Number of Business Innovation Visa (Class 188A,B,C) cases and process times.

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Dear Department of Home Affairs,

I would like to request following number of documents.
1. number of 188 Business Innovation Visa (Innovation; Investor; Significant Investor Stream) that are currently been assessed in the HongKong Business Centre to November 2019.
2. The current date of cases that are been currently assessed in HongKong Business Centre.
3. The average processing date of the Business Innovation Category (188A).
4. Average Processing Speed based on the Team within the HongKong Consulate Business Visa Sector.

Yours faithfully,

J Stone

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In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 19/11/01143
File Number: OBJ2019/59217

Dear Mr Stone,

Acknowledgement of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 20 November 2019 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

You have requested access to the following:
1. number of 188 Business Innovation Visa (Innovation; Investor; Significant Investor Stream) that are currently been assessed in the HongKong Business Centre to November 2019.
2. The current date of cases that are been currently assessed in HongKong Business Centre.
3. The average processing date of the Business Innovation Category (188A).
4. Average Processing Speed based on the Team within the HongKong Consulate Business Visa Sector.

Your request was received by the Department on 20 November 2019 and has been allocated FOI request number FA 19/11/01143 . Please include your FOI request number in all correspondence with the Freedom of Information Section.

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In reply please quote:
FOI Request: FA 19/11/01143
File Number: OBJ2019/59217

Dear Mr Stone,

Clarification of Freedom of Information Access request

I refer to your correspondence received on 20 November 2019 seeking access to documents held by the Department of Home Affairs (the Department) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

You have requested access to the following:
1. number of 188 Business Innovation Visa (Innovation; Investor; Significant Investor Stream) that are currently been assessed in the HongKong Business Centre to November 2019.
2. The current date of cases that are been currently assessed in HongKong Business Centre.
3. The average processing date of the Business Innovation Category (188A).
4. Average Processing Speed based on the Team within the HongKong Consulate Business Visa Sector.

You have requested data for the Hong Kong Business Centre, and for Hong Kong Consulate Business Visa Sector. We are unable to provide data specific to those sections. Please clarify if you are happy to proceed where the Processing Centre is Hong Kong only.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer
Freedom of Information National Office
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs | Email: [DIBP request email]

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Dear FOI,

Yes, What I mean is the HongKong Consulate Business Visa Sector. If you cannot provide specific information within the consulate, the general data you could access the information I request will also be fine.

Yours sincerely,

Roger Stone

FOI, Department of Home Affairs

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Dear Mr Stone,

Thank you for your email.

Can you please clarify what you mean by the term "average processing date" for question 3 below:

3. The average processing date of the Business Innovation Category (188A).

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer
Freedom of Information National Office
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs | Email: [DIBP request email]

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Dear FOI,

What I mean is 75% and 90% processing time of the 188A visa in Calander Days.90%.

Many Thanks

Yours sincerely,

Roger Stone

FOI, Department of Home Affairs

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Dear Mr Stone,

Thank you for your email.

In your request you have indicated that you are seeking data to November 2019. You have not provided a start date for this date (for example 01 January 2018 through to 20 November 2019 - the date your FOI request was received).

Please clarify a time frame for the data you are requesting.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer
Freedom of Information National Office
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs | Email: [DIBP request email]

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Dear FOI,

Sorry about that.

The Time frame is 1June 2018- 16 December 2019 if possible.

Yours sincerely,

Roger Stone

FOI, Department of Home Affairs

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Dear Mr Stone,

Thank you for your email.

As your request was received on 20 November 2019 we are able to provide data up until this date only. Please confirm if you would like to receive data up until 20 November 2019.

Yours sincerely,

FOI Officer
Freedom of Information National Office
FOI and Records Management Branch
Data Division | Corporate and Enabling Group
Department of Home Affairs | Email: [DIBP request email]

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Dear FOI,

Yeah that will be great.

Yours sincerely,

Roger Stone

FOI, Department of Home Affairs

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Dear Mr Stone

 

FOI request FA 19/11/01143

 

I refer to your FOI request received on 20 November 2019, seeking access
to the following:

'1. The number of 188 Business Innovation Visa (Innovation; Investor;
Significant Investor Stream) that are currently been assessed in the Hong
Kong Business Centre to November 2019.
2. The current date of cases that are been currently assessed in Hong Kong
Business Centre.
3. The average processing date of the Business Innovation Category (188A).
4. Average Processing Speed based on the Team within the HongKong
Consulate Business Visa Sector.

The Department has made a decision on this request. Please find attached
the decision record and document released under the FOI Act.

 

This request has now been closed.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Freedom of Information Officer

FOI and Records Management Branch

Data Division

Corporate and Enabling Group

Department of Home Affairs

Email: [1][DIBP request email]

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