Total number of people with a New Zealand residence status visa
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From: Chris Clarke
Dear Department of Internal Affairs,
Please can you establish and advise to me, the current number of people who have NZ Permanent Residence status visas?
That is essentially my request. It may be of some use to explain that I am wondering how many people in total would have the legal right to come and stay in NZ if everyone with a passport or NZ Residence all came together. As I understand it there are actually over 5 million "New Zealanders" but it's not clear if that includes people with NZ Permanent Residence status?
I have met a few people who come to NZ for long enough to get Permanent residence and then go back to their country of origin - presumably with that status as an insurance against future world events.
Goodness I thought. So how many people might there be? Are there millions? Should we be worried?
That is the basic concern.
Yours faithfully,
Chris Clarke
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Kia ora Chris Clarke
Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs
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As the information you have requested is not held by the Department of
Internal Affairs, but is believed to be held by, and more closely related
to the functions of, Immigration NZ, a part of the Ministry of Business
Innovation and Employment, we are transferring your request to that agency
for response, in accordance with section 14(b)(i) and (ii) of the Official
Act 1982.
You can expect to hear from the receiving agency shortly in regard to your
request.
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Ngā mihi,
Michelle Reed | Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence
The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua
45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |
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From: Ministerial Services
Ref: 1819-0724
Dear Chris Clarke
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 06 November 2018 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
· Please can you establish and advise to me, the current number of
people who have NZ Permanent Residence status visas?
Your request has been transferred to the Ministry from Department of
Internal Affairs on 07 November 2018 and is being processed in accordance
with the Official Information Act 1982. 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][email address] 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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[3]www.govt.nz - your guide to finding and using New Zealand government
services
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From: Neil Bailey
Dear Chris
Please find attached our response to your Official Information Act request dated 7 November 2018.
Yours sincerely
Neil Bailey
SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR, Operations Support
Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
[email address]
Level 1, 15 Stout Street, Wellington, New Zealand
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