Ref: 1920-1109

 

Dear Tammy,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 22 January 2020 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

“Please advise  when will the new quota for Resident visas will be given
out by NZRP.

Once the quota is announced will INZ start working on the backlog of 10000
plus applications that are yet to be allocated?

 

Is there any plan to process the on hand applications this year.”

 

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.

 

 

Nâku noa, nâ,

 

 

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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Hi Tammy,

Thank you for your query.

The Government is currently reviewing its approach to the NZRP, and is considering replacing the planning range with a more targeted approach that focuses on management of specific residence categories.

In the meantime, INZ continues to process on hand visa applications. Due to the high volume of applications and our need to manage risk, the Skilled Migrant and Residence from Work categories will continue to take time to process.

Regards,

Operations Support
Border & Visa Operations, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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