24 April 2025
May Chang
[FYI request #30408 email]
DOIA-REQ-0011111
Tēnā koe May
Thank you for your correspondence of 13 March 2025 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and
Employment (MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
1. How many applications for the "Parent Retirement Category" have been received by the
department for from 2020 - 2024.
2. For each of the application received, what was the applicant's country of origin?
3. For each of the application received, along with their country of origin, what was their outcome?
4. in addition to number 3 above, how long did it take to process their application to arrive at the
outcome?
Please provide the requested data in a spreadsheet format with the fol owing column headers:
Application #, Date received, Country of origin, Outcome of application (i.e. declined or successful, days
taken to reach decision.
MBIE has assessed and decided to grant your request, and wil provide you the requested information.
However, it wil take us some time to process. We wil send you the information as soon as it is ready and
without undue delay.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further assistance,
please contact
[email address].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of our decision to extend the
time limit. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Debbie Te Awhe
National Manager Complaints, Privacy and Resolutions
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment