Immigration New Zealand (INZ) will review the immigration status of four Indian nationals who were today convicted and sentenced to home detention for various immigration fraud offences.
INZ fraud and compliance manager Peter Elms said consideration will be given to revoking their residence and deporting them now they have been convicted.
The four had fraudulently represented themselves to INZ as a family group and had obtained residence in New Zealand.
Mr Elms said fraud undermined the integrity of New Zealand's immigration system and Immigration will take action against those who seek to cheat the system.
"This prosecution sends a message to others who might be tempted to lie to Immigration that the passage of time will not deter us from holding people to account.