Kia ora Paul Campbell,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 20/01/2025 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
- how many current or reservist IDF soldiers have applied for Israel
Working Holiday Visas
- How many of these have been granted
- How many applicants for this visa have declared that they may have been
"involved in human rights abuse activities"
- Have any of those applicants been issued a "character waiver"? and under
who's direction were those waivers issued?
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 18/02/2025, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If you have any enquiries
regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][MBIE request email].
 
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

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Kia ora Paul,

 

Thank you for your email of 20 January 2025 to the Ministry of Business,
Innovation and Employment (MBIE) requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

- how many current or reservist IDF soldiers have applied for Israel
Working Holiday Visas

- How many of these have been granted

- How many applicants for this visa have declared that they may have been
"involved in human rights abuse activities"

- Have any of those applicants been issued a "character waiver"? and under
who's direction were those waivers issued?

 

 

Before we proceed with your request, we ask that you please clarify what
date range/ timeframe is the above data required from?

Please respond to this email by Monday 27 January 2025.

Please note any clarification or amendment of a request may be considered
to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory
timeframe for response (see section [15(1AA) of the Act).

 

Ngâ mihi nui,

Miny Saini

BUSINESS ADVISOR

Ministerial Services Team,

Associate Deputy Secretary, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[1][email address]  Telephone: +64 (04) 896 5173

Level 1 15 Stout Street, Wellington

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

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Kia ora Paul,

 

We are still waiting to hear from you.

 

Please clarify what date range/ timeframe is the data required from?

 

Please respond to this email by Thursday 30 January 2025.

 

Please note any clarification or amendment of a request may be considered
to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory
timeframe for response (see section [15(1AA) of the Act).

 

Ngâ mihi nui,

Miny Saini

BUSINESS ADVISOR

Ministerial Services Team,

Associate Deputy Secretary, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[1][email address]  Telephone: +64 (04) 896 5173

Level 1 15 Stout Street, Wellington

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

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