24 October 2023
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Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
EngNZ
[FYI request #24241 email]
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OIA request 23/24 0213 Request for citizenship processing timeframes.
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 26 September 2023.
You requested –
1. What is the oldest unassigned application waiting to be assessed by the Submitted date
and Workstream?
2. Also what is the status of the Applications submitted in October 2022?
3. Also what is their timeline for approval
In response to your request, I can provide you with the fol owing information.
Question one
Please refer to the table below for the oldest unassigned citizenship by grant application waiting
to be assessed in each workstream as of 10 October 2023.
Workstream 1 26 July 2022
Workstream 2 9 August 2022
Workstream 3 7 January 2023
Workstream 4 20 February 2023
Workstream 5 20 December 2022
Workstream 6 15 December 2022
Questions two and three
I must refuse this portion of your request pursuant to section 18(d) of the Act. This is because
the information requested is or will soon be publicly available.
The information you have requested can be found on the fol owing websites –
• Status of applications –
https://catalogue.data.govt.nz/dataset/status-of-citizenship-by-
grant-applications-by-date-received-at-dia/resource/712409ae-d154-4ac9-a511-
75627d4a9eb0.
• Citizenship timeframes
– https://www.govt.nz/browse/passports-citizenship-and-
identity/nz-citizenship/how-to-apply-for-nz-citizenship/application-timeframes/.
Both the above pages are updated at the beginning of each month.
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 its website. Al 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
Kate Raggett
Manager Operational Policy and Official Correspondence
Service Delivery and Operations
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