Kia ora Ben,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 4/12/2025 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
 
I would like to know:

1. Is supplying fraudulent documentation in support of a visa application
an offence? If so, what are the possible sanctions that could be faced?

2. Were these (fraudulent) licences supplied to MBIE for the purposes of
obtaining visas or work permits? If so, please describe the number of
instances and types of visas or work permits granted.

3. Have any visas or work permits been terminated as a result of this
fraud? If not, why not?

4. More broadly, how many times in the past six months has MBIE terminated
a visa or work permit as a result of fraudulent documentation having been
uncovered?
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 23/01/2026, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe. Please note that the days
from 25 December 2025 to 15 January 2026 (inclusive) are defined as
non-working days in the Act and are not counted in the calculation for the
response due date. This will affect the time period for responding to your
request. If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to
contact us via email to [1][MBIE request email].
 
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

References

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