New Zealand citizenship can be relinquished by making a declaration of renunciation to the Minister of Internal Affairs, provided that the declarant already possesses another nationality. Renunciation may be denied if the applying citizen currently lives in New Zealand or the country is at war. Citizenship may be involuntarily deprived from individuals who fradulently acquired it, or from those who possess another nationality and willfully acted against the national interest. Former citizens who renounced their nationality may subsequently apply for nationality restoration, subject to discretionary approval.