Request for Immigration Visa Case Notes
Mujtaba Hussain made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
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From: Mujtaba Hussain
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
I am requesting access to all information, documentation, assessment notes and internal decision records relating to my declined New Zealand visitor visa application under the Privacy Act 2020 and Official Information Act.
My personal details are:
Full name: Mujtaba Hussain
Date of birth: 09 April 1997
Nationality: Pakistan
Passport number: GR6909353
Client number: 927434176
Application number: VV02265615
Date application lodged: 18 November 2025
I request:
• Full immigration records relating to this visitor visa application
• Internal visa officer notes and reasoning
• Risk evaluation notes or flags applied
• Checklist assessments showing which information was considered
• Any documents or information used to assess bona fide criteria
Please provide this information electronically.
Yours faithfully,
Mujtaba Hussain
From: INZ Privacy Requests
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia Ora Mujtaba
Thank you for your email.
You have requested information that is specific to a case/person. Could
you please email us at [1]akl[MBIE request email] via a personal address so
that we can respond to you directly or submit your request via our website
[2]Request or change your personal information :: Immigration New Zealand
Kind Regards
Divya Menon (she/her)
Senior Support Officer- Privacy
Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration | Immigration New Zealand | Rōpū
Manene
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment | Te Manatū Pakihi,
Auahatanga me Ngā Kaupapa ā-Mahi
[3][email address] |
Auckland | Tamaki Makaurau
NZBN 9429000106078
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Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
I am requesting access to all information, documentation, assessment notes
and internal decision records relating to my declined New Zealand visitor
visa application under the Privacy Act 2020 and Official Information Act.
My personal details are:
Full name: Mujtaba Hussain
Date of birth: 09 April 1997
Nationality: Pakistan
Passport number: GR6909353
Client number: 927434176
Application number: VV02265615
Date application lodged: 18 November 2025
I request:
• Full immigration records relating to this visitor visa application
• Internal visa officer notes and reasoning
• Risk evaluation notes or flags applied
• Checklist assessments showing which information was considered
• Any documents or information used to assess bona fide criteria
Please provide this information electronically.
Yours faithfully,
Mujtaba Hussain
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From: Mujtaba Hussain
Dear INZ Privacy Requests,
You mentioned email address and advised me to send you email there but I think because of this service the email address not showing to me. So I am not sure that how can I reach to you.
Yours sincerely,
Mujtaba Hussain
From: INZ Privacy Requests
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Hi Mujtaba,
Resending the email id.
akl[MBIE request email]
Kind Regards
Divya Menon (she/her)
Senior Support Officer- Privacy
Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration | Immigration New Zealand | Rōpū Manene
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment | Te Manatū Pakihi, Auahatanga me Ngā Kaupapa ā-Mahi
[email address] |
Auckland | Tamaki Makaurau
NZBN 9429000106078
-----Original Message-----
From: Mujtaba Hussain <[FOI #33191 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 10 December 2025 12:25 pm
To: INZ Privacy Requests <akl[MBIE request email]>
Subject: RE: (privacy request) Official Information request - Request for Immigration Visa Case Notes CRM:0204102
Dear INZ Privacy Requests,
You mentioned email address and advised me to send you email there but I think because of this service the email address not showing to me. So I am not sure that how can I reach to you.
Yours sincerely,
Mujtaba Hussain
-----Original Message-----
Kia Ora Mujtaba
Thank you for your email.
You have requested information that is specific to a case/person. Could you please email us at [1]akl[MBIE request email] via a personal address so that we can respond to you directly or submit your request via our website
[2]Request or change your personal information :: Immigration New Zealand
Kind Regards
Divya Menon (she/her)
Senior Support Officer- Privacy
Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration | Immigration New Zealand | Rōpū Manene
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment | Te Manatū Pakihi, Auahatanga me Ngā Kaupapa ā-Mahi
[3][email address] |
Auckland | Tamaki Makaurau
NZBN 9429000106078
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