Erica Stanford: Immigration Minister on the urgent changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa Scheme

Published: Feb. 29, 2024, 8:24 p.m.

The Immigration Minister is looking to push forward with urgent changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme.\xa0

It follows the Public Service Commission review which found Immigration NZ had insufficient checks and balances to prevent migrant exploitation.\xa0

Erica Stanford told Mike Hosking that her Government can fix it, starting with urgent alterations to the work visa scheme itself. \xa0

She says they'll then take a long hard look at the process through an upcoming review.\xa0

But, Stanford adds, in the meantime she's taking a paper to Cabinet to bring back the teeth they used to have.\xa0

She adds the current high trust model means she can't push or pull immigration numbers.\xa0

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