12 October 2023
A KS
[FYI request #24172 email]
DOIA 2324-0626
Tēnā koe A KS
Thank you for your email of 17 September 2023 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
1. Can you disclose the number of EOIs in the QUEUED pool submitted on or before 30 September 2018
and waiting for selection. Please share the number of applicants in those EOIs.
2. Can you disclose the number of EOIs submitted in the QUEUED pool before 12 October 2022 and
waiting for selection. Please share the number of applicants in those EOIs.
3. Can you disclose the number of EOIs submitted in the BALLOT pool after 12 October 2022 and
waiting for selection. Please share the number of applicants in those EOIs.
4.Can I please request the latest numbers for the table below at the time of response?
For Nov'22, Feb'23 ,May'23 , August 2023 Queue selections:
Number of EOIs selected
Number of applicants represented by the EOI
Number of EOIs declined
Number of EOIs withdrawn
Number of Invitations to Apply (ITA) sent
Number of EOIs where further information has been requested
Number of applications submitted from ITA
Number of approved applications
Number of approved Visas as each application can have multiple visas
Number of declined applications
Number of applications still being assessed
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Our Response
Questions 1, 2 and 3: The number of EOIs and waiting for selection. Please share the number of applicants in
those EOIs.
Table 1: The number of Parent Resident Visa expression of interests (EOIs) in the pool and the number of
applicants represented, broken down by submission date, as at 30 September 2023.
EOI submission date
Number of EOIs
Number of applicants
represented
Submitted into the queue, on or before
487
789
30 September 2018
Submitted into the queue, before
2,439
3,683
12 October 2022
Submitted into the ballot, after
7,263
11,120
12 October 2022
Question 4: Can I please request the latest numbers for Nov'22, Feb'23 ,May'23 , August 2023 Queue
selections.
Table 2: The number of EOIs selected, applicants included in those EOIs, and EOI status, broken down by
selection date, as at 20 September 2023.
EOI selection date
Queue selections
Nov-22
Feb-23
May-23
Aug-23
Number of EOIs selected
370
1,100
670
1,100
Number of applicants represented
600
1,777
1,094
1,782
by the EOI
Number of EOIs declined
129
188
91
84
Number of EOIs withdrawn
59
160
88
135
Number of ITA issued
181
752
488
750
Number of EOIs where further
1
0
5
131
information has been requested
Table 3: The number of applications submitted from ITA, approved, applicants approved, applications
declined, and applications in progress, broken down by selection date, as at 26 September 2023.
EOI selection date
Queue selections
Nov-22
Feb-23
May-23
Aug-23
Applications submitted from ITA
205
578
443
82
Applications approved
35
133
25
0
Applicants included (from
48
193
35
0
approved applications)
Applications declined
4
0
0
0
Applications in progress
108
399
373
78
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Please note applications are manually matched to EOI selection dates. Due to previously withdrawn EOIs
being resubmitted to the queue and then selected, the number of applications submitted may exceed the
number of ITAs issued.
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
Jock Gilray
Director Visa
Chief Operating Officer Immigration Branch
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
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