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EOI pool status for parent category residence visa

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

The request was successful.

From: Azaria Bialik

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

Thank you for looking into my request.
Considering the fact that the "Parent Resident Visa" scheme was temporary closed for applications in 2016, and new criteria was expected to be announced by June 2018, I would like to pose a few questions to understand the current status of things.

1. From 2016 the cap until June 2018 was set to 4000 visa applications. Could you please let me know how many Expressions of Interest (EOI) are still waiting to be considered, and what is the current distribution between Tier 1 and Tier 2 applications in the pool?

2. According to your recent reply to G S in response to the query "Summary of Immigration NZ's review of the Parent category residence visa", the report kindly provided by you titled "DOCUMENT 1FOR RELEASE 0825 17 18 Reporting on the outcomes of the Parent..." states the following remark as to the future of the category reassessment:

"Officials will update you by the end of February to advise what further information can be provided to support you in making decisions regarding the future of the Parent Category. Advice on the future of the Parent Category will be provided alongside the initial options and advice on the resetting of the NZRP."

Since the report was prepared in January 2018 and was talking about providing further information by February, is there still some missing information that is required to determine the future of the Parent Resident Visa scheme?
Is there a due date for announcing the new criteria for this program?

3. Is there a quota to consider Parent Resident Visa applications for 2018/19?

Yours faithfully,
Azaria Bialik

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From: Azaria Bialik

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

My request for information titled "EOI pool status for parent category residence visa" submitted on 4th of September was not acknowledged or replied within the time frame defined by law.

Please address my request and provide the requested information.

Yours faithfully,
Azaria Bialik

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From: INZ Official Correspondence
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Dear Azaria Bialik,

I am in receipt of your message below regarding this request, however I cannot locate the original request despite extensive searching.

Please may I request that you re-submit your request and advise me when this is done so that I can follow up with this matter.

Kindest regards to you, and I do apologise for the delay in our response to you.

Cei Kelly
Senior Ministerial Services Adviser
Business Strategy and Governance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
[email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 9018344

From: Azaria Bialik [mailto:[FOI #8609 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 4 October 2018 12:17 a.m.
To: *OIA
Subject: Re: Official Information request - EOI pool status for parent category residence visa

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

My request for information titled "EOI pool status for parent category residence visa" submitted on 4th of September was not acknowledged or replied within the time frame defined by law.

Please address my request and provide the requested information.

Yours faithfully,
Azaria Bialik

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From: Azaria Bialik

Dear INZ Official Correspondence,

Although my original request is publicly available to everyone and I am sure could be traced I will post it here once again:

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

Thank you for looking into my request.
Considering the fact that the "Parent Resident Visa" scheme was temporary closed for applications in 2016, and new criteria was expected to be announced by June 2018, I would like to pose a few questions to understand the current status of things.

1. From 2016 the cap until June 2018 was set to 4000 visa applications. Could you please let me know how many Expressions of Interest (EOI) are still waiting to be considered, and what is the current distribution between Tier 1 and Tier 2 applications in the pool?

2. According to your recent reply to G S in response to the query "Summary of Immigration NZ's review of the Parent category residence visa", the report kindly provided by you titled "DOCUMENT 1FOR RELEASE 0825 17 18 Reporting on the outcomes of the Parent..." states the following remark as to the future of the category reassessment:

"Officials will update you by the end of February to advise what further information can be provided to support you in making decisions regarding the future of the Parent Category. Advice on the future of the Parent Category will be provided alongside the initial options and advice on the resetting of the NZRP."

Since the report was prepared in January 2018 and was talking about providing further information by February, is there still some missing information (perhaps the mentioned MSD report) that is required to determine the future of the Parent Resident Visa scheme?
Is there a due date for announcing the new criteria for this program?

3. Is there a quota to consider Parent Resident Visa applications for 2018/19?

Yours sincerely,
Azaria Bialik

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Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Ref: DOIA 1819-0585

 

Dear Azaria,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 4 September 2018 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

“Thank you for looking into my request.

Considering the fact that the "Parent Resident Visa" scheme was temporary
closed for applications in 2016, and new criteria was expected to be
announced by June 2018, I would like to pose a few questions to understand
the current status of things.

 

1. From 2016 the cap until June 2018 was set to 4000 visa applications.
Could you please let me know how many Expressions of Interest (EOI) are
still waiting to be considered, and what is the current distribution
between Tier 1 and Tier 2 applications in the pool?

 

2. According to your recent reply to G S in response to the query "Summary
of Immigration NZ's review of the Parent category residence visa", the
report kindly provided by you titled "DOCUMENT 1FOR RELEASE 0825 17 18
Reporting on the outcomes of the Parent..." states the following remark as
to the future of the category reassessment:

 

"Officials will update you by the end of February to advise what further
information can be provided to support you in making decisions regarding
the future of the Parent Category. Advice on the future of the Parent
Category will be provided alongside the initial options and advice on the
resetting of the NZRP."

 

Since the report was prepared in January 2018 and was talking about
providing further information by February, is there still some missing
information (perhaps the mentioned MSD report) that is required to
determine the future of the Parent Resident Visa scheme?

Is there a due date for announcing the new criteria for this program?

 

3. Is there a quota to consider Parent Resident Visa applications for
2018/19?”

 

 

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: Fraser Stretton
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Hi Azaria,

 

I am currently working on your request for official information, which I
note you originally sent to us on 4 September.

 

Unfortunately, I cannot tell from the FYI website what email address you
sent the request to, so I am unable to find the original request for our
records. To help me locate it, could you please send me that original
email either as an attachment or by forwarding it (as opposed to a copy
and paste of the text)?

 

If you have any questions about your request, please feel free to call or
email me.

 

Regards,

Fraser

 

 

Fraser Stretton

SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support - Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[1][email address] | +64 4 896 5316

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

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From: Azaria Bialik

Dear Fraser Stretton,

I originally placed the request through FYI interface and didn't have to indicate the recipient email address. I assume that the FYI system generates the emails that you receive when a request is submitted.
Due to that I am not sure how I can forward the original request to you.
In fact even now, while writing this reply, since I am using the FYI website I can't really see your direct email address.

Yours sincerely,

Azaria Bialik

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From: Fraser Stretton
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Hi Azaria,

No problem at all. Thanks for getting back to me.

Regards,
Fraser

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From: Fraser Stretton
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Hi Azaria,

I am emailing you to advise that the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment did not receive your original email of 4 September 2018.

We have undertaken a thorough search of our electronic records, and can confirm the first email we received from you via the FYI website was on 4 October 2018.

As a result, the original receipt date for this OIA will be 4 October.

Regards,
Fraser

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From: Azaria Bialik

Dear Fraser Stretton,

Here is the publicly available link to the correspondence related to my request of information:
https://fyi.org.nz/request/8609-eoi-pool...

I am not sure what technical obstacles prevented the ministry from receiving the initial request on 04 Sep, but I am still waiting for the requested information and hoping to get it as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,
Azaria Bialik

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From: Fraser Stretton
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Hi Azaria,

Yes, we are still working on this request, and will release the requested information to you as soon as possible.

I do not expect we will need an extension to the statutory timeframe, so you can expect to receive the information no later than 2 November (20 working days from 4 October).

Regards,
Fraser

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From: Fraser Stretton
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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Hi Azaria,

 

Please see the attached letter in response to your recent OIA request.

 

Regards,
Fraser

 

 

Fraser Stretton

SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

 

Operations Support - Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

 

[1][email address] | +64 4 896 5316

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

 

 

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