15 October 2024
Jane Caughey
[FYI request #28359 email]
DOIA-REQ-0002895
Tēnā koe Jane
Thank you for your email of 11 September 2024 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the fol owing:
I hereby request a breakdown (by nationality and gender) of successful and unsuccessful visa
applications lodged under the Accredited Employer Work Visa Scheme.
On 18 September 2024, we sent an email asking you to clarify what time frame you were after that is
from what date did you require the stats? On the same day you responded clarifying the fol owing:
I am looking for the breakdown over the duration of the AEWV scheme, i.e., from the first
application processed under that category to the present (or as near thereabouts for which data
is captured).
Our Response
Please find the response to your request in Appendix A attached. Data provided in Appendix A is from 4 July
2022 to 19 September 2024. We note that there is no data available for the Accredited Employer Work
Visa category prior to July 2022, as the category only became available to apply on 4 July 2022.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of the Ministry’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
Sarah Clifford
Director Visa
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment