AEWV employer accreditation tightened against exploitation

Following 2023 revelations of widespread AEWV employer-accreditation abuse, INZ tightened accreditation procedures from April 2024: more robust financial checks, verification of job offers, enhanced in-compliance auditing, and faster revocation of accreditation for breaches. Several high-profile employer deregistrations followed. A structural operational strengthening of the AEWV framework.