New Zealand

'Business as usual' for Indian immigration agent

19:54 pm on 19 September 2016

An undercover sting in India, organised by students facing deportation, has revealed the immigration agency that helped them get to New Zealand is still offering the same services - and the same suspected document fraud.

A lawyer representing some of the students, Alastair McClymont, said it was business as usual when one student visited the office last Monday.

Mr McClymont said another immigration advisor in Punjab was granted a license by the New Zealand Immigration Advisors Authority, despite proven financial document fraud.

He said having the licence gave the agent more credibility.

Watch the story on Checkpoint with John Campbell:

But Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse told Checkpoint the students facing deportation could not blame their agents and advisors for fraudulent documentation