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Do anyone know more on the automated checks that happen when we lodge the application online? I know there are some automated checks that decides how fast it gets processed.
But, say, for example, the checks with external agencies, are these automated too?
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I haven't heard from anyone inside the workings of the DIA. In the past, we have had several LIAs, and one who used to work for INZ, who have posted here, which meant that we got to know quite a lot about how INZ works, but not the Ministry, so far.
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Bucket 1 - Applications from Bucket 2 that were not automatically able to go to Buckets 3, 4, 5 or 6, and that have been pre-assessed by an administrator for completeness.
Bucket 2 - All applications begin in this queue and are filtered to other queues using system logIc. Applications that have not automatically able to go to Buckets 3, 4, 5 and 6 remain in this queue until they are picked up by an administrator and pre-assessed for completeness, before then being moved to Bucket 1.
Bucket 3 - Online applications that meet all automated checks.
Bucket 4 - Applications assessed under the Citizenship (Western Samoal Act 1982.
Bucket 5 - Online applications that meet all automated checks except presence and/or English.
Manual assessment required
Bucket 6 - Applications submitted on paper that meet all automated checks.
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This is the answer from DIA to explain how the automated system works
Senior Member
Thank you for the screenshot and the above mention of buckets.
Screenshot is too small to read. Would it be possible to post a link to it or a clear pic of it?
Originally Posted by Fhnz2023
Junior Member
Hi everyone
Is anyone get respond about Mnnual check application in last couple of months
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https://fyi.org.nz/request/20930/res...20response.pdf
Senior Member
Awesome, thanks so much Fhnz2023, appreciate it!
Junior Member
Hi All
We applied for citizenship on 30th March after meeting the presence calculator.
Next week, hubby needs to travel to Australia for a week, which is something he does at least 3-4 times per year (his company is based there).
One of the receipt email we got from citizenship office states we need to contact them if we plan to travel overseas.
Have anyone contacted them before for that reason? would that affect the process?
TIA
Senior Member
Some people on here have contacted them before for this reason.
There's two reasons I can think off the top of my head why this is necessary. The first is that it is a requirement to be granted citizenship that the applicant intend to keep living in New Zealand, and significant travel may adversely impact that assessment (though, in the circumstances you've described, I consider it unlikely that the Citizenship Office will find much issue). If you're honest and upfront about your travel plans, the worst that can happen is the application being declined for not meeting the intention to reside requirement If you're not, and the Citizenship Office finds out later, the consequences can be severe: prosecution under Section 27 of the Citizenship Act for providing false information, and/or deprivation of citizenship under Section 17 for the same. We had a situation here a while back where a poster clearly did not meet the intention to reside requirement (he stated that his entire purpose to gain citizenship was to relocate to Australia visa-free) and refused to listen to our warnings on the matter; I eventually ended up filing a police report...
The other reason, which is the one probably more important to you and your situation, is that you definitely do not want to be granted citizenship while abroad. This is less of an issue now that citizenship ceremonies have resumed than it was during Covid when the requirement to attend a ceremony was waived on public health grounds, but still worth mentioning. The issue here is that, when you become a New Zealand citizen, INZ must by law cancel your current visa, and that may leave you in a position where you are stuck overseas trying to obtain a New Zealand passport before being able to return. Notifying the Citizenship Office of your travel plans will avoid this situation, as they will allocate you to a citizenship ceremony (may be earlier than normal, may be later than normal) that does not clash with one of the overseas business trips: this would allow you to receive your citizenship certificate and obtain a New Zealand passport (even in an extreme scenario, for travel the next day by utilising the after hours call-out service) before any subsequent departure.
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