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Subject: Official Information request - Newly appointed minister if Internal Affairs

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Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

1- Can you please advise when the newly appointed Minister of Internal Affairs will resume reviewing citizenship submissions for approval and for how long this process has been paused?
2- Can you provide the average number of citizenship application each senior case officer processes per month (Applications that requires manual checks) ?
3- Do you have any plans to update the citizenship statistics in the DIA website !

Thank you

Yours faithfully,

Pete

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Kia ora Pete

 

We are seeking clarification for question two (please see below). Can you
please advise the average of what particular time period please (eg,
November 2022 till now).

 

1-  Can you please advise when the newly appointed Minister of Internal
Affairs will resume reviewing citizenship submissions for approval and for
how long this process has been paused?

2- Can you provide the average number of citizenship application each
senior case officer processes per month (Applications that requires manual
checks) ?

3- Do you have any plans to update the citizenship statistics in the DIA
website !

 

 

Vi Saena| 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

[1]www.dia.govt.nz

 

 

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Tēnā koe Pete,

 

Please see attached for the response to your Official Information Act 1982
request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Vi Saena| 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

[1]www.dia.govt.nz

 

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