7 October 2022
Yasoon
[FYI request #20594 email]
File No: DOIA 2223-0561
Dear Yasoon,
Thank you for your email of 16 September 2022 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE), requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
“How many number of active registrations for Tier 2 sponsorship under the Refugee Family Support
Category currently held and
How many application are being allocated in 2020, 2021 and 2022 ?”
Our response
1. How many number of active registrations for Tier 2 sponsorship under the Refugee Family Support
Category currently held?
Undecided Refugee Family Support Category Registrations
Registrations
Registrations*
Persons*
Tier Two
1,000
4,396
*As at 31 August 2022
2. How many application are being allocated in 2020, 2021 and 2022 ?
Refugee Family Support Category Residence Visas Granted
Tier Two
2019/2020
2020/2021
2021/2022
2022/23*
Applications
14
1
24
12
Persons
57
1
111
42
*As at 31 August 2022
Additional refugee data can be found on the INZ website on the fol owing link:
Refugee and Protection statistics (immigration.govt.nz)
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of the Ministry’s response to
your request, in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. Information about how to make a complaint is
available a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, please contact
[email address]
Yours sincerely
Andrew Lockhart
Acting General Manager, Refugee and Migrant Services
Immigration New Zealand