Ref: 2122-1357

 

Dear Rodger,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 6^th January 2022 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

“a. The average time to process a Dependent Child Resident Visa (DCRV)
from the start of the pandemic, 11 March 2020, up until the date this
request was lodged, 6 December 2021.

 

b. The number of DCRV applications lodged per month during the pandemic
and their length of completion broken down into percentiles (with emphasis
of the days it took to reach the different percentiles).

 

c. The minimum and maximum time that these DCRV applications are processed
during the pandemic. The maximum time can include applications that have
not yet been completed ever since they were lodged from the start of the
pandemic.

 

d. The common reasons (at least 3) why DCRV applications are processed
that long. Is it due to incomplete information or maybe a shortage of
manpower?”

 

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

 

Please note that the days from 25 December 2021 to 15 January 2022
(inclusive) are defined as non- working days in the Act and are not
counted in the calculation of the maximum timeframe for our response to
your request. This will affect the time period for responding to your
request.

 

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.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Ministerial Services

Corporate, Governance and Information  |   Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

 

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Kia ora Rodger,

 

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act 1982
(OIA) request sent to us on 6 January 2022.

 

Nga Mihi,

 

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TEAM

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

 

 

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