Immigration Global Management System, or IGMS, an initiative from Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is on track to complete the majority of functionality by the end of 2015. This includes functionalities such as online visa applications and processing, automation of simple tasks, the use of electronic documents, access to the system by approved third parties along with significant improvements in identity management. The initiative that has came to fore in February 2012 intends to assist the visa applicants by enabling them to apply online for their visas. With total project budget of NZ$ 91.5 million, the new initiative is being implemented by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, which includes Immigration New Zealand. Datacom is the prime contractor for the IGMS project. The system will enhance the use of biometrics (fingerprints, photographs etc.) which will further improve the integrity of the immigration system by providing greater certainty that a person arriving in the country is the same person that was issued a visa offshore. The system also intends to ensure strong intelligence and risk management tools, and strengthened international data sharing on criminality and immigration fraud. To gain safe access to the IGMS, applicants and third parties such as immigration agents and education institutions are required to have a RealMe logon which is the Government’s online identity verification service. An additional layer of security further determines what the logged-in user can see and do, once the access is granted.