10 April 2025
Damien De Ment
[FYI request #30259 email]
DOIA-REQ-0011110
Tēnā koe Damien
Thank you for your correspondence of 13 March to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
Under the Official Information Act 1982, I request the following information regarding the Global
Impact Visa (GIV) programme:
Statistics on Global Impact Visas Issued:
a. The total number of Global Impact Visas (GIVs) awarded since the programme’s inception.
b. A breakdown of the number of GIVs issued, categorized by the country of origin of each
applicant.
Qualifying Requirements for GIVs:
a. A detailed list of the specific qualifying requirements met by each successful GIV applicant,
including any variations in criteria applied across individual cases.
Communications Between Immigration New Zealand and the Edmund Hillary Fellowship:
a. Copies of all communications between Immigration New Zealand (INZ) and the Edmund Hillary
Fellowship (EHF) prior to the establishment of the GIV programme, including but not limited to
emails, meeting notes, and video recordings.
b. Copies of all communications between INZ and EHF since the programme’s inception, including
but not limited to emails, meeting notes, and video recordings.
Funding Details:
a. Any details regarding funding provided by Immigration New Zealand to the Edmund Hillary
Fellowship in relation to the GIV programme, including amounts, dates, purposes, and conditions
of funding.
I request that this information be provided in electronic format where possible, preferably as PDFs
or other accessible digital files. If any part of this request is likely to be refused under the
provisions of the Official Information Act 1982 (e.g., for reasons of privacy, commercial sensitivity,
or excessive collation effort), I ask that you specify the reasons for withholding and provide the
information in an aggregated or anonymized form where feasible, as per section 16(2) of the Act.
I am writing to advise you that MBIE has decided to extend the period of time available to make a decision
on your request under section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as consultations necessary to make a decision on your
request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original time
limit.
MBIE will notify you of a decision on your request no later than 30 April 2025.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of our decision to extend the
time limit. Information about how to make a complaint is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Emma Palmer
Acting Manager, Ministerial Services
Office of the Deputy Secretary
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
