5 May 2023
45 Pipitea Street, Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Ashly Itty
fyi-request-22384-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Ashly
OIA request 22/23 0697 Request for citizenship processing information
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 4 April 2023.
You requested –
Per the OIA 22/23 0609, I understand bucket 2 is currently processing application
submitted in April 2022.
Could you please provide me with the latest status of the Citizenship Application by Grant
similar to Appendix A provided for OIA 2223 0020
1. Date Created, Processing Date, Decision Date and outcome for the applications
submitted in April 2022.
2. The total number of unassigned applications submitted in April 2022.
In response to your request, please refer to Appendix A attached alongside this letter.
Caveats to data in Appendix A
• This is a list of all citizenship by grant applications received by DIA between 1 April 2022 and
30 April 2022.
• The data was collated on 17 April 2023.
• The numbers are correct at time of publication. However, the numbers come from a
dynamic system environment and may differ slightly from previous or future reporting
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
Russell Burnard
General Manager Operations
Service Delivery and Operations
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