4 September 2024
45 Pipitea Street, Wel ington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Josh via FYI
fyi-request-28014-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Josh
OIA request 24/25 0144 Request for Citizenship by grant applications
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 11 August 2024.
You requested –
1. Can you please provide a table that has the fol owing details for the citizenship
applications submitted from 1 June 2024 to 4 June 2024?
Date Received at DIA
Date Processing
Date of Outcome
Outcome/Status
2. Could you also provide a breakdown of al of the citizenship applications you have
received from 1 June 2024 to 30 June 2024 by grouping them up by country of birth,
current work stream of the application, and each application's current status (Approved,
Processing, Unassigned, Withdrawn, etc.)?
In response to your request, I can provide you with the fol owing information.
Question one
Please refer to Appendix A.
Question two
Please refer to Appendix B.
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. Al requestor data,
including your name and contact details, wil be removed prior to release. The released
response wil 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
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