Visa Approval Stats for 2Degrees

Vipin made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

The request was partially successful.

From: Vipin

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

Kindly help me with precise and accurate answer to all these queries

1.How many Resident Visa’s approved under Skilled Migrant Category based on the offer of employment from 2degrees Mobile Limited as Customer Service Representative, Technical Support Tier -1
and
Applied for the role ICT Customer support officer (ANZSCO 313112) from Jan 2016 to till date? Please provide the dates of applications and the dates of approvals as well. Thanks

2. How many Resident Visa’s declined under Skilled Migrant Category based on the offer of employment from 2degrees Mobile Limited as Customer Service Representative, Technical Support Tier -1
and
Applied for the role ICT Customer support officer (ANZSCO 313112) from Jan 2016 to till date
and
Declined with the reason INZ was not satisfied that the applicant's employment is not a substantial match to the claimed ANZSCO code 313112 ICT Customer support officer.Please provide the dates of applications and the dates of decision as well.Thanks

3) In the above question , Does the visa's declined by the same Visa Officer?

4)Is there any changes INZ has introduced/removed for analyzing the role ICT Customer Support Officer (ANZSCO code 313112) for the Resident Visa Assessment during the period Jan 2016 –Till now ?If yes what are they and what are dates of the change?

Yours faithfully,

Vipin

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From: *OIA
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

Ref: 1718-0316

 

Dear Vipin

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 30 August 2017 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

1.How many Resident Visa’s approved  under Skilled Migrant Category based
on the offer of employment from 2degrees Mobile Limited as Customer
Service Representative, Technical Support Tier -1  and Applied for the
role ICT Customer support officer (ANZSCO 313112) from Jan 2016 to till
date? Please provide the dates of applications and the dates of approvals
as well. Thanks

 

2. How many Resident Visa’s declined  under Skilled Migrant Category based
on the offer of employment from 2degrees Mobile Limited as Customer
Service Representative, Technical Support Tier -1 and Applied for the role
ICT Customer support officer (ANZSCO 313112) from Jan 2016 to till date
and Declined with the reason INZ was not satisfied that the applicant's
employment is not a substantial match to the claimed ANZSCO code 313112
ICT Customer support officer.Please provide the dates of applications and
the dates of decision as well.Thanks

 

3) In the above question , Does the visa's declined by the same Visa
Officer?

 

4)Is there any changes INZ has introduced/removed for analyzing the role
ICT Customer Support Officer (ANZSCO code 313112) for the Resident Visa
Assessment during the period Jan 2016 –Till now ?If yes what are they and
what are dates of the change?

 

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course. If you have any enquiries regarding
your request feel free to contact us via email [MBIE request email] or using
the contact details below.

 

Yours sincerely,

Alan Witcombe

MANAGER, MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Corporate, Governance and Information

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

 

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From: Cat Beach
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Dear Vipin,

 

I writing in regards to your request for information made under the
Official Information Act 1982.

 

Under the Official Information Act 1982 any person, being-

 

(a) a New Zealand citizen; or

(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or

(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside of new Zealand but
which has a place of business in New Zealand,

 

may request a department or Minister of the Crown or organisation to make
available to him or it any specified official information.

 

From the information you have provided in your request it is unclear that
you are entitled to make an Official Information Act request.

 

Before we can proceed with your request you will need to provide evidence
that you are entitled to make a request.  Any supporting information can
be provided confidentially to our [MBIE request email] email address and/or to
myself directly.

 

If you have not provided suitable evidence within 3 working days your
request will be refused on the basis that you are not entitled to make the
request.

 

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

Catherine Beach

SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

Operations Support - Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[1][email address]  

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vipin [mailto:[FYI request #6495 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 30 August 2017 4:31 p.m.
To: *OIA
Subject: Official Information request - Visa Approval Stats for 2Degrees

 

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

 

Kindly help me with precise and accurate answer to all these queries

 

1.How many Resident Visa’s approved  under Skilled Migrant Category based
on the offer of employment from 2degrees Mobile Limited as Customer
Service Representative, Technical Support Tier -1  and Applied for the
role ICT Customer support officer (ANZSCO 313112) from Jan 2016 to till
date? Please provide the dates of applications and the dates of approvals
as well. Thanks

 

2. How many Resident Visa’s declined  under Skilled Migrant Category based
on the offer of employment from 2degrees Mobile Limited as Customer
Service Representative, Technical Support Tier -1 and Applied for the role
ICT Customer support officer (ANZSCO 313112) from Jan 2016 to till date
and Declined with the reason INZ was not satisfied that the applicant's
employment is not a substantial match to the claimed ANZSCO code 313112
ICT Customer support officer.Please provide the dates of applications and
the dates of decision as well.Thanks

 

3) In the above question , Does the visa's declined by the same Visa
Officer?

 

4)Is there any changes INZ has introduced/removed for analyzing the role
ICT Customer Support Officer (ANZSCO code 313112) for the Resident Visa
Assessment during the period Jan 2016 –Till now ?If yes what are they and
what are dates of the change?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Vipin

 

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From: Vipin

Dear Cat Beach,

Thanks for your reply.

Being a person in New Zealand I am entitled to make an Official Information Act request. I have sent my New Zealand Work visa copy to your email [email address] as I couldn't find any other email contact details in the above response. Please let me know If you require any further documents. Thanks

Yours sincerely,

Vipin

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From: Cat Beach
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Dear Vipin,

Thank you for your prompt response.

Unfortunately there was no attachment included in your email.

Can you please resend the copy of your work visa, or alternatively provide me with your full name, client number and DOB.

Kind regards

Catherine Beach
SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

Operations Support - Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[email address]
Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand

-----Original Message-----
From: Vipin [mailto:[FYI request #6495 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 31 August 2017 9:50 p.m.
To: Cat Beach
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Visa Approval Stats for 2Degrees - REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION [UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear Cat Beach,

Thanks for your reply.

Being a person in New Zealand I am entitled to make an Official Information Act request. I have sent my New Zealand Work visa copy to your email [FYI contact email] as I couldn't find any other email contact details in the above response. Please let me know If you require any further documents. Thanks

Yours sincerely,

Vipin

-----Original Message-----

Dear Vipin,

 

I writing in regards to your request for information made under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Under the Official Information Act 1982 any person, being-

 

(a) a New Zealand citizen; or

(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or

(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside of new Zealand but which has a place of business in New Zealand,

 

may request a department or Minister of the Crown or organisation to make available to him or it any specified official information.

 

From the information you have provided in your request it is unclear that you are entitled to make an Official Information Act request.

 

Before we can proceed with your request you will need to provide evidence that you are entitled to make a request.  Any supporting information can be provided confidentially to our [MBIE request email] email address and/or to myself directly.

 

If you have not provided suitable evidence within 3 working days your request will be refused on the basis that you are not entitled to make the request.

 

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

Catherine Beach

SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

Operations Support - Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[1][email address]  

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand

 

 

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From: Cat Beach
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Dear Vipin,

Please note, I have now received a copy of your work visa approval letter from the MBIE OIA team, thank you for sending this evidence through to us.

I will continue processing your request for information.

I will be in touch again in due course.

Kind regards

Catherine Beach
SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

Operations Support - Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[email address]
Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand

-----Original Message-----
From: Cat Beach
Sent: Friday, 1 September 2017 9:37 a.m.
To: 'Vipin'
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Visa Approval Stats for 2Degrees - REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION [UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear Vipin,

Thank you for your prompt response.

Unfortunately there was no attachment included in your email.

Can you please resend the copy of your work visa, or alternatively provide me with your full name, client number and DOB.

Kind regards

Catherine Beach
SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

Operations Support - Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[email address]
Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand

-----Original Message-----
From: Vipin [mailto:[FOI #6495 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 31 August 2017 9:50 p.m.
To: Cat Beach
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Visa Approval Stats for 2Degrees - REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION [UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear Cat Beach,

Thanks for your reply.

Being a person in New Zealand I am entitled to make an Official Information Act request. I have sent my New Zealand Work visa copy to your email [FYI contact email] as I couldn't find any other email contact details in the above response. Please let me know If you require any further documents. Thanks

Yours sincerely,

Vipin

-----Original Message-----

Dear Vipin,

 

I writing in regards to your request for information made under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Under the Official Information Act 1982 any person, being-

 

(a) a New Zealand citizen; or

(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or

(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside of new Zealand but which has a place of business in New Zealand,

 

may request a department or Minister of the Crown or organisation to make available to him or it any specified official information.

 

From the information you have provided in your request it is unclear that you are entitled to make an Official Information Act request.

 

Before we can proceed with your request you will need to provide evidence that you are entitled to make a request.  Any supporting information can be provided confidentially to our [MBIE request email] email address and/or to myself directly.

 

If you have not provided suitable evidence within 3 working days your request will be refused on the basis that you are not entitled to make the request.

 

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

Catherine Beach

SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

Operations Support - Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[1][email address]  

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand

 

 

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From: Vipin

Dear Cat Beach,

I have made some small changes to my request. Kindly replace the old request with the following. Thanks

Kindly help me with precise and accurate answer to all these queries

1.How many Resident Visa’s approved under Skilled Migrant Category based on the offer of employment from 2degrees Mobile Limited as Customer Service Representative, and applied from Christchurch location
and
Applied for the role ICT Customer support officer (ANZSCO 313112) from Jan 2016 to till date? Please provide the dates of applications and the dates of approvals as well. Thanks

2. How many Resident Visa’s declined under Skilled Migrant Category based on the offer of employment from 2degrees Mobile Limited as Customer Service Representative and applied from Christchurch location
and
Applied for the role ICT Customer support officer (ANZSCO 313112) from Jan 2016 to till date
and
Declined with the reason INZ was not satisfied that the applicant's employment is not a substantial match to the claimed ANZSCO code 313112 ICT Customer support officer. Please provide the dates of applications and the dates of the decision as well. Thanks

3) In the above question, Does the visa's declined by the same Visa Officer?

4)Is there any changes INZ has introduced/removed for analyzing the role ICT Customer Support Officer (ANZSCO code 313112) for the Resident Visa Assessment during the period Jan 2016 –Till now? If yes what are they and what are dates of the change?

Yours faithfully,

Vipin

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From: Cat Beach
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Dear Vipin,

 

Thanks you for your email.

 

Apologies for the delay in my response, I was just wanting to wait and see
if a new OIA request was being raised to cover your amended request below.

 

I have now just been advised that your amended request has in fact been
re-raised as a new OIA request (DOIA 1718-0353), as such I will withdraw
your original OIA request (DOIA 1718-0316) and commence working on the new
(amended) request.

 

I will be in touch as soon as our response is ready to send to you.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Catherine Beach

SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

Operations Support - Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[1][email address]  

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vipin [mailto:[FOI #6495 email]]
Sent: Monday, 11 September 2017 5:04 p.m.
To: Cat Beach
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Visa Approval Stats for
2Degrees - REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION [UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Dear Cat Beach,

 

I have made some small changes to my request. Kindly replace the old
request with the following. Thanks

 

Kindly help me with precise and accurate answer to all these queries

 

1.How many Resident Visa’s approved under Skilled Migrant Category based
on the offer of employment from 2degrees Mobile Limited as Customer
Service Representative, and applied from Christchurch location and Applied
for the role ICT Customer support officer (ANZSCO 313112) from Jan 2016 to
till date? Please provide the dates of applications and the dates of
approvals as well. Thanks

 

2. How many Resident Visa’s declined under Skilled Migrant Category based
on the offer of employment from 2degrees Mobile Limited as Customer
Service Representative and applied from Christchurch location and Applied
for the role ICT Customer support officer (ANZSCO 313112) from Jan 2016 to
till date and Declined with the reason INZ was not satisfied that the
applicant's employment is not a substantial match to the claimed ANZSCO
code 313112 ICT Customer support officer. Please provide the dates of
applications and the dates of the decision as well. Thanks

 

3) In the above question, Does the visa's declined by the same Visa
Officer?

 

4)Is there any changes INZ has introduced/removed for analyzing the role
ICT Customer Support Officer (ANZSCO code 313112) for the Resident Visa
Assessment during the period Jan 2016 –Till now? If yes what are they and
what are dates of the change?

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Vipin

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Dear Vipin,

 

Please note, I have now received a copy of your work visa approval letter
from the MBIE OIA team, thank you for sending this evidence through to us.

 

I will continue processing your request for information.

 

I will be in touch again in due course.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Catherine Beach

SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

Operations Support - Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand Ministry of
Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[email address]

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand

 

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From: Vipin

Dear Cat Beach,

My Apologies for the duplicated requests as I have noted some mistakes in the original request, Please cancel my old OIA request (DOIA 1718-0316).

Yours sincerely,

Vipin

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From: Cat Beach
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Dear Vipin,

No worries, it's doesn't change the work, it just has a different OIA reference : )

I can confirm that DOIA 1718-0316 has been withdrawn.

Cheers
Cat

-----Original Message-----
From: Vipin [mailto:[FYI request #6495 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 13 September 2017 11:13 a.m.
To: Cat Beach
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Visa Approval Stats for 2Degrees - REQUEST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION [UNCLASSIFIED]

Dear Cat Beach,

My Apologies for the duplicated requests as I have noted some mistakes in the original request, Please cancel my old OIA request (DOIA 1718-0316).

Yours sincerely,

Vipin

-----Original Message-----

Dear Vipin,

 

Thanks you for your email.

 

Apologies for the delay in my response, I was just wanting to wait and see if a new OIA request was being raised to cover your amended request below.

 

I have now just been advised that your amended request has in fact been re-raised as a new OIA request (DOIA 1718-0353), as such I will withdraw your original OIA request (DOIA 1718-0316) and commence working on the new
(amended) request.

 

I will be in touch as soon as our response is ready to send to you.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Catherine Beach

SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

Operations Support - Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[1][email address]  

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand

 

 

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