Immigration NZ's Steve Stuart said that while the ability to detect false passports had improved over the years, criminals had also improved their techniques for forging and stealing passports.See also: New Zealand Passport checks find surge in fakes
Immigration officials were now fingerprinting asylum seekers and people referred at the border and checking these fingerprints with other countries. High-tech passport scanners and collection of facial biometric data were also being used.
Biometrics will be used in all immigration visa application checks when the roll-out of a new Immigration Global Management System begins next year.
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