General abbreviations / terminology

As with any working environment, you will come across many abbreviations while working within the MBIE. We recommend you become familiar with the more common ones, which are listed below.

MBIE — Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment

RSU — Refugee Status Unit

RPO — Refugee and Protection Officer

IPT — Immigration and Protection Tribunal

INZ — Immigration New Zealand

VB — Visa Branches

Border — Border Operations Branch

CRIS — Verification and Compliance Branch

Fraud — Fraud Branch

MRRC — Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre

UNHCR — United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees