11 February 2026
45 Pipitea Street, Wel ington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
David Singh
fyi-request-33625-
[email address]
Tēnā koe David
OIA request 2526-0809 - Request for a copy of “Guidelines - Common place and country of
birth scenarios in citizenship”
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 2 February 2026.
You requested –
the latest version of the document en tled " Guidelines - Common place and country of
birth scenarios in ci zenship"
I note that the correct title of this document is cal ed Guidelines – Place and country of birth
scenarios for citizenship.
In response to your request, please find a copy of the Guidelines – Place and country of birth
scenarios for citizenship, attached at Appendix A alongside this letter.
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. Al requestor data,
including your name and contact details, wil be removed prior to release. The released
response wil be made available here: https://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.
Nāku noa, nā
Julia Taylor
Director Branch Performance
Regulatory and Identity Services