Skilled Migrant Category Backlog
Ranjit made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
From: Ranjit
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
I would like to get below information under Official Information Act 1982.
1. As per OIA, Ref DOIA1920-1684 by Kuljinder Singh you provided data for allocation of priority and non priority applicaitons from 18 May 2020 to 22 June 2020.
Can you please provide data of allocation in same form (as per above OIA) regarding allocation of both queues after 22nd June 2020 to current date (date you reply to my OIA)
2. What is the current backlog of priority applications? Please provide total number of applications waiting for allocation from priority queue and date of oldest application.
3. What is the normal current case load of Immigration officers. I mean whats is the maximum number of applications can be given to an Immigration officer for assesment?
Yours faithfully,
Ranjit
From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Ref: 2021-0135
Dear Ranjit,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 15 July 2020 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
1. As per OIA, Ref DOIA1920-1684 by Kuljinder Singh you provided data for
allocation of priority and non priority applicaitons from 18 May 2020 to
22 June 2020.
Can you please provide data of allocation in same form (as per above OIA)
regarding allocation of both queues after 22nd June 2020 to current date
(date you reply to my OIA)
2. What is the current backlog of priority applications? Please provide
total number of applications waiting for allocation from priority queue
and date of oldest application.
3. What is the normal current case load of Immigration officers. I mean
whats is the maximum number of applications can be given to an Immigration
officer for assesment?
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MINISTERIAL SERVICES
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From: Dongrui Pang
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Hi Ranjit
Thank you for your email of 15 July 2020.
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Dongrui Pang
BUSINESS ADVISOR
Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
[1][email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 8965320
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From: Ranjit
Dear Dongrui Pang,
Please check your email. I have sent you required information.
Yours sincerely,
Ranjit
From: Dongrui Pang
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Hi Ranjit,
Please find attached our response to your OIA request.
Kind regards
Dongrui Pang
BUSINESS ADVISOR
Operations Support, Border and Visa Operations Branch
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
[1][email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 8965320
[2]www.immigration.govt.nz
NZBN 9429000106078
[3]www.govt.nz - your guide to finding and using New Zealand government
services
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2. http://www.immigration.govt.nz/
3. http://www.govt.nz/
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