How will INZ ensure fairness to those waiting for their
decisions due to the annual quota being reached? Specifically, how are
these tracked for applications where a decision has already been made but
is pending QC? by date order? b. Will these applications waiting the
longest for QC checks be given priority when the new fiscal year commences
on 1st July 2024? 3. Management of QC Checks: a. Will the QC check process
cause a bottleneck? b. How does INZ plan to handle this to ensure
applicants who have been waiting the longest for QC since the quota was
reached are dealt with first in a queue manner?’

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 25 June 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].

 

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Ministerial Services Business Advisory

Communications, Design & Ministerial Services

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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

[2]www.mbie.govt.nz

 

References

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2. http://www.mbie.govt.nz/
http://www.mbie.govt.nz/

Good day,

 

Please find correspondence attached in response to your Official
Information Request.

 

Warm regards,

 

Stacey McCarthy

SENIOR ADVISOR

Ministerial Services, Associate Deputy Secretary branch

Immigration New Zealand