Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:47:45 +0000
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Why there is delay processing citizenship applications
From: OIA <[email address]>
To: Kay <[email address]>

Tēnā koe Kay,

Thank you for your enquiry, which the Department received on Friday 29 January 2021.  The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days.  The 20th working day is 1 March 2021

You may be interested in this recent response on a similar topic:  https://fyi.org.nz/request/14230-nz-citizenship-timeframe#incoming-53878

Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides information that is identified to be of general public interest, the response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs website.  If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be removed.

Ngā mihi


Michelle Reed  (she/her)
Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence | Governance, Risk & Assurance
Te Urungi Organisational Strategy and Performance
dia.govt.nz | Facebook


-----Original Message-----
From: Kay <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, 29 January 2021 2:38 PM
To: OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Why there is delay processing citizenship applications

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,
I am writing this to ask about the delays processing applications for citizenship by grant.

I’ve known many people who applied & approved within 3 weeks of time but some other are still waiting to be allocated to a case officer.

This is completely unfair & should be raised with Ombudsman.

Yours faithfully,

Kay

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