Summary of Immigration NZ's review of the Parent category residence visa.

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

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From: G S

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

Referring to the Immigration Minister's response at the following website:
https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/order-pa...
stating "I have received one Briefing reporting on the outcomes of the review of the Parent Category Residence Visa."
1. Could you please share that briefing/report?
2. Could you please also release any other 'reports' or 'results of reviews' of the parent category residence visa since it was temporary closed in 2016.
3. The parent category residence visa was stopped in 2016 based on 4 year old statistics about the cost of these visa holders on NZ (ten of millions as stated by MP Woodhouse). Could you please share the cost of these visa holders on the NZ system as of 2017/2018.

Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
GS

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DOIA 1819-0105

 

Dear GS,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 21/07/2018 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

Referring to the Immigration Minister's response at the following website:

[1]https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/order-pa...

stating "I have received one Briefing reporting on the outcomes of the
review of the Parent Category Residence Visa."

1. Could you please share that briefing/report?

2. Could you please also release any other 'reports' or 'results of
reviews' of the parent category residence visa since it was temporary
closed in 2016.

3. The parent category residence visa was stopped in 2016 based on 4 year
old statistics about the cost of these visa holders on NZ (ten of millions
as stated by MP Woodhouse). Could you please share the cost of these visa
holders on the NZ system as of 2017/2018.

 

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 [2][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

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Dear G S

 

I am writing with regard to your OIA request of 21 July 2018, for

 

Referring to the Immigration Minister's response at the following website:

https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/order-pa...

stating "I have received one Briefing reporting on the outcomes of the
review of the Parent Category Residence Visa."

1. Could you please share that briefing/report?

2. Could you please also release any other 'reports' or 'results of
reviews' of the parent category residence visa since it was temporary
closed in 2016.

3. The parent category residence visa was stopped in 2016 based on 4 year
old statistics about the cost of these visa holders on NZ (ten of millions
as stated by MP Woodhouse). Could you please share the cost of these visa
holders on the NZ system as of 2017/2018.

 

I am writing to advise you that we will provide a response but we need to
extend the time available to answer your request, in accordance with
section 15A of the Official Information Act 1982.  The response will be
with you no later than 31 August 2018.

The reason for the extension is that consultations necessary to make a
decision on the request are such that a proper response to the request
cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

If we can respond sooner, we will do so.

You have the right to seek an investigation and review of our decision to
extend the time limit by the Ombudsman, whose address for contact purposes
is:

 

The Ombudsman

Office of the Ombudsman

PO Box 10-152

WELLINGTON 6143

 

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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G Sharma left an annotation ()

You should have also asked the statistics on cost of Parents resident visa holders that were approved in last 2 years (After the Category closed)

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Dear GS

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request
of 21 July 2018.

 

 

 

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

 

 

 

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