Tçnâ koe Sunaina,

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The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 6 December 2021

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Nâku, nâ

Michelle Reed (she/her)  
Kaitohutohu Ârahi, te Ture Pârongo Ôkawa | Lead Advisor Official Correspondence 
Te Urûngi | Organisational Strategy & Performance
Level 6, 45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |  www.dia.govt.nz

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From: Sunaina <[FOI #17466 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 6 November 2021 11:56 AM
To: OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - About citizenship applications backlog

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Dear Department of Internal Affairs,
I am keen to know about the delays in processing of citizenship applications even when we are a developed country It is really surprising My questions are as follows 1. What is the status of applications being processed received in 2021
(A). Paper applications received in 2021
(B) online applications received in 2021 2. Which month applications are being processed now :
(A). Paper applications
(B) online applications
3. Are you still accepting paper applications?if not 4. When you stopped accepting paper applications?
5. How many applications are still waiting to be allocated to a case officer month wise from 1.1.21. Paper applications and online applications separately.

Yours faithfully,
Sunaina

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Kia ora Sunaina

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act request seeking the following
information:

 

1. What is the status of applications being processed received in 2021

    (A). Paper applications received in 2021

    (B) online applications received in 2021

2. Which month applications are being processed now :

   (A). Paper applications

   (B) online applications

3. Are you still accepting paper applications? if not

4. When you stopped accepting paper applications?

5. How many applications are still waiting to be allocated to a case
officer month wise from 1.1.21. Paper applications and online applications
separately.

 

In order to respond to your request more effectively, could you please
clarify the information you are seeking in question 1?

 

Were you seeking information on the status of all applications received in
2021, grouped by months and, separated by online and paper applications?

 

Once you have clarified this, we can begin preparing a response to your
request.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Huey Lim| Advisor Official Correspondence
Te Pāhekoheko, Kāwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and
Operations

Te Tari Taiwhenua  The Department of Internal Affairs
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Kia ora Sunaina

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
Request.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Huey Lim| Advisor Official Correspondence
Te Pāhekoheko, Kāwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and
Operations

Te Tari Taiwhenua  The Department of Internal Affairs
7 Waterloo Quay, Wellington

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