50303 (2025). Ingrid Leary to the Minister of Immigration

Written Question

Published date: 02 Nov 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	50303 (2025)
Question asked:	16 Oct 2025
Member asking:	Ingrid Leary
Portfolio:	Minister of Immigration
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	28 Oct 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_50303_2025
Document guid:	fe0d5391-80a3-40a2-8d6b-f421f461f081

50303 (2025). Ingrid Leary to the Minister of Immigration: What was the average time of processing an NZ Residence Application between Jan 1 2024 and October 1 2025 compared with NZ Residence Applications from Ukraine passport holders, between Jan 1 2022 and Oct 1 2024?

Hon Erica Stanford: I am advised that between 1 January 2024 and 1 October 2025, the median processing time for resident visa applications for all nationalities was 120 workdays. In comparison, between 1 January 2022 and 1 October 2024, the median processing time for resident visa applications from Ukrainian nationals was 38 workdays.