11 August 2022
45 Pipitea Street, Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Rebecca R Smith
fyi-request-19814-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Robin
OIA request 20/21 0879 Request for Citizenship timeframes
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 4 July 2022.
You requested –
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data for paper based applications made in Auckland only for the said three months:
June 2021, July 2021 and August 2021.
Total applications - Processed - Yet to be processed - Approved - Declined/Withdrawn.
On the 14 July 2022 you advised us via email that you had rescoped your request to :
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applications which were made in the month of June, July and August 2021 in Auckland
region only.
Total applications - Processed - Yet to be processed - Approved - Declined/Withdrawn.
In response to your request I can provide you with the following information.
Please see Appendix A attached alongside this letter. Appendix A shows Citizenship by Grant
Paper Applications received at the Auckland and Manukau branches and their current status as
of 21 July 2022.
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
Julia Taylor
Manager Operational Policy and Official Correspondence
Service Delivery and Operations
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