17 July 2023
Wendy Yang
[FYI request #23165 email]
DOIA 2223-2950
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 Active Investor Plus Category applications.”
Our Response
Please refer to the attached appendix. This contains all assessment templates, training materials, and
information surrounding assessment procedure known to be held in respect of the Active Investor Plus
Visa category, as at 28 June 2023.
Some information within the documents identified to be within the scope of your request has been
withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Act to protect the privacy of natural persons, which is noted in the
appendix.
Any additional information relevant to your request can be accessed through the Immigration New
Zealand Resource Library, an interactive and publicly available web tool from which you can conduct a
search for any relevant information:
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/resource-
library#t=&c=&a=&q=active+investor+plus+&s=dd&l=10
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, please contact
[email address]
Nāku noa, nā
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Stephen Vaughan
Chief Operating Officer Immigration
Immigration New Zealand
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