5 May 2022
45 Pipitea Street, Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Tony via Fyi
fyi-request-19035-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Tony
OIA request 21/22 0675 Request for Citizenship Timeframes
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 4 April 2022.
You requested –
•
As of 2 April 2022, please advise the submission date of the oldest applications now being
assessed.
In response to your request I can provide you with the following information. The oldest date of
an application being assessed as of 2 April 2022 is the 4 April 2021.
It may be of use for you to know that the govt.nz website displays the most up to date
information on estimated timeframes for New Zealand citizenship applications processing
currently, please see the following link for this information
https://www.govt.nz/browse/passports-citizenship-and-identity/nz-citizenship/how-to-apply-
for-nz-citizenship/application-timeframes/.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, the Department has
decided to proactively release a copy of this response on the DIA website. All requestor data,
including your name and contact details, will be removed prior to release. The released
response will be made available here:
https://www.dia.govt.nz/Official-Information-Act-
Requests-2.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi,
Anne-Claire Wyseur
Manager Operational Policy and Official Correspondence
Service Delivery and Operations