Citizenship grants
11 August 2017
Citizenship grants made under section 9(1)(c)
Between 1 January 2017 and 30 June 2017, a total of 17,041 people were granted New Zealand citizenship.
The table below provides the number of applications considered for a grant of citizenship under section 9(1)(c) from 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2017.
|
Date range |
Number considered |
Approved |
Not approved |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 January 2017 to 30 June 2017 |
32 |
13 |
19 |
Types of Section 9(1)(c) applications
The table below details the standard requirements that were not met for consideration under section 9(1)(c).
|
Requirement(s) not met |
Number considered |
Approved |
Not approved |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Presence not met due to applying early |
6 |
1 |
5 |
|
Presence not met due to travel – work related |
6 |
6 |
0 |
|
Presence not met due to travel – non-work related |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
Presence not met due to being primarily based overseas |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
Presence not met and intention not clearly met |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Entitlement to reside and intention |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Presence, entitlement to reside and intention not met |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Good character not met |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
Full capacity not met |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
TOTALS |
32 |
13 |
19 |
The data is based on when an application was considered by the Minister of Internal Affairs or r delegate. These figures have been manually compiled and therefore may be subject to error.
23 February 2017
2008 - 2011 citizenship grants made under sections 9(1)(a), 9(1)(b), 9(1)(c) and 9(1)(d)
The table below provides the number of grants made under sections 9(1)(a), 9(1)(b), 9(1)(c) and 9(1)(d) for each calendar year between 2008 and 2011. The data has been grouped by calendar year based on when an application was approved by the Minister of Internal Affairs. The data has been manually compiled and may be subject to human error.
|
Year |
9(1)(a) |
9(1)(b) |
9(1)(c) |
9(1)(d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2008 |
3700 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
|
2009 |
2597 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
|
2010 |
1963 |
4 |
12 |
1 |
|
2011 |
2716 |
3 |
10 |
1 |
2012 - 2016 citizenship grants made under sections 9(1)(a), 9(1)(b), 9(1)(c) and 9(1)(d)
The table below provides the number of grants made under sections 9(1)(a), 9(1)(b), 9(1)(c) and 9(1)(d) for each calendar year between 2012 and 2016. The data is grouped by calendar year based on when an application was approved by the Minister of Internal Affairs. The data has been manually compiled and may be subject to human error.
|
Year |
9(1)(a) |
9(1)(b) |
9(1)(c) |
9(1)(d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2012 |
3629 |
12 |
9 |
0 |
|
2013 |
3617 |
13 |
23 |
1 |
|
2014 |
3953 |
23 |
20 |
1 |
|
2015 |
4007 |
28 |
12 |
0 |
|
2016 |
4002 |
23 |
28 |
1 |
Applicants who are under the age of 16 years are assessed under section 9(1)(a).
On average, approximately 30,000 people are granted New Zealand citizenship each year.
