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- https://fyi.org.nz/request/14576-why-the...
- https://fyi.org.nz/request/14497-informa...

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Te Urungi Organisational Strategy and Performance
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jesse Archer <[FYI request #14954 email]>
Sent: Friday, 19 March 2021 8:31 PM
To: OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - NZ Citizenship Application Delays

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

I am seeking the current wait time for citizenship applications to be assigned to a case officer.

My wife has an application in and was originally advised by email of a 3-5 month timeframe for assignment. 6 months later, we followed up, and were told the timeframe had changed to 5-7 months. Now 8 months has passed with no update so I would like to know how long your current oldest unassigned application has been waiting.

Please also advise why significantly less applications are being processed since March 2020 compared to the 12 months prior. I understand COVID19 occurred, but aside from the initial 6 week lockdown period, I can’t understand why the numbers are down so much through the rest of the period unless there has been a specific political directive to stop or slow down processing applications?

Yours faithfully,

Jesse Archer

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Tēnā koe Jesse,

 

Please see attached for the response to your Official Information Act 1982
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Ngā mihi,

 

Louise Walton [1](she/her)

Advisor Official Correspondence | Operations | Te Waka Aukaha

Service Delivery and Operations|Kāwai ki te Iwi
The Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua 

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