Otago Cricket Association general manager of performance Steve Martin told the Otago Daily Times the association had started the process of having his status upgraded from qualifying player to residential player.
If successful, Foxcroft would be eligible to be considered for New Zealand selection.
However, before he could represent his adopted country, the ICC would need to sign off on the move.
"Dean is currently a qualifying player under New Zealand Cricket eligibility regulations," Martin said.
"But there is an opportunity for Otago Cricket to make the case for Dean to be considered a resident.
"He needs to demonstrate a close and credible link to New Zealand Cricket, so things like time spent in New Zealand over the last three years and his rationale for time spent out of New Zealand over the last three years."
That is where Foxcroft’s dream ran into a Covid-sized roadblock.
His plans to follow in the footsteps of the likes of fellow countrymen Neil Wagner and Grant Elliott and represent the Black Caps appeared to become untethered when New Zealand closed its borders in 2020 due to the pandemic.
Foxcroft was left stranded in the Republic and unable to return to take up his playing contract with the Volts for the 2020-21 season.
Otago applied for a border exemption in the hope he could return for the 2021-22 season, but was denied again.
When the border restrictions were lifted last year, Foxcroft was able to return, and he has made quite a splash for the Volts in his second season with the province.
The former South African under-19 representative is the leading scorer in the Super Smash with 290 runs at an average of 48.33. He has also taken nine wickets at 12.44, which ranks him in the top five.
None of that success will come as a surprise to Volts fans.
He was named batter of the year following his debut season for Otago in 2019-20. He smashed 269 runs at average of 67.25 in the Super Smash and 406 runs at 50.75 in the Ford Trophy that summer.
Foxcroft possesses an uncommon ability and certainly looks like a player equipped for international cricket.
He played virtually no top-level cricket during the two years he was locked out of the country.
He could have resumed cricket in South Africa, but held tight to his dream of playing for the Black Caps.
That showed a lot of commitment from the 24-year-old. This season would have been his fourth for Otago had Covid not appeared, so he would have done the three years required to be upgraded to residential player status and to then be considered for national selection.
"I’ll be supporting his opportunity to get him from qualifying to resident ... and we are working through that process at the moment," Martin said.
"I can’t put a time frame on it because it is out of our control. But we are working on our end as hard as we can to support Dean."
