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Kia ora Sam,

 

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:

 

Can you please explain why NZ has hardest and longest wait time to obtain
citizenship? While Australia gives it out one year after residency and
Canada after 3 years (including the .5 times time spent on visa) then why
NZ is discouraging people to get granted a citizenship to avoid being
called outsider on a visa.

 

Any changes on plate to be made?

 

Any improvements in processing times or we still going with that turtle
pace of labour govt?

 

Any info in scope that outlines the reason why it’s necessary to have
people wait and live as residents for 5 years before they can apply for
citizenship here in NZ.

 

 

Minister van Velden is considering your request in accordance with the
Act.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Office of Hon Brooke van Velden

Minister of Internal Affairs

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

MP for Tāmaki

Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Brooke van Velden, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Malik <[FOI #26146 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:51 AM
To: Brooke van Velden (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: OIA050 Official Information request - Harder Citizenship
requirements

 

Dear Brooke van Velden,

 

Can you please explain why NZ has hardest and longest wait time to obtain
citizenship? While Australia gives it out one year after residency and
Canada after 3 years (including the .5 times time spent on visa) then why
NZ is discouraging people to get granted a citizenship to avoid being
called outsider on a visa.

 

Any changes on plate to be made?

 

Any improvements in processing times or we still going with that turtle
pace of labour govt?

 

Any info in scope that outlines the reason why it’s necessary to have
people wait and live as residents for 5 years before they can apply for
citizenship here in NZ.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Sam Malik

 

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Dear Sam,

 

Please see the attached from Minister van Velden in response to your OIA
request.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon Brooke van Velden

Minister of Internal Affairs

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

MP for Tāmaki

Website: [1]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Brooke van Velden, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

 

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Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
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From: Brooke van Velden (MIN)
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 4:40 PM
To: 'Sam Malik' <[3][FOI #26146 email]>
Subject: RE: OIA050 Official Information request - Harder Citizenship
requirements

 

Kia ora Sam,

 

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:

 

Can you please explain why NZ has hardest and longest wait time to obtain
citizenship? While Australia gives it out one year after residency and
Canada after 3 years (including the .5 times time spent on visa) then why
NZ is discouraging people to get granted a citizenship to avoid being
called outsider on a visa.

 

Any changes on plate to be made?

 

Any improvements in processing times or we still going with that turtle
pace of labour govt?

 

Any info in scope that outlines the reason why it’s necessary to have
people wait and live as residents for 5 years before they can apply for
citizenship here in NZ.

 

 

Minister van Velden is considering your request in accordance with the
Act.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Office of Hon Brooke van Velden

Minister of Internal Affairs

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

MP for Tāmaki

Website: [4]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Brooke van Velden, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

 

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[5]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Malik <[6][FOI #26146 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:51 AM
To: Brooke van Velden (MIN) <[7][email address]>
Subject: OIA050 Official Information request - Harder Citizenship
requirements

 

Dear Brooke van Velden,

 

Can you please explain why NZ has hardest and longest wait time to obtain
citizenship? While Australia gives it out one year after residency and
Canada after 3 years (including the .5 times time spent on visa) then why
NZ is discouraging people to get granted a citizenship to avoid being
called outsider on a visa.

 

Any changes on plate to be made?

 

Any improvements in processing times or we still going with that turtle
pace of labour govt?

 

Any info in scope that outlines the reason why it’s necessary to have
people wait and live as residents for 5 years before they can apply for
citizenship here in NZ.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Sam Malik

 

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