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Immigration question

Hemant made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Currently waiting for a response from Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, they must respond promptly and normally no later than (details and exceptions).

From: Hemant

Dear Immigration via Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

Hi,

In form INZ-1146 it says

"Have at least five years passed since:
• you supported or sponsored a principal applicant under Residence – Partnership instructions, or
• you were granted residence as a principal applicant under Residence – Partnership instructions, or
• you were granted residence under any other category, if you included a partner in that application, or
• you were granted residence as the secondary applicant partner under any other category?"

Can I please get a copy of any instructions / manuals that say whether the

"Have at least five years passed" in relation to "• you supported or sponsored a principal applicant under Residence – Partnership instructions, or" applies from the application date or the approval date of the first successful sponsorship application.

Yours Faithfully,
H

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Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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Kia ora H,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 11/11/2024 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
Can I please get a copy of any instructions / manuals that say whether the

"Have at least five years passed" in relation to  "• you supported or
sponsored a principal applicant under Residence – Partnership
instructions, or" applies from the application date or the approval date
of the first successful sponsorship application.
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 9/12/2024, 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
Corporate Services, Finance  & Enablement
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

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From: INZ OIAs
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Kia ora H,

 

Thank you for your request of 11 November 2024 to the Ministry of
Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

In form INZ-1146 it says 

"Have at least five years passed since:
• you supported or sponsored a principal applicant under Residence –
Partnership instructions, or
• you were granted residence as a principal applicant under Residence –
Partnership instructions, or
• you were granted residence under any other category, if you included a
partner in that application, or
• you were granted residence as the secondary applicant partner under any
other category?" 

Can I please get a copy of any instructions / manuals that say whether
the 

"Have at least five years passed" in relation to  "• you supported or
sponsored a principal applicant under Residence – Partnership
instructions, or" applies from the application date or the approval date
of the first successful sponsorship application. 

A copy of the instructions is publicly available within the Operational
Manual on the Immigration New Zealand website: [1]Operational Manual -
Immigration New Zealand. Issue Date: 20 November 2024Operational Manual -
Immigration New Zealand. Issue Date: 22 August 2016

 

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, please
contact [2][email address].

 

Nâku noa, nâ

 

Izla

 

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140

 

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From: Hemant

Dear INZ OIAs,

I'm very disappointed with your response. The operation manual you pointed me to has the same language and does not (in any way) answer my question.

As originally asked, can I please get a Can I please get a copy of any instructions / manuals that say whether the

"Have at least five years passed" in relation to "• you supported or
sponsored a principal applicant under Residence – Partnership
instructions, or" applies from the application date or the approval date
of the first successful sponsorship application.

Yours sincerely,

H

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