9 December 2024
45 Pipitea Street, Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Josh
fyi-request-29144-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Josh
OIA request 24/25 0458 Request for Citizenship applications statistics
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 11 November 2024.
You requested –
1. Can you please provide a table that has the following details for the citizenship
applications submitted from 1 June 2024 to 4 June 2024?
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Date Received at DIA
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Date Processing
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Date of Outcome
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Outcome/Status
2. Could you also provide a breakdown of all of the citizenship applications you have
received from 1 June 2024 to 4 June 2024 by grouping them up by country of birth,
current work stream of the application, and each application's current status (Approved,
Processing, Unassigned, Withdrawn, etc.)?
In response to your request, I can provide you with the following information.
Question one
Please refer to Appendix A, attached to this letter. This data was collated on 26 November 2024
and is accurate as at this date.
Question two
Please refer to Appendix B, attached to this letter. This data was collated on 26 November 2024
and is accurate as at this date.
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
Julia Taylor
Manager Operational Policy and Official Correspondence
Service Delivery and Operations
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