21 November 2023
45 Pipitea Street, Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Ryan
fyi-request-24582-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Ryan
OIA request 23/24 0291 Request for Citizenship by Grant Data
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 29 October 2023.
You requested –
Can I please request the citizenship application status for:
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applied in November 2022
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Country by birth of applicants: Hong Kong Applicants
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divided by male and female
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Status: approved, assigned, unassigned, rejected, and withdrawn
In response to your request please refer to Appendix A, attached with this letter. Appendix A
provides you with a breakdown of citizenship by grant applications received in November 2022
as per your specifications above.
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
John Crawford-Smith
Manager Operational Policy and Official Correspondence (Acting)
Service Delivery and Operations