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Request to Immigration New Zealand for Numbers of s61 requests

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From: Sonny L

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

I hereby request the following statistical information regarding Section 61 requests considered by Immigration New Zealand:

-The total number of Section 61 requests received each year over the past 36 months (to Sep 2025)

-A breakdown of who submitted these requests: applicants themselves, lawyers, or licensed immigration advisers

-The success rate of Section 61 requests for each group, broken down by monthly record.

-A breakdown of the types of visas granted following a successful Section 61 outcome

Thank you for providing this further detail.

Yours faithfully,

Sonny L

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Kia ora Sonny L,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 6/10/2025 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
 
I hereby request the following statistical information regarding Section
61 requests considered by Immigration New Zealand:

-The total number of Section 61 requests received each year over the past
36 months (to Sep 2025)

-A breakdown of who submitted these requests: applicants themselves,
lawyers, or licensed immigration advisers

-The success rate of Section 61 requests for each group, broken down by
monthly record.

-A breakdown of the types of visas granted following a successful Section
61 outcome
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 4/11/2025, 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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