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Capped Family allocation set at 4,000 places for the two-year residence programme

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CountryNew Zealand
Operative dateOctober 12, 2016
CategoryMigration policy
Affected groupApplicants within the capped family allocation

Policy effect

Instructions effective October 12, 2016 allocated 4,000 Capped Family approval places within the New Zealand Residence Programme for July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018. This covered Parent, Sibling and Adult Child applications lodged on or before May 16, 2012, and Parent Category applications lodged after that date. The circular described this as a reduction to 2,000 places per year. The separate suspension of Parent Category EOI selections is represented by its existing record and is not counted again here.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Instructions effective October 12, 2016 allocated 4,000 Capped Family approval places within the New Zealand Residence Programme for July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018.; This covered Parent, Sibling and Adult Child applications lodged on or before May 16, 2012, and Parent Category applications lodged after that date.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

… n amendment to these instructions. c. The NZRP for the two year period is 85,000 to 95,000 approved places. Note: Permanent resident visas granted to holders of resident visas or second or subsequent resident visas granted to former holders of resident visas are not counted towards the NZRP. 6 R6.5 Allocation of places within the New Zealand Residence Programme a. There are three streams within the New Zealand Residence Programme (NZRP): i. The Skilled/Business stream; ii. The Family stream; iii. The International/Humanitarian stream. b. The Government may, from time to time, reallocate places … for approvals within the three streams and/or add places to the three streams. c. The allocation of places for each stream across the two-year NZRP period is as follows: i. The Skilled/Business stream is allocated approximately 50,500 to 57,500 places. ii. The Family stream is allocated approximately 27,000 to 29,000 places. iii. The International/Humanitarian stream is allocated approximately 7,500 to 8,500 places. d. For the places available under the Family stream, 4,000 places in total are available for approvals under the Capped Family categories. e. These places for Capped Family catego … ry approvals include places for approvals under the Parent, Sibling and Adult Child categories for applications lodged on or before 16 May 2012 and approvals under the Parent Category for applications lodged after 16 May 2012. 7 SM2 Overview of Skilled Migrant Category a. A person who is interested in applying for a resident visa under the Skilled Migrant Category must complete an Expression of Interest (EOI) form in the prescribed manner. b. EOIs which meet prerequisites for health, character, English language and age, and have a point score of 100 or more points are entered into the Pool of … 11 October 2016 IMMIGRATION NEW ZEALAND INSTRUCTIONS: Amendment Circular No. 2016/06 To: All Manual Holders AMENDMENTS TO THE IMMIGRATION NEW ZEALAND OPERATIONAL MANUAL Introduction This circular outlines changes to immigration instructions. A copy of the amended instructions is attached. All immigration officers dealing with immigration applications should read the amendments in Appendix 1 and operate in accordance with the amended instructions on and after 12 October 2016. Note The amendments described in this circular will be published in the Immigration New Zealand Operational on 12 Octobe … apply to the Parent Category, instead of referring to SMC provisions. This does not represent a change to Parent Category English language requirements. 4 APPENDIX 1: AMENDED IMMIGRATION INSTRUCTIONS EFFECTIVE ON AND AFTER 12 OCTOBER 2016 5 R6.1 New Zealand Residence Programme a. The New Zealand Residence Programme (NZRP) consists of all persons approved for residence class visas in the two years beginning 1 July 2016 and ending 30 June 2018. b. The NZRP is set for the duration of the two year period, unless a review is directed by the Minister of Immigration. Any changes will be advised by a …
Immigration New ZealandAmendment Circular 2016/06; operative Appendix 1Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.immigration.govt.nz/assets/inz/documents/amendment-circulars/amendment-circular-2016-06.pdf

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