DOIA 1819-0073

 

Dear Dr GS,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 16/07/2018 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

I have 5 separate questions in relation to the "Parent Category" for
residence visas:

1 - At the end of the year 2017/2018 (ie. end of June 2018), how many
applications were still pending under the residence visa category for
parents?

2 - How many EOIs are currently in the pool for parent category residence
visa?

3 - Out of the 2000 applications that the govt accepts every year, how
many are still available as of July 2018 for the coming year?

4 - Given that the residence visa is closed to new applications for more
than 2 years, what alternatives does the government have in place for hard
working citizens, contributing to the society to the max, to live with
their parents in the long term. Parent visitor visa is a joke as they can
only stay 1.5 years out of 3 years. What do they do for the remaining 1.5
years?!

5 - When can we expect an update from the government regarding the parent
category for residence visas?

 

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 [1][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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Dear Dr GS,

 

Please see the attached letter in response to your recent request for
official information.

Regards,

 

Fraser Stretton

SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support - Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

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