ISSUE
Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
Immigration NZ has received 68,912 applications for One-off Resident Visa involving around 132,000 people, since the category first opened on 1 December 2021.
In a statement, Immigration NZ said around 45,000 of these applications, involving more than 77,500 people, have been received since 1 March 2022 when Phase 2 was opened using ‘enhanced Immigration Online platform’. This is an average of around 4,500 applications each day as we report on 10th March.
Immigration New Zealand General Manager Geoff Scott says the previous number of applications received in a 24-hour period was 3,526, so not only did we receive a record number of applications within the first 24-hours of Phase 2 opening, but we have seen this continue over the last ten days.
“To receive around 45,000 applications through our enhanced Immigration Online platform in the first ten days is a significant achievement and far exceeds the number received on a weekly basis in the past,” Scott says.
“The 2021 Resident Visa is just the second visa category to go live onto our enhanced Immigration Online platform. It is the future for our visa application and processing and I’m really heartened by its performance to date,” Scott says.
Applications received in March through the enhanced Immigration Online platform are being held and INZ will begin processing these applications at the end of the month.
“Since Phase 1 applications opened on 1 December 2021, 22,364 people have become New Zealand residents,” Scott added.
One-off Resident Visa applications are open till 31 July 2022.
Immigration NZ has received 68,912 applications for One-off Resident Visa involving around 132,000 people, since the category first opened on 1 December 2021.
In a statement, Immigration NZ said around 45,000 of these applications, involving more than 77,500 people, have been received since 1 March...
Immigration NZ has received 68,912 applications for One-off Resident Visa involving around 132,000 people, since the category first opened on 1 December 2021.
In a statement, Immigration NZ said around 45,000 of these applications, involving more than 77,500 people, have been received since 1 March 2022 when Phase 2 was opened using ‘enhanced Immigration Online platform’. This is an average of around 4,500 applications each day as we report on 10th March.
Immigration New Zealand General Manager Geoff Scott says the previous number of applications received in a 24-hour period was 3,526, so not only did we receive a record number of applications within the first 24-hours of Phase 2 opening, but we have seen this continue over the last ten days.
“To receive around 45,000 applications through our enhanced Immigration Online platform in the first ten days is a significant achievement and far exceeds the number received on a weekly basis in the past,” Scott says.
“The 2021 Resident Visa is just the second visa category to go live onto our enhanced Immigration Online platform. It is the future for our visa application and processing and I’m really heartened by its performance to date,” Scott says.
Applications received in March through the enhanced Immigration Online platform are being held and INZ will begin processing these applications at the end of the month.
“Since Phase 1 applications opened on 1 December 2021, 22,364 people have become New Zealand residents,” Scott added.
One-off Resident Visa applications are open till 31 July 2022.
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