The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) runs automated checks on citizenship applications.
These checks include data-matching with other government agencies and with DIA records.
Automated checks determine which category an application will be put in for processing, we call these 'workstreams'. The workstream an application is put in can affect how long it takes to be processed.
Automated checks are continually being introduced and existing checks are also being improved.
Manual checks
All applications are subject to manual checks where automated checks are not enough.
An application may need manual checks if:
the applicant changed their name after they moved to New Zealand
there is a gap in the applicant’s New Zealand residency status (for example, they didn’t have residence status for all of the 5-year presence period):
Presence in NZ requirements
the applicant did not meet the presence requirements on the day they applied for citizenship
the photo they supplied does not meet the required quality standards:
What to get ready before you apply for NZ citizenship
data supplied cannot be automatically matched with other government agencies
external checks by government agencies show the applicant may not meet citizenship requirements.作者: 大苹果mama 时间: 2024-6-21 16:15:14