7 August 2024
45 Pipitea Street, Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Surinder
fyi-request-27569-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Surinder,
OIA request 24/25 0049 Request for citizenship timeframes
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 11 July 2024.
You requested –
Can you please provide me the following information for applications submitted on 8th
September 2023:
1. Total Number of applications submitted
2. Their work streams
3. No of applications approved by work streams
4. No of applications under processing by work streams
5. No of applications waiting for officer allocation.
In response to your request please refer to Appendix A, attached to this letter. This data was
collated on 29 July 2024 and is accurate as at this date.
In case it may be of interest, applicants can check the progress on their application by going to
the following website:
www.govt.nz/browse/passports-citizenship-and-identity/nz-
citizenship/how-to-apply-for-nz-citizenship/application-timeframes/ and clicking on the link
‘Check the progress of your application’.
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. All requestor data,
including your name and contact details, will be removed prior to release. The released
response will be made available here:
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
John Crawford-Smith
Principal Advisor Operations
Service Delivery and Operations
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