21 February 2024
45 Pipitea Street, Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Matt
fyi-request-25620-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Matt
OIA request 23/24 0555 Request for information on citizenship by grant applications
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 3 February 2024.
You requested –
Can you please provide the update on application status submitted on November 2023
In response to your request, I can advise that the information requested is already publicly
available. Therefore, I must refuse your request pursuant to section 18(d) of the Act; the
information requested is or will soon be publicly available.
You can find the requested information published on the Data.govt.nz website here:
https://catalogue.data.govt.nz/dataset/status-of-citizenship-by-grant-applications-by-date-
received-at-dia/resource/712409ae-d154-4ac9-a511-75627d4a9eb0. This data is updated at the
start of each month so you can track progress regularly.
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. 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