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Character requirement for Israeli visa holders

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

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From: Paul Campbell

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

Visa applicants for Israel Working Holiday Visas are required to be of good character which according to Immigration NZ's website explicitly requires applicants to not have been "involved in human rights abuse activities".

I have 4 questions:

- how many current or reservist IDF soldiers have applied for Israel Working Holiday Visas
- How many of these have been granted
- How many applicants for this visa have declared that they may have been "involved in human rights abuse activities"
- Have any of those applicants been issued a "character waiver"? and under who's direction were those waivers issued?

Yours faithfully,

Paul Campbell

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Kia ora Paul Campbell,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 20/01/2025 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
- how many current or reservist IDF soldiers have applied for Israel
Working Holiday Visas
- How many of these have been granted
- How many applicants for this visa have declared that they may have been
"involved in human rights abuse activities"
- Have any of those applicants been issued a "character waiver"? and under
who's direction were those waivers issued?
 
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later than 18/02/2025, 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
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

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