27 September 2024
Danilo Macedo
[FYI request #28242 email]
DOIA-2425-0620
Tēnā koe Danilo,
Thank you for your email of 30 August 2024 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
I would Like more information regarding the visa applications received since October 2022 and draw
results and visa applications broken down by country.
1 - In November 2023, all EOIs in the queued pool were selected, so how many approvals per year
wil happen from 2024 onwards? When wil 2500 visas be granted per year for people in the pool?
2 - What is the current application status received by month since October 2022?
An easy way to present it (and could be updated regularly on the website) is using DIA template:
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcatalogue.data.govt.nz%2F
dataset%2Fstatus-of-citizenship-by-grant-applications-by-date-received-at-
dia%2Fresource%2F712409ae-d154-4ac9-a511-
75627d4a9eb0&data=05%7C02%7CMinisterialServices%40mbie.govt.nz%7Cb69e7e734ce54f93e5
3008dcc86b95c2%7C78b2bd11e42b47eab0112e04c3af5ec1%7C0%7C0%7C638605611697295318
%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJX
VCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oTGbRSeFgLyhw2k2VUWNC2Y6qIEJHfdpMUyXYkYhlz4%3
D&reserved=0
3 - Can you please break down the EOI and Applications received + status since October 2022?
4 - This is such simple information to gather; why is it not provided on the immigration website
regularly, following the example of DIA?
5 - How can I check the status of the EOI we submitted and check if it's about to expire? And why
this expiration period? It looks like immigration wants to get money without providing visas. It
should at least grant a number of visas by EOI dates.
Our Response
MBIE has assessed and decided to grant your request, and wil provide you the requested information.
However, it wil take us some time to process. We wil send you the information as soon as it is ready
and without undue delay.
Please note an overview of the Parent Resident Visa application data can be found on the Immigration New
Zealand (INZ) website:
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/media-centre/common-topics/parent-resident-visa
This data is due to be updated shortly.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of MBIE’s response to your
request, in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. 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 contact
[email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Jack Price
Acting National Manager Privacy and Ministerial Services
Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment