Latest Citizenship Timeline - adults only

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Originally Posted by amities

As in the applicant didn’t upload translations?

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The top three reasons for an application failing the automated checks are: • Applicant is not from an English-speaking country or does not hold a visa-type that automatically demonstrates they meet the English language requirements, so further investigation is needed to establish English knowledge/ability (5,572 applicants). • System does not automatically show that the applicant meets the presence requirement for New Zealand citizenship, so further investigation is needed to establish they have been here for the requisite timeframe (2,890 applicants). • System does not automatically provide a photo match with Immigration New Zealand records, so manual photo matching is required (2,314 applicants). It may be helpful for me to explain that numbers are based on applications in the system unassigned to a case officer on 4 August 2022.

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Originally Posted by aitty

• Applicant is not from an English-speaking country or does not hold a visa-type that automatically demonstrates they meet the English language requirements, so further investigation is needed to establish English knowledge/ability (5,572 applicants).

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Reading between the lines, one can deduce how this particular automated check probably works.

The automated check would first check the person's nationality against a pre-defined list of English-speaking countries. If there's a match, the automated check passes. I would expect that these countries would be Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States (this would be consistent with INZ's definition for the Skilled Migrant Category, per SM4.5).

If there isn't a match, the automated check would check the person's visa history, to determine whether the person held a visa for which English proficiency is a requirement (the Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa is an obvious one). If the person held such a visa, the automated check passes (because, if one didn't have sufficient English profiency, one would not have been granted said visa).

If there still isn't a match (e.g. an Indian national who gained residency via the partnership pathway), then it would be necessary to check the person's supporting evidence of English proficiency submitted with the citizenship application, and that would require a manual check.

Of course, I have absolutely no idea how this automated check actually works, but I believe this to be a reasonable assumption.

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Originally Posted by aitty

The top three reasons for an application failing the automated checks are: • Applicant is not from an English-speaking country or does not hold a visa-type that automatically demonstrates they meet the English language requirements, so further investigation is needed to establish English knowledge/ability (5,572 applicants). • System does not automatically show that the applicant meets the presence requirement for New Zealand citizenship, so further investigation is needed to establish they have been here for the requisite timeframe (2,890 applicants). • System does not automatically provide a photo match with Immigration New Zealand records, so manual photo matching is required (2,314 applicants). It may be helpful for me to explain that numbers are based on applications in the system unassigned to a case officer on 4 August 2022.

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Thank you for this. I guess anyone who is from an English-speaking country will automatically fail the automated checks. I’m not entirely sure what visa-type would automatically demonstrate an applicant meets the English language requirement. Aren’t all applicants applying for citizenship by grant on a PR visa?

Sorry, I meant to say anyone who is NOT from an English-speaking country in my response above.

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Originally Posted by Kelerei

Reading between the lines, one can deduce how this particular automated check probably works.

The automated check would first check the person's nationality against a pre-defined list of English-speaking countries. If there's a match, the automated check passes. I would expect that these countries would be Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States (this would be consistent with INZ's definition for the Skilled Migrant Category, per SM4.5).

If there isn't a match, the automated check would check the person's visa history, to determine whether the person held a visa for which English proficiency is a requirement (the Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa is an obvious one). If the person held such a visa, the automated check passes (because, if one didn't have sufficient English profiency, one would not have been granted said visa).

If there still isn't a match (e.g. an Indian national who gained residency via the partnership pathway), then it would be necessary to check the person's supporting evidence of English proficiency submitted with the citizenship application, and that would require a manual check.

Of course, I have absolutely no idea how this automated check actually works, but I believe this to be a reasonable assumption.

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Aye, your point about a person’s visa history makes sense but I wonder why the response says “holds” and not “held”. To me “held” would refer to their visa history whereas “hold” refers to their current visa.

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Originally Posted by amities

Sorry, I meant to say anyone who is NOT from an English-speaking country in my response above.

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My wife is a from non-English speaking country and she went through the automated process (processed in about 2-3 months). She was under my Skilled Migrant application and we had supplied her IELTS certificate back then.

(I have applied months before her and I am still in the manual queue, but I have included the children on my application, too.)

Chinese citizen
9 Aug 2022 online apply
14 Sep 2022 approvel

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Originally Posted by Andy86730

Chinese citizen
9 Aug 2022 online apply
14 Sep 2022 approvel

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Congratulations and is this for skilled migrant background?

Hi folk I have one question that if we apply citizenship and I already mentioned my travel plan for end of this year will they process it when I come back or they will still process and approve it.

If they approve it what does it mean if am overseas. Any difference between approval and issued?

Thanks

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Originally Posted by Mr. k

Hi folk I have one question that if we apply citizenship and I already mentioned my travel plan for end of this year will they process it when I come back or they will still process and approve it.

If they approve it what does it mean if am overseas. Any difference between approval and issued?

Thanks

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Think of "approved" as simply "approved in principle". You are only a citizen when you receive your certificate at the citizenship ceremony.

As the Department of Internal Affairs is already aware of your travel plans, this should be of little concern. The most likely outcome, in my opinion, is that the Citizenship Ceremonies team will allocate you to a ceremony after your return.

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Originally Posted by Kelerei

Think of "approved" as simply "approved in principle". You are only a citizen when you receive your certificate at the citizenship ceremony.

As the Department of Internal Affairs is already aware of your travel plans, this should be of little concern. The most likely outcome, in my opinion, is that the Citizenship Ceremonies team will allocate you to a ceremony after your return.

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Appreciate for the information
Thank you