20 July 2023
Ref: DOIA 2223-2949
Wendy Yang
[FYI request #23164 email]
Tēnā koe Wendy,
Thank you for your email of 17 June 2023 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE), requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
“Please provide the Immigration internal assessment templates, training materials and
assessment procedure regarding Entrepreneur Residence Visa Category applications.”
We apologise for the delay in providing this information.
Our response
Please find attached appendices containing training material which fall within the scope of your request.
You wil note that links to immigration instructions are included throughout the training material. Al
immigration instructions can be viewed in the Operations Manual which can be found on the Immigration
New Zealand website.
We are withholding some information under section 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons.
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].
Nāku noa, nā
Michael Carley
(Acting) Principal Advisor, Visa Operations
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment