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Citizenship Act 1977

New Zealand citizenship - Transitional provisions relating to citizenship

14: Applications made under British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948 may be proceeded with under this Act

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"Old citizenship applications can still be processed under this Act"

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If you applied to be a New Zealand citizen before this Act started, your application can still be processed. You might have applied to be registered as a New Zealand citizen, given notice that you wanted to apply for a certificate of naturalisation, or applied for a certificate of naturalisation under the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948. Your application will be dealt with under this Act, as if you were applying for New Zealand citizenship under this Act, if it was not already finalised under the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948.

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Part 1New Zealand citizenship
Transitional provisions relating to citizenship

14Applications made under British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948 may be proceeded with under this Act

  1. If a person has, before the commencement of this Act,—

  2. applied for registration as a New Zealand citizen; or
    1. given notice of his intention to apply for a certificate of naturalisation; or
      1. applied for a certificate of naturalisation—
          1. in accordance with the provisions of the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948, the application (if it has not been finally determined under that Act) or notice may be dealt with in accordance with this Act as if it were an application for the grant of New Zealand citizenship under this Act.