Immigration fraud
Immigration New Zealand doesn’t tolerate immigration fraud because it undermines our immigration system and can lead to the exploitation of vulnerable people.
Fraud, exploitation, and trafficking
Immigration fraud, migrant exploitation and people trafficking are serious offences and we take active steps to combat them.
Migrant exploitation
If you are a migrant worker you have the same rights as New Zealand workers, and it is a crime for employers to exploit you. We can help migrants who are being exploited.
People trafficking
People trafficking is the process of moving someone using coercion or deception or so they can be badly exploited. The movement can be entry to or exit from New Zealand, or the reception, recruitment, transport, transfer, concealment or harbouring of a person within New Zealand or another country.
Non-compliant employers
Employers who receive employment standards-related sanctions will be placed on a list of non-compliant employers and be unable to support visa applications.
Preventing people smuggling
Find out about the different people smuggling prevention strategies we are working on.