We don't know whether the most recent response to this request contains information or not – if you are Eddie J please sign in and let everyone know.

Citizenship approved but not assigned to ceremony

Eddie J made this Official Information request to Department of Internal Affairs

This request has an unknown status. We're waiting for Eddie J to read a recent response and update the status.

From: Eddie J

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

Can you please advice below information:

1. Number of individuals who have been approved for citizenship but have not yet been assigned to a citizenship ceremony
2. The oldest citizenship approval date who are still awaiting assignment to a citizenship ceremony and were never assigned the citizenship ceremony before.

Can you provide this information for the below districts:

Auckland
Wellington
Hamilton
Tauranga
Whangarei
Rotorua
Palmerston North
Whakatane
Thames-Coromandel
Christchurch
Dunedin
Invercargill
Nelson
Waimakariri
Queenstown
Timaru
Ashburton
Kaikoura

Yours faithfully,
Eddie J

Link to this

From: RIS Official Correspondence
Department of Internal Affairs

Tçnâ koe Eddie

Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs.

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 14 April 2026.

Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides information that is identified to be of general public interest, the response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs website. If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be removed.

Ngâ mihi

Huey Lim | Advisor Official Correspondence
Regulatory and Identity Services | Taituarâ
Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua
http://www.dia.govt.nz/

show quoted sections

Link to this

We don't know whether the most recent response to this request contains information or not – if you are Eddie J please sign in and let everyone know.

Things to do with this request

Anyone:
Department of Internal Affairs only: