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Apr 10 2025

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142 Infringements Issued In First Year Of Immigration Employment Infringement Scheme

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Employers are being held to account for committing immigration violations, including employing people in breach of their visa conditions or who are unlawfully in New Zealand, with 142 infringement …

Apr 07 2025

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‘Trapped’: Business owner bribed Immigration NZ employees, exploited migrant workers

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An Auckland business owner bribed employees at Immigration New Zealand’s Samoa office to help her illegally recruit overseas labourers whom she later under …

Apr 07 2025

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An Auckland business owner has been sentenced to four years in prison for visa violations, exploiting workers – and corruption

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The defendant, who has interim name suppression, would regularly make employees work more than 40 hours a week – and paid 100-dollars a day. They’ve pleaded guilty to 11 charges...

Apr 01 2025

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Golden Visa Reset Tempts Wealthy to Eye New Zealand as Haven

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New Zealand is seeing “red hot” interest in its revamped golden visa program from the US and Europe as rising geopolitical tensions prompt wealthy people to consider options abroad, Immigration...

Mar 31 2025

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It’s about to get easier and cheaper for wealthy people to move to New Zealand. Americans are the most intrigued.

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New Zealand is loosening its golden visa rules to entice wealthy people to move there and to help boost its economy. Americans are the most intrigued.

Mar 30 2025

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Immigration scam: Fake squash players from Pakistan caught applying for New Zealand visas with forged letter

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Seven people from Pakistan who posed as squash players and support staff were caught applying for New Zealand visas with a forged letter for a tournament in Christchurch. A forged...

Mar 27 2025

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Immigration New Zealand considering digital ID for migrants

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The modernization allows for the addition of a digital ID credential for migrants and include an passport chip reader and real-time identity liveness checks.

Mar 27 2025

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INZ introducing automated decision-making in $336m overhaul

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Around 160,000 paper applications are received each year, which makes up about 15 percent of INZ’s visa workload but 42 percent of its 217 visa types.

Mar 26 2025

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New Zealand Court Convicts Bangladeshi Couple for Two Decades of Identity Fraud

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In a significant legal ruling, a Bangladeshi couple, Jahangir Alam and Taj Parvin Shilpi, has been convicted of extensive fraud and identity theft in New Zealand. Living in the country...

Mar 26 2025

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Machines will take over more jobs at Immigration New Zealand under a multi-million-dollar upgrade that will mean decisions to approve visas will be …