18 June 2025
Immigration Trust
[FYI request #31034 email] 
DOIA-REQ-0014507
Tēnā koe 
Thank you for your email of 20 May 2025to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment 
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
I  hereby  request  the  following  statistical  information  regarding  Parent  Resident  Visa 
applications:
-The number of Parent Resident Visa applications processed each year over the past five years
-The approval rate for each year
-The top three most common reasons for application declines
Our Response
Table 1:  The number of Parent Resident Visa applications completed, approved and the application 
approval rate, broken down by year. Please note this data shows all parent resident visa categories, 
including categories which are now closed.
Year
Completed 
Approved
Approved %
2020 
50
32
73%
2021 
54
31
57%
2022 
117
87
74%
2023 
542
795
90%
2024 
3,090
2,914
92%
2025* 
622
160
68%
Total 
4,475
4,019
89%
* Between 1 January and 27 May 2025.
Table 2: The top three reasons for declined applications and the number of applications declined, 
between 1 January 2020 and 27 May 2025. 
Decision 
Number of Declined
Declined Failed Instructions 
 171 
Declined Failed Medical 
 21 
Declined - Not eligible sponsor 
 5 

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You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. 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
Jock Gilray
Director Visa
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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