2 August 2024
45 Pipitea Street, Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Paul via FYI
fyi-request-27511-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Paul
OIA request 24/25 0028 Request for Status citizenship by grant applications received June
2024
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 5 July 2024.
You requested –
Can you please provide further information about the status of CBG applications received
in June 2024, particularly the workstream to which there are currently assigned (i.e.
workstream 1-6)
Your website notes the overall number received and their processing status, but it does
not detail their workstream (https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcatalogue.data.g
ovt.nz%2Fdataset%2Fstatus-of-citizenship-by-grant-applications-by-date-received-at-
dia%2Fresource%2F712409ae-d154-4ac9-a511-
75627d4a9eb0&data=05%7C02%7CDamian.Perez2%40dia.govt.nz%7C7496ef27c1c44dc
62ec408dc9eb9fc7c%7Cf659ca5cfc474e96b24d14c95df13acb%7C0%7C0%7C6385597688
43518452%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJ
BTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=r83AxwF7EUPGUzp%2Bm99
Wm0kXwe0qC9OuiOlXpQlNf74%3D&reserved=0).
In response to your request, I can provide you with the following information.
Please see Appendix A attached alongside this letter.
Please note the following Workstream descriptions when referring to the appendix:
Workstream 1 –
Applications currently being processed; no new applications are filtered here.
Workstream 2 – All applications start in an initial workstream and are either filtered
automatically into another workstream (described below) or remain in this workstream until
they are picked up by staff to assess. The filter is run on all applications weekly to assess
automated checks.
Workstream 3 – Online applications that meet all automated checks.
Workstream 4 – Applications that need to be assessed under the Citizenship (Western Samoa)
Act 1982.
Workstream 5 – Online applications that meet all automated checks except the presence in
New Zealand or the English language requirements. Further manual assessment is required.
Workstream 6 – Digitised paper applications that meet all automated checks.
The Department has updated our systems and now has five workstreams. These are defined on
the Department's website, www.govt.nz/browse/passports-citizenship-and-identity/nz-
citizenship/how-to-apply-for-nz-citizenship/citizenship-timeframe-differences/.
Please note that workstream 1 shown in Appendix A is no longer in effect and will be removed
once these applications have been completed.
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: 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
Principal Advisor Operations
Service Delivery and Operations
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