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From: Kay
Dear Department of Internal Affairs,
Please provide the data for 2021 applications you’ve processed so far(Monthly).
Total number of applications you’ve received during these months.
Also, since January your staff is keep claiming that they’re allocating applications received in August 2020. It’s been 6 months now & still getting the same answer that August 2020. I mean, really?
We deserve to know the truth please.
Why the department is not hiring more staff members?? We’re aware that you’ve trained more staff but I guess that’s not enough. Why there is no initiative to remedy this delay? Processing time is increasing day by day and our patience is on the edge.
Yours faithfully,
Kay
From: OIA
Department of Internal Affairs
Tēnā koe 2021-0733,
Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs (included with this email)
The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 16 July 2021
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Nāku, nā
Michelle Reed (she/her)
Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence
Te Tira Mātakitaki Governance, Risk & Assurance
Te Urungi Organisational Strategy and Performance
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From: OIA
Department of Internal Affairs
Tēnā koe Kay,
Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs (included with this email)
The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 16 July 2021
Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides information that is identified to be of general public interest, the response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs website. If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be removed.
Nāku, nā
Michelle Reed (she/her)
Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence
Te Tira Mātakitaki Governance, Risk & Assurance Te Urungi Organisational Strategy and Performance dia.govt.nz | Facebook
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From: Eileen Fisher
Department of Internal Affairs
Kia ora Kay,
Please find the Department’s response to your request attached to this
email.
Ngâ mihi
Eileen Fisher| Official Correspondence Advisor
Te Pâhekoheko, Kâwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and
Operations
Te Tari Taiwhenua The Department of Internal Affairs 7 Waterloo Quay,
Wellington
Mobile - 027 306 9581
[1]www.dia.govt.nz
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From: Kay
Dear Eileen Fisher,
Thank you for your email.
Could you please provide following information.
From Jan 2021 to May 2021- information you have provided stating that quite a few applications has been processed during each and every month already. Please advise the total number of Applications already processed under citizenship by Grant, also how many applications were processed for Citizenship by descendant.
Yours sincerely,
Kay
From: OIA
Department of Internal Affairs
Tēnā koe Kay,
Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs (included with this email)
The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 16 August 2021
Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides information that is identified to be of general public interest, the response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs website. If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be removed.
Nāku noa, nā
Michelle Reed (she/her)
Kaitohutohu Ārahi, te Ture Pārongo Ōkawa | Lead Advisor Official Correspondence
Te Urūngi | Organisational Strategy & Performance
Level 6, 45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand | www.dia.govt.nz
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From: Eileen Fisher
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Good morning Kay,
In your most recent request below, you ask for the ‘total number of
applications already processed under citizenship by grant’. Could you
please clarify what you mean by this?
Are you wanting a total tallied from the monthly breakdown of data already
provided to you on 19 July 2021?
Ngā mihi
Eileen Fisher| Official Correspondence Advisor
Te Pāhekoheko, Kāwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and
Operations
Te Tari Taiwhenua The Department of Internal Affairs 7 Waterloo Quay,
Wellington
Mobile - 027 306 9581
[1]www.dia.govt.nz
[2]cid:image001.png@01D3579F.2FF9E840
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From: Kay
Dear Eileen Fisher,
Thank for your email.
In your previous response, you provided a document mentioning the total number of Applications received each and every month.
Also, it states that how many applications were already processed in those months.
So my questions is out of those applications which are already processed/successful, please advise how many applications were under citizenship by grant & citizenship by descendent category.
I hope that helps.
Regards
Yours sincerely,
Kay
From: Eileen Fisher
Department of Internal Affairs
Thank you for your reply, I now understand what you are seeking.
The data that was provided to you on Friday was for citizenship by grant
only. I do apologise if this was not clear. As you already have the data
for citizenship by grant applications, would you like the Department to
provide you with the same breakdown but for citizenship by descent?
Note – citizenship by descent applications are a very different process
from citizenship by grant, and the standard timeframe for processing these
applications is up to 20 working days.
Regards
Eileen
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From: Kay
Dear Eileen Fisher,
Thank you for clarification.
Now, the data shows the department has already completed few hundred applications each month in 2021.
Please tell me why the department is fast tracking these applications when you have thousands of applications from last year to be processed. Why double standards?
Yours sincerely,
Kay
From: Eileen Fisher
Department of Internal Affairs
Good morning Kay,
Thank you for your email.
I can provide you with information and clarity around the process and timeframes of citizenship by descent in our response to you.
However, could you please confirm for me if you are also wanting the Department to provide you with the data on the number of citizenship by descent applications received and processed, per month, so far for 2021?
Kind regards
Eileen
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From: Kay
Dear Eileen Fisher,
Thank you for you email.
In my previous response, I’m solely talking about citizenship by grant applications only.
So, please read my previous response again.
Thank you
Yours sincerely,
Kay
From: Eileen Fisher
Department of Internal Affairs
Hi Kay,
You have asked me to refer to your last email, sent to me on Wednesday 22
July 2021 at 2.59pm, therefore I have interpreted your question for this
OIA to be -
'Please tell me why the department is fast tracking these applications
when you have thousands of applications from last year to be processed.
Why double standards?'
The Department will respond to this question only, and provide you with a
response by 16 August 2021.
Kind regards
Eileen
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From: Eileen Fisher
Department of Internal Affairs
Kia ora Kay,
Please find the Department’s response to your request attached to this
email.
Ngâ mihi
Eileen Fisher| Official Correspondence Advisor
Te Pâhekoheko, Kâwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and
Operations
Te Tari Taiwhenua The Department of Internal Affairs 7 Waterloo Quay,
Wellington
Mobile - 027 306 9581
[1]www.dia.govt.nz
[2]cid:image001.png@01D3579F.2FF9E840
References
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1. http://www.dia.govt.nz/
From: Kay
Dear Eileen Fisher,
I’d still suggest you to read the whole thread again.
I’ve clarified my question twice and It was just for citizenship for grant applications only.
Hence, I believe that you’re not providing accurate information I’ve asked for.
Yours sincerely,
Kay
From: Eileen Fisher
Department of Internal Affairs
Kia ora Kay,
Thank you for your email.
Upon review of your request and email chains between you and I, we believe your request has been answered accurately.
If you believe your response has not been answered sufficiently, it remains open to you to complain to the Ombudsman.
As stated in the response, you have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of the decision provided to you. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Kind regards
Eileen
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