Tçnâ koe Emily,

Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs (included with this email). As you have made two requests on the same topic in short succession, the Department will be treating your requests as a single request, for the purpose of response.

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 29 October 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.

Nâku, nâ

Michelle Reed (she/her)  
Kaitohutohu Ârahi, te Ture Pârongo Ôkawa | Lead Advisor Official Correspondence 
Te Urûngi | Organisational Strategy & Performance
Level 6, 45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |  www.dia.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Emily Hughes <[FOI #16954 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 30 September 2021 3:21 PM
To: OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Citizenship Applications 2020

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

Reference : https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

As per the above official document, the total number for citizenship approved by grant is less in 2020.

Question1 :
Does this means these number reflect all application received and processed in 2020?

Question 2 :
Citizenship applications received in 2020 are processed / completed fully ?

Question 3 :
Is DIA started working on citizenship applications received in 2021?

Yours faithfully,

Emily Hughes

-----Original Message-----
From: Emily Hughes <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 30 September 2021 2:36 PM
To: OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Citizenship Applications Timeline for By Grant Applications 2020-2021

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

Reference : https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

As per your responses on FYI, you are telling people that you are working effortlessly on reducing the processing time for citizenship applications by implementing number of ways such as hiring more staff, etc. but as new page was added into Citizenship Website on 28 Sept 2021 (Link attached) , it doesn't seems that the processing times are decreasing instead of that the processing timeline is increasing (13 to 16 months).

Can you please explain why processing timeline is increasing after those efforts ?

Can you please also tell that currently Case Officers are working on which month applications ? For Example : Jan 2021

Yours faithfully,

Emily Hughes

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Tçnâ koe Emily,

Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs (included with this email). As you have made two requests on the same topic in short succession, the Department will be treating your requests as a single request, for the purpose of response.

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 29 October 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.

Nâku, nâ

Michelle Reed (she/her)  
Kaitohutohu Ârahi, te Ture Pârongo Ôkawa | Lead Advisor Official Correspondence 
Te Urûngi | Organisational Strategy & Performance
Level 6, 45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |  www.dia.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Emily Hughes <[FOI #16954 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 30 September 2021 3:21 PM
To: OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Citizenship Applications 2020

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

Reference : https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

As per the above official document, the total number for citizenship approved by grant is less in 2020.

Question1 :
Does this means these number reflect all application received and processed in 2020?

Question 2 :
Citizenship applications received in 2020 are processed / completed fully ?

Question 3 :
Is DIA started working on citizenship applications received in 2021?

Yours faithfully,

Emily Hughes

-----Original Message-----
From: Emily Hughes <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 30 September 2021 2:36 PM
To: OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Citizenship Applications Timeline for By Grant Applications 2020-2021

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

Reference : https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

As per your responses on FYI, you are telling people that you are working effortlessly on reducing the processing time for citizenship applications by implementing number of ways such as hiring more staff, etc. but as new page was added into Citizenship Website on 28 Sept 2021 (Link attached) , it doesn't seems that the processing times are decreasing instead of that the processing timeline is increasing (13 to 16 months).

Can you please explain why processing timeline is increasing after those efforts ?

Can you please also tell that currently Case Officers are working on which month applications ? For Example : Jan 2021

Yours faithfully,

Emily Hughes

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[email address]

Is [DIA request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Department of Internal Affairs? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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Kia ora Emily

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Alysha Stevenson | Advisor Official Correspondence

SDO Branch Development and Support Te Waka Aukaha   

The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua   
7 Waterloo Quay | PO Box 805, Wellington 6143|  [1]www.dia.govt.nz  

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Kia ora Emily

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Alysha Stevenson | Advisor Official Correspondence

SDO Branch Development and Support Te Waka Aukaha   

The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua   
7 Waterloo Quay | PO Box 805, Wellington 6143|  [1]www.dia.govt.nz  

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