38309 (2024). Hon Phil Twyford to the Associate Minister of Immigration

Written Question

Published date: 05 Jul 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	38309 (2024)
Question asked:	20 Jun 2024
Member asking:	Hon Phil Twyford
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Immigration
Minister replying:	Hon Casey Costello
Answer received:	01 Jul 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_38309_2024
Document guid:	f962623f-b781-4ec7-a50d-61d63189c34c

38309 (2024). Hon Phil Twyford to the Associate Minister of Immigration: What is the average time duration between when an applicant under the Refugee Family Support Category is informed their application has been accepted for consideration and when they hear whether or not their application is successful?

Hon Casey Costello: I am advised that between 1 June 2023 and 31 May 2024 Immigration New Zealand decided 125 applications (comprising 501 individuals) under Tier 1 and 2 of the Refugee Family Support Quota. The average processing timeframe across all decided applications was 1006 working days. It is important to note that Tier 2 of the Refugee Family Support Category was last open for registrations in November 2017. This means current Tier 2 applications have been on hand for a considerable length of time and this is reflected in the above processing timeframes.