18 January 2024
Vanessa Sharratt
[FYI request #25013 email]
DOIA 2324-1224
Tēnā koe Vanessa
Thank you for your email of 4 December 2023 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
Please advise the number of RV2021 applications stil being processed as at 4 December 2023
and the number of immigration officers allocated to these applications.
Our Response
As at 4 December 2023, there were 772 2021 Resident Visa applications in progress. This includes
allocated and non-allocated applications. As at 4 December 2023, there were six immigration officers
allocated to processing the remaining 2021 Resident Visa applications. Staff resourcing has been
modified in response to reduction in the volume of these visa applications. This category is no longer
open for submission and on-hand applications are allocated to experienced immigration officers.
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 contac
t [email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Chris Adamson
Director Visa (Acting)
Chief Operating Officer Immigration Branch
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment