20 December 2022
A KS
[FYI request #20849 email]
DOIA 2223-1047
Dear A KS
Thank you for your email of 17 November 2022 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
Please update about
1;- Count of parent residency EOIs that were selected and invited on the draw held on 14
November 2022. Please share the count of persons
2:- The partial response of my other OIA request said that you will provide me response as
soon as possible. I can understand that you may need more time to answer that. However can
you either provide an extension to the OIA request as per the Act or suggest by when can you
provide that information.
Our Response
As at 13 December 2022, a total of 86 Invitations to apply (ITA), representing 137 people, were issued
for Expressions of Interest (EOI) drawn from the Parent Resident Visa category pool on 14 November
2022.
A second and final response to DOIA 2223-0774 was provided on 29 November 2022 and can be found
at the following link:
https://fyi.org.nz/request/20849-questions-regarding-parent-resident-visa-pool
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.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further assistance,
please contac
t [email address]
Yours sincerely
Nicola Hogg
General Manager, Border and Visa Operations
Immigration New Zealand
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