4 May 2022
Nabilla
[FYI request #19029 email]
Ref: DOIA 2122-1909
Dear Nabilla
Thank you for your email of 1 April 2022 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982, the following information:
“Of all the applicants that have already applied for the Resident 2021 Visa, can you break it
down based on their current visa expiry date? For example current visa expiry date; (March
2022 = xx applicant), (April 2022 = xx applicants), (May 2022 = xx applicants) etc..”
Our Response Please refer to Appendix One below.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
Yours sincerely
Nicola Hogg
General Manager Border and Visa Operations
Immigration New Zealand
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Appendix One
Current Visa Expiry
# Applicants
March 2022
1204
April 2022
1147
May 2022
1565
June 2022
1438
July 2022
2026
August 2022
2481
September 2022
1505
October 2022
1314
November 2022
1234
December 2022
1111
January 2023
1541
February 2023
1787
March 2023
2020
April 2023
696
May 2023
511
June 2023
797
July 2023
1997
August 2023
2745
September 2023
2618
October 2023
2324
November 2023
2398
December 2023
2210
January 2024
2466
February 2024
2348
March 2024
2831
April 2024
1868
May 2024
2365
June 2024
2332
July 2024
3175
August 2024
3577
September 2024
1998
October 2024
1865
November 2024
1562
December 2024
1142
January 2025
848
February 2025
674
March 2025
315
April 2025
19
May 2025
15
June 2025
16
July 2025
28
August 2025
29
September 2025
17
October 2025
7
November 2025
<=5
December 2025
<=5
January 2026
<=5
February 2026
<=5
2
April 2026
<=5
May 2026
<=5
July 2026
<=5
October 2026
<=5
November 2026
<=5
January 2027
<=5
March 2027
<=5
Total
66,187
Please note that figures equal to or less than five have been withheld under section 9(2)(a) to protect
an individual’s privacy.
In accordance with section 9 (1) of the Act, I have considered whether there are any factors that make
it desirable, in the public interest, to release information to which section 9 of the Act applies. I do not
consider that any public interest considerations outweigh the need to withhold this information.
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