Ref: 2021-0999

 

Dear Somayeh,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 14^th November 2020 requesting under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

“1.Why are certain applications being put for SAT assessment? Is it
related to the country of the applicant coming originally from?

2.Do they have a timeframe in which applications are being processed?

3.Are applicants picked randomly or based on the directive from
Immigration officer.”

 

 

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

 

 

[3]www.govt.nz - your guide to finding and using New Zealand government
services

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Dear Somayeh,
 
I am writing in regard to your request under the Official Information Act
1982 (the OIA)  received on 14 November 2020 for the following
information:
 
In this context,
1.Why are certain applications being put for SAT assessment? Is it related
to the country of the applicant coming originally from?
2.Do they have a timeframe in which applications are being processed?
3.Are applicants picked randomly or based on the directive from
Immigration officer.
 
Your request is almost exactly the same as another request on the FYI
website where Immigration New Zealand has already provided a response.  As
the questions you are asking have already been answered and that
information is publically available it is likely that if you choose to
continue with your response it will be refused under s 18(d) of the OIA as
the information is publically available.
 
You can review the similar request on the FYI website [1]here.
 
Please let me know if you would like to continue with your request or if
you would like to withdraw it as the information you are requesting is
already available to you.
 
Kind regards
 
 
Matt Burden
Senior Business Advisor
Operations Support
Border & Visa Operations
 

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Dear Somayeh,

 

Please find attached a response to your request for information under the
Official Information Act 1982.

 

I have copied the web link from the response letter [1]here.

 

Kind regards

 

Matt Burden
SENIOR BUSINESS ADVISOR

Operations Support, Border & Visa Operations
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[2][email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 8965526

[3][email address]

[4]www.immigration.govt.nz

 

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