Parent Residency Visa EOI selection
A KS made this Official Information request to Michael Wood
The request was partially successful.
From: A KS
Hon. Mr. Michael Wood,
My OIA is related to the Parents Residency Visa Category. The EOI selection for this visa category is suspended since 2016 and was briefly opened in 2020 after a review , but was suspended again due to COVID. Government has resumed the selection of skilled migrants EOI and RV2021 option but there has been no update on the resumption of the EOI selection for the parent category visa. There are around 6000 EOIs with 9000 persons waiting to be considered.
Many EOIs meet the new income criteria.
The uncertainty and delays are affecting the life of migrant families who have contributed a lot to NZ. Govt should empathise with the families who have been waiting for 6 years.
The first review of this category took 3 years but by citing the COVID reason it has been delayed. Govt has done a lot of work on this already .
1:- Could you advice by when EOI selection of this category be started ( any definite date) ? If you don’t have a date , by when that would be decided ?
2:- What is the policy of the government for the EOIs that currently meet the income criteria which was decided in the last review ?
3:- In the past, labour government had done a lot of reviews and there were some options for low income criteria too . Is there a still need for another review when government had taken a lot of advice on it during 2018/19 review ( and later ) and government already had review options from INZ ? ( as per the MBIE public document library ).
Yours faithfully,
A KS
From: Hon Michael Wood
Michael Wood
Kia ora,
On behalf of Hon Michael Wood, thank you for your email.
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If you haven't yet booked your free COVID-19 vaccine, we encourage you to
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sites across Auckland. You can find a list online [2]here.
If you already have a booking but it’s not for a few weeks, you can move
this forward – there are thousands of appointments still available this
week. You can do this online at [3]bookmyvaccine.nz.
Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself and your whânau.
Getting as many Aucklanders vaccinated as soon as possible is the key to
preventing lockdowns and getting the city back to work.
Regards
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Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety |
Deputy Leader of the House
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Office phone: +64 4 817 8847 | Email: [4][email address]
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4. mailto:[Michael Wood request email]
From: M Wood (MIN)
OIA22-421
Kia ora,
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 21/06/2022.
Section 12 of the Official Information Act (the Act)
We note that under Section 12 of the Act, in order to request information under the Act the requester must be a New Zealand citizen, a permanent resident of New Zealand, a person who is in New Zealand, or a corporate entity (that is, a company or an incorporated society) which is either incorporated in New Zealand or has a place of business here.
As we only have an email address of contact for this request it is not clear which one of these you fall within.
We will require further information which confirms your eligibility under any of the above categories.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Immigration | Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Office phone: +64 4 817 8731 | Email: [email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: A KS [mailto:[FOI #19721 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 21 June 2022 10:12 PM
To: Hon Michael Wood <[Michael Wood request email]>
Subject: OIA22-421 Official Information request - Parent Residency Visa EOI selection
Hon. Mr. Michael Wood,
My OIA is related to the Parents Residency Visa Category. The EOI selection for this visa category is suspended since 2016 and was briefly opened in 2020 after a review , but was suspended again due to COVID. Government has resumed the selection of skilled migrants EOI and RV2021 option but there has been no update on the resumption of the EOI selection for the parent category visa. There are around 6000 EOIs with 9000 persons waiting to be considered.
Many EOIs meet the new income criteria.
The uncertainty and delays are affecting the life of migrant families who have contributed a lot to NZ. Govt should empathise with the families who have been waiting for 6 years.
The first review of this category took 3 years but by citing the COVID reason it has been delayed. Govt has done a lot of work on this already .
1:- Could you advice by when EOI selection of this category be started ( any definite date) ? If you don’t have a date , by when that would be decided ?
2:- What is the policy of the government for the EOIs that currently meet the income criteria which was decided in the last review ?
3:- In the past, labour government had done a lot of reviews and there were some options for low income criteria too . Is there a still need for another review when government had taken a lot of advice on it during 2018/19 review ( and later ) and government already had review options from INZ ? ( as per the MBIE public document library ).
Yours faithfully,
A KS
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From: A KS
Dear M Wood (MIN),
Thanks for replying to my OIA request.
Could you share an email address of your office or concerned person where I can send my further information regarding my eligibility.
Yours sincerely,
A KS
From: M Wood (MIN)
Kia ora,
On behalf of Hon Michael Wood, thank you for your email.
While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not possible to provide
a personal response to every email received.
Where the Minister has portfolio responsibility for the issues that you
have raised, your correspondence will be considered and responded to where
appropriate. If your email falls outside of these responsibilities, it
may transferred to another office for consideration.
Thank you for taking the time to write.
(Please note that this acknowledgement is an automatically generated
email.)
If you haven't yet booked your free COVID-19 vaccine, we encourage you to
do so. You can book online at [1]bookmyvaccine.nz or by calling 0800 28 29
26.
You can get vaccinated without a booking or appointment at a number of
sites across Auckland. You can find a list online [2]here.
If you already have a booking but it’s not for a few weeks, you can move
this forward – there are thousands of appointments still available this
week. You can do this online at [3]bookmyvaccine.nz.
Getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself and your whânau.
Getting as many Aucklanders vaccinated as soon as possible is the key to
preventing lockdowns and getting the city back to work.
Regards
Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety |
Deputy Leader of the House
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Office phone: +64 4 817 8847 | Email: [4][email address]
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3. https://bookmyvaccine.covid19.health.nz/
4. mailto:[email address]
From: M Wood (MIN)
OIA22-421
Kia ora,
Thank you for your reply.
This can be emailed directly in confidence to [email address]
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Immigration | Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand Office phone: +64 4 817 8731 | Email: [email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: A KS [mailto:[FYI request #19721 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2022 11:21 AM
To: M Wood (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OIA22-421 Official Information request - Parent Residency Visa EOI selection
Dear M Wood (MIN),
Thanks for replying to my OIA request.
Could you share an email address of your office or concerned person where I can send my further information regarding my eligibility.
Yours sincerely,
A KS
-----Original Message-----
OIA22-421
Kia ora,
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 21/06/2022.
Section 12 of the Official Information Act (the Act) We note that under Section 12 of the Act, in order to request information under the Act the requester must be a New Zealand citizen, a permanent resident of New Zealand, a person who is in New Zealand, or a corporate entity (that is, a company or an incorporated society) which is either incorporated in New Zealand or has a place of business here.
As we only have an email address of contact for this request it is not clear which one of these you fall within.
We will require further information which confirms your eligibility under any of the above categories.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Immigration | Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand Office phone: +64 4 817 8731 | Email: [email address]
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From: A KS
Dear M Wood (MIN),
Thanks for your reply .
The FYI website has removed the email address as per their policy
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers#mobiles
Can you add a space before @ in your email address and provide. I think by that the website will not removed the address
Yours sincerely,
A KS
From: M Wood (MIN)
OIA22-421
Kia ora,
Thank you for your reply.
This can be emailed directly in confidence to M.Wood @ ministers.govt.nz
Alternatively, you can find the email for this office on the Beehive website.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Immigration | Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand Office phone: +64 4 817 8731 | Email: [email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: A KS [mailto:[FOI #19721 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 23 June 2022 1:33 PM
To: M Wood (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OIA22-421 Official Information request - Parent Residency Visa EOI selection
Dear M Wood (MIN),
Thanks for your reply .
The FYI website has removed the email address as per their policy
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers#mobiles
Can you add a space before @ in your email address and provide. I think by that the website will not removed the address
Yours sincerely,
A KS
-----Original Message-----
OIA22-421
Kia ora,
Thank you for your reply.
This can be emailed directly in confidence to [email address]
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Immigration | Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand Office phone: +64 4 817 8731 | Email: [email address]
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From: A KS
Dear M Wood (MIN),
I have emailed my eligibility proof today,
Kindly use “A KS” as my name for the communication.
Yours sincerely,
A KS
From: M Wood (MIN)
OIA22-421
Kia ora,
Thank you for your reply.
We can confirm your proof of eligibility has been received. Any future communications will still refer to you as 'A KS'.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Immigration | Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand Office phone: +64 4 817 8731 | Email: [email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: A KS [mailto:[FOI #19721 email]]
Sent: Monday, 4 July 2022 12:36 PM
To: M Wood (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OIA22-421 Official Information request - Parent Residency Visa EOI selection
Dear M Wood (MIN),
I have emailed my eligibility proof today, Kindly use “A KS” as my name for the communication.
Yours sincerely,
A KS
-----Original Message-----
OIA22-421
Kia ora,
Thank you for your reply.
This can be emailed directly in confidence to M.Wood @ ministers.govt.nz
Alternatively, you can find the email for this office on the Beehive website.
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Immigration | Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Private Bag 18041 |Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand Office phone: +64 4 817 8731 | Email: [email address]
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From: M Wood (MIN)
Kia ora A KS,
Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request.
Kind Regards
Mark Andrew | Private Secretary (Immigration) | Office of Hon Michael Wood
Minister of Immigration | Minister of Transport | Minister for Workplace
Relations and Safety
Executive Wing | Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington
6160 | New Zealand
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