Working Visa Holiday Stats
Danilo Kim made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
The request was successful.
      From: Danilo Kim
      
    
    Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
I'm interested in New Zealand's working holiday visas.
I would like to get my hands on the following data:
1. Total of Working Holiday Visas granted by immigration New Zealand per year (from 2010 to 2017 or 2018)
2. Number of those visa granted for each eligible countries.
3. Number of changing visa status from working holiday visa to work visa (both temporarily and permanently).
Thank you for taking the time to process my request.
Yours faithfully,
Danilo Kim
        From: Ministerial Services
        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
     
 
Ref: 1819-0944
 
Dear Danilo Kim
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
 acknowledge your email of 13 December 2018 requesting under the Official
 Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
 
1. Total of Working Holiday Visas granted by immigration New Zealand per
 year (from 2010 to 2017 or 2018)
 
2. Number of those visa granted for each eligible countries.
 
3. Number of changing visa status from working holiday visa to work visa
 (both temporarily and permanently).
 
Please note that the days from 25 December 2018 to 15 January 2019
 (inclusive) are defined as non- working days in the Act and are not
 counted in the calculation for the response due date. This will affect the
 time period for responding to your request.
 
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 Danilo, 
Could you please provide me with your contact number as I need to clarify parts of your request for information. 
Kind regards
Catherine Beach
SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR
Operations Support - Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
[email address] | Telephone: +64 4 9013950 
Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand
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        From: Cat Beach
        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
    Dear Danilo, 
I am just following up on my email from earlier this week. 
Please note unless I am able to speak with you I will be unable to commence processing your request. 
Please can you provide me with a contact telephone number so that I can seek further clarification from you. 
Kind regards
Catherine
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      From: Danilo Kim
      
    
    Dear Cat Beach,
Hi, I thought I had left my number, but I guess the message didnt went through.
My number is +64 21-79 6662
Yours sincerely,
Danilo Kim
      From: Danilo Kim
      
    
    Dear Cat Beach,
Hi, I thought I had left my number, but I guess the message didnt went through.
My number is +64 21-79 6662
Yours sincerely,
Danilo Kim
        From: Cat Beach
        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
    Dear Danilo, 
Thanks for getting back to me. 
I have just tried the number you have provided and it went to the voice mail of someone called 'Adam'. 
Can you please check the number you have sent?
Kind regards
Catherine
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      From: Danilo Kim
      
    
    Dear Cat Beach,
Sorry missed one "0"
My number is +64 21-079 6662
Yours sincerely,
Danilo Kim
        From: Cat Beach
        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
    Hi Danilo, 
Just tried calling you but got your answer phone. 
Do you want to give me a call when you are free, my work number is: +64 4 901 3950
Cheers
Cat
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        From: Cat Beach
        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
    Hi Danilo, 
I have just trying calling you again but again got your answer phone. 
As detailed in my message, until I am able to clarify parts of your request I am unable to start working on it. 
Please can you get in call me so that I can speak to you about your request. 
Cheers
Cat
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        From: Cat Beach
        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
    Hi Danilo, 
I have just left another message on your answer phone, please can you can you call me regarding your request. 
Cheers
Cat
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        From: Cat Beach
        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
    Hi Danilo, 
As you have not responded to any of my phone messages or emails, I will be proceed with processing your request for information based on our interpretation of how the request has been written. 
Cheers
Cat Kim
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        From: Karen Sionzon
        Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
      
    
    Dear Mr Kim
 
Please find attached the response to your Official Information  Act
 request (DOIA 1819-0944).
 
Regards
 
 
Karen Sionzon
SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR
 
Operations Support, Visa Services, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
 
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Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
 
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