A KS
[FYI request #12769 email]
Ref: DOIA 1920-1548
Dear A KS
Thank you for your email of 3 May 2020, requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the OIA):
1:- Count of new EOIs received by MBIE for parent category since 24 Februrary 2020? If you can
provide the count of persons that will be great too as 1 EOI can have more than 1 applicant.
2:- Count of EOIs submitted before 24 Feb 2020 and are still in the pool. If you can provide the
count of persons that will be great too.
3:- Count of EOI's which have been withdrawn between 8th Oct 2019 and now. If you can provide
the count of persons that will be great too.
Our response
Question 1
Count of new EOIs received by MBIE for parent category since 24 Februrary 2020? If you can
provide the count of persons that will be great too as 1 EOI can have more than 1 applicant.
Between 24 February 2020 and 15 June 2020, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) has received 916 Expression of Interest (EOI) (totalling 1339 applicants) under the parent
category.
Question 2
Count of EOIs submitted before 24 Feb 2020 and are still in the pool. If you can provide the count
of persons that will be great too
4107 EOIs (totalling 6754 applicants) under the parent category that were submitted before 24
February 2020 are still in the pool.
Questions 3
Count of EOI's which have been withdrawn between 8th Oct 2019 and now. If you can provide the
count of persons that will be great too
Between 8 October 2019 to 15 June 2020, 1850 EOIs (totalling 3145 applicants) under the parent
category have been withdrawn.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, please contact Dongrui Pang,
Operations Support, Immigration New Zealand
at [email address]
Yours sincerely
Nicola Hogg
General Manager – Border and Visa Operation
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment