Filipinos in mental health profession
John Addy Garcia made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
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From: John Addy Garcia
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
I am requesting information about the following:
Number of Filipino citizens granted visas under “Counselor” or similar occupational codes
Immigration trends of Filipino mental health professionals over the last 5–10 years
Yours faithfully,
John Addy Garcia
From: NoReplyMinisterialServices
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora John Addy Garcia,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 27/07/2025 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
I am requesting information about the following:
Number of Filipino citizens granted visas under “Counselor” or similar
occupational codes
Immigration trends of Filipino mental health professionals over the last
5–10 years
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 22/08/2025, 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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From: INZ OIAs
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora John,
Thank you for your email of 27 July 2025 to the Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment (MBIE) requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
Number of Filipino citizens granted visas under “Counselor” or similar
occupational codes
Immigration trends of Filipino mental health professionals over the last
5–10 years
Before we proceed with your request, we ask that you please clarify the
following for the second question:
o What trends are you looking for (e.g, the number of visas granted, the
number of visas applied for, approval rates, etc)
o Please provide a specific date range for the last 5-10 years
Please respond to this email by 6 August 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).
Nâku noa, nâ
Izla
MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140
From: John Addy Garcia
Dear INZ OIAs,
In response to the initial email, here are the details of the information being requested:
- the number of visas (disaggregated by type of visa - AEWV, SM granted to Filipino citizens for the occupation of 'Counsellor' (ANZSCO code 272111) or similar codes from [ 1 January 2015] to [31 July 2025], disaggregated by the industry of the accredited employer.
- How many Filipino citizens have applied for a visa with "Counsellor" as their stated occupation? This data should be broken down by visa type (i.e, AEWV, SMC, Green list visa)
- What is the percentage of visa applications from Filipino counselors that are approved, declined, or withdrawn?
Yours sincerely,
John Addy Garcia
From: INZ OIAs
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora John,
Please see attached the extension letter for your Official Information Act
request.
Nāku noa, nā
Izla
MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140
From: INZ OIAs
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora John,
Please see attached the response to your Official Information Act request.
Nāku noa, nā
Izla
MINISTERIAL SERVICES
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, PO BOX 1473, Wellington 6140
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