Kia ora John Luke,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 23/03/2025 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
- A weekly breakdown of the number of skilled migrant applications that
have been allocated to a case officer since Jan 2024 to date (non-priority
and priority applications)

- A weekly breakdown of the number of skilled residence applications
completed since Jan 2024 to date

- A monthly breakdown of the number of applications that are still
awaiting allocation to an Immigration Officer since Jan 2024 to date by
the date of lodgment.

- Number of case officers working on skilled migrant visa applications
(priority and non-priority)

- the oldest skilled migrant residence visa application in the system and
it's status.

- how many skilled migrant residence visa you are currently have on hand?
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 22/04/2025, 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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Kia ora John,

 

Thank you for your email of 23 March 2025 to the Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment (MBIE) requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

- A weekly breakdown of the number of skilled migrant applications that
have been allocated to a case officer since Jan 2024 to date (non-priority
and priority applications) 

- A weekly breakdown of the number of skilled residence applications
completed since Jan 2024 to date 

- A monthly breakdown of the number of applications that are still
awaiting allocation to an Immigration Officer since Jan 2024 to date by
the date of lodgment.

- Number of case officers working on skilled migrant visa applications
(priority and non-priority)

- the oldest skilled migrant residence visa application in the system and
it's status. 

- how many skilled migrant residence visa you are currently have on hand? 

 

Before we proceed with your request, we ask that you please clarify if you
are seeking information on Skilled Migrant Category only, or both Skilled
Migrant Category and the Green List? If the latter, does this include the
categories SR4 Green List Straight to Residence or SR5 Green List Work to
Residence, or both?

 

Please respond to this email by Tuesday 1 April 2025.

 

Please be aware that any clarification or amendment of a request may be
considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum
statutory timeframe for response (see section 15(1AA) of the Act).

 

 

Nāku noa, nā

 

Izla

 

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140