Updated Immigration Biometric Checks In New Zealand Are Aimed At Identifying And Preventing Fraudulent Applications

One of the newest updates with immigration in New Zealand is there have been changes made to how biometric checks are being done. According to Immigration New Zealand, the country is doing this to ensure that any applications that are fraudulent would be caught a lot quicker than usual. This new update is known as the Biometric Capability Update project and it is said to start operating by the end of this year. Those individuals who wish to be immigrants in New Zealand will soon be using the BCU during their applications.

 

As per the INZ, the agency would compare the biometrics of applicants. They would go through photographs and fingerprints and this helped them reduce any costs, and also helped them early detect any fraudulent applicants. This process also made things even harder for terrorists and criminals to enter the country through immigration applications. This is a safety measure that New Zealand has to create to ensure that the country remains safe for all those who are living there.

 

The benefits of the upgrade

 

Aside from what has been mentioned, the new change in the immigration processing in New Zealand would also help the country have fewer cases that would need some kind of human intervention during the entire process of visa application, travel authority, as well as risk management. This would allow the agency to focus on other important tasks, and it would also hasten the processing of all applications.

 

Richard Owen is the general manager for the verification and compliance of INZ. According to him, this new update would be really beneficial to New Zealand. Fraudulent applications can actually hide information that may be red flags for immigration officers. Those who send in such applications may hide any of their criminal records or any unfavorable immigration history that they have. They may also claim that they are refugees even if such information is incorrect. With the new change, New Zealand can be sure that the person who would be at the border is who they really are.

 

More information on the Biometric Capability Update project

 

Owen also continued to disclose that the BCU project is set to bring a huge upgrade to how immigration biometrics is managed and captured in New Zealand. It also would bring the best solution to any hurdles that they may stumble upon along the way. It is still being worked on today and once it is finished, it will ensure that application processing would become more efficient. The INZ also continued to disclose that the BCU project comes with its very own assessments to ensure that the update and any changes to the immigration rules and policies would still keep all data private.

 

 

 

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