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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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

 

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

 

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