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Information on Parent Category Immigration Caps and Approvals Under the Official Information Act 1982

Ethan Harwood made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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From: Ethan Harwood

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

I am writing pursuant to Sections 12 and 15 of the Official Information Act 1982, to request specific information concerning the parent category of immigration applications. The below queries apply only to applicaitons that have been submitted to INZ following an ITA being issued.

1. Could you please confirm the yearly period (dd/mm - dd/mm) to which the yearly cap on approvals to immigration applications for the parent category applies?
2. Please provide the total number of parent visa applications approved from the ballot for the current year as of 10/05/2024, relative to the cap. I require only the yearly total, not a monthly breakdown.
3. Please provide the total number of parent visa applications approved from the queue for each yearly cap period as of 10/05/2024, relative to the cap. I require only the yearly total, not a monthly breakdown.
4. Should the cap be reached in any given year, what procedures are followed for applications that are fully assessed but cannot be approved due to the cap?
5. Are such applications then placed in a queue awaiting the rollover date into the next yearly period? i.e. do these automatically get released on the first day of the new year?

As per Section 15(A) of the Act, I request that this information, which I understand is readily available and held by Immigration New Zealand, be provided urgently.

I appreciate your cooperation and look forward to receiving this information sooner than the statutory timeframe, given the nature of the data already held by INZ.

Yours faithfully,

Ethan Harwood

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Kia ora Ethan,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 10 May 2024, requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

1. Could you please confirm the yearly period (dd/mm - dd/mm) to which the
yearly cap on approvals to immigration applications for the parent
category applies?

2. Please provide the total number of parent visa applications approved
from the ballot for the current year as of 10/05/2024, relative to the
cap. I require only the yearly total, not a monthly breakdown.

3. Please provide the total number of parent visa applications approved
from the queue for each yearly cap period as of 10/05/2024, relative to
the cap. I require only the yearly total, not a monthly breakdown.

4. Should the cap be reached in any given year, what procedures are
followed for applications that are fully assessed but cannot be approved
due to the cap?

5. Are such applications then placed in a queue awaiting the rollover date
into the next yearly period? i.e. do these automatically get released on
the first day of the new year?

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 10 June 2024,, 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

 

Corporate Services, Finance & Enablement

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  PO Box 1473 Wellington 6140

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