17 May 2024
Matthew Walker
[FYI request #26472 email]
DOIA 2324-2305
Tēnā koe Matthew,
Thank you for your email of 18 April 2024 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
I am writing to request the number of Parent Resident Visa applications stil in progress from
China, Fiji, Great Britain, India, and South Africa for each month between 1 January 2023 and
31 January 2024, broken down by country and month submitted.
Our Response
Please refer to table below for the number of Parent Resident visa applications in progress that were
submitted between 1 January 2023 and 31 January 2024, as at 7 May 2024, broken down by
nationality and the month of submission.
Month submitted China Fiji
Great
India
South
Total
Britain
Africa
January 2023
0
0
0
0
0
0
February 2023
2
0
0
0
0
2
March 2023
5
0
0
1
0
6
April 2023
10
2
0
1
0
13
May 2023
8
2
0
1
0
11
June 2023
15
4
4
13
0
36
July 2023
17
5
0
9
1
32
August 2023
12
3
3
4
1
23
September 2023
25
3
4
14
2
48
October 2023
48
3
4
17
1
73
November 2023
111
10
6
24
6
157
December 2023
157
15
16
43
15
246
January 2024
153
6
24
62
26
271
Total
563
53
61
189
52
918
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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 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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