Immigration advisers say they are being grey-listed for making complaints. Photo: Getty ImagesImmigration advisers and lawyers are describing a climate of fear where they feel targeted for speaking out, with alerts being put on their records after they make complaints. RNZ has seen redacted files belonging to two licenced immigration advisers (LIAs), one showing alert notes on a file and another which appears to be a pro-forma checklist with one line marked 'LIA - no LIA warning'. Two other immigration advisers in India, spoken to by RNZ, raised concerns about the repercussions of speaking out, and asked not to be named. One immigration lawyer, Richard Small, said "grey-listings" would lead to applications being slowed down because of increased scrutiny.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 08, 2019 23:15 UTC