1 November 2024
Danilo Macedo
[FYI request #28242 email]
DOIA-2425-0620
Tēnā koe Danilo,
Thank you for your email of 30 August 2024 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
I would Like more information regarding the visa applications received since October 2022 and draw
results and visa applications broken down by country.
1 - In November 2023, all EOIs in the queued pool were selected, so how many approvals per year
wil happen from 2024 onwards? When wil 2500 visas be granted per year for people in the pool?
2 - What is the current application status received by month since October 2022?
An easy way to present it (and could be updated regularly on the website) is using DIA template:
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3 - Can you please break down the EOI and Applications received + status since October 2022?
4 - This is such simple information to gather; why is it not provided on the immigration website
regularly, following the example of DIA?
5 - How can I check the status of the EOI we submitted and check if it's about to expire? And why
this expiration period? It looks like immigration wants to get money without providing visas. It
should at least grant a number of visas by EOI dates.
Our Response
Once all the Parent Resident visa applications based on queue Expressions of Interest (EOI) submitted
before 10 October 2022 are decided, the full annual quota of 2,500 visas will be available to people who
make visa applications based on ballot EOIs.
An overview of the Parent Resident Visa application data can be found on the Immigration New Zealand
(INZ) website:
www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/media-centre/common-topics/parent-resident-visa
Please note INZ reports decisions on applications by month decided rather than by month submitted, to
give transparency to the number of visas issued during the year. Please refer to the appendix for Parent
Resident Visa data by application submission month.
Ballot EOIs expire two years after the date that they are submitted if they are not selected. To check the
status of an EOI, you can contact the immigration contact centre on 0508 558 855.
The benefit of a bal ot system is that it prevents a large queue of EOIs from forming and ensures that
EOIs in the pool are more current.
Please refer to the fol owing briefing on options for updating and reopening the Parent Resident Visa for
more information:
https://www.mbie.govt.nz/dmsdocument/27077-briefing-options-for-updating-and-
reopening-the-parent-category-resident-visa-pdf
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of MBIE’s response to your
request, in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. 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
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
DOIA 2425-0620 Appendix
Application status of Parent Resident visas received since October 2022, broken down by month
received, as at 22 October 2024.
Application submitted In Progress Approved Declined Withdrawn Total
2022-12
0
1
0
0
1
2023-01
0
11
0
0
11
2023-02
0
29
1
2
32
2023-03
0
88
2
5
95
2023-04
4
136
6
1
147
2023-05
2
196
9
2
209
2023-06
12
208
11
6
237
2023-07
6
135
4
7
152
2023-08
6
126
6
0
138
2023-09
10
189
6
8
213
2023-10
12
194
5
3
214
2023-11
25
353
3
4
385
2023-12
53
470
12
15
550
2024-01
56
397
3
11
467
2024-02
109
507
7
16
639
2024-03
141
162
4
3
310
2024-04
44
55
0
1
100
2024-05
66
22
1
0
89
2024-06
92
8
0
1
101
2024-07
30
0
0
0
30
2024-08
36
0
0
0
36
2024-09
75
0
0
1
76
2024-10
9
0
0
0
9
Total
788
3,288
80
86
4,242