Ref: 2021-0823

 

Dear ljb630710,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 16 October 2020 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

1 Total count of EOIs and count of persons currently in the Parents
residency visa pool.

 

2 Count of EOIs and count of persons which have been submitted before 15
September 2018 and are still in the pool.

 

3 Count of new EOIs and count of persons which have been submitted after
24th Feb 2020.

 

4 Count of EOIs and count of persons which have been withdrawn between 8th
Oct 2019 and now.

 

5 Any documents or communication emails showing considerations of
reopening Parents residency visa EOIs

 

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course.

 

Please note, due to ongoing COVID-19 response work, requests are currently
being triaged and those relating to Covid-19 processed as a priority.
Remaining requests are being assessed as per the Ombudsman’s guidance
(which can be found here:
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/news/chief-ombudsmans-statement-official-information-response-times-during-covid-19-emergency)
and processed accordingly.

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request, or its urgency, feel
free to contact us via email at [2][MBIE request email].

 

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

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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Dear ljb630710

 

I have been allocated to respond to your Official Information Request
received 16 October 2020.

 

Under the Official Information Act 1982 requests can only be made by; Any
person, being-

(a)          a New Zealand citizen; or

(b)          a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

(c)           a person who is in New Zealand; or

(d)          a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

(e)          A body corporate which is incorporated outside of new Zealand
but which has a place of business in New Zealand,

may request a department or Minister of the Crown or organisation to make
available to him or it any specified official information.

 

Could you please email through evidence that you fall under one of the
above. I have attached my email address separately as a PDF.

 

Please response before 5:00pm  30 October 2020.

 

Kind regards

Adam Jones

Business Advisor

Border & Visa Operations - Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
[1][email address]|

[2]www.immigration.govt.nz  | 

 

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Dear ljb630710

Thank you for the confirmation.

Adam

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Dear ljb630710

 

Please find attached a letter relating to your official information
request.

Kind regards

Adam Jones

Business Advisor

Border & Visa Operations - Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
[1][email address]|

[2]www.immigration.govt.nz  | 

 

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Dear ljb630710,

 

Attached is a partial response to your official information request. The
documentation to response to question 5 will be made available to you once
they are available early next year.

 

Kind regards

 

Adam Jones

Business Advisor

Border & Visa Operations - Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
[1][email address]|

[2]www.immigration.govt.nz  | 

 

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Kia Ora

Please find attached response to Part 5 of your request

Sincerely,

Margee Do
Senior Advisor

Business Management, Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
[email address] |
Level 1, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington, New Zealand
NZBN 9429000106078

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