58747 (2025). Hon Phil Twyford to the Minister of Immigration

Written Question

Published date: 19 Jan 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	58747 (2025)
Question asked:	11 Dec 2025
Member asking:	Hon Phil Twyford
Portfolio:	Minister of Immigration
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	21 Dec 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_58747_2025
Document guid:	0cbd8b77-0a48-46e3-a5d3-a9b4560d7315

58747 (2025). Hon Phil Twyford to the Minister of Immigration: What has been the average processing time for NZeTA applications, broken down by automatically approved applications and applications requiring manual assessment?

Hon Erica Stanford: I am advised that the median processing times for NZeTA requests completed from 1 November 2025 to 30 November 2025 are 20 - 60 minutes for Auto Approved requests and 6 - 12 hours for Manually Decided requests.