Becoming a licensed immigration adviser

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• Index
• Obligations to Clients
• Obligations to the Minister of Immigration, the Department Handling Immigration Matters, the Immigration Advisers Authority and Immigration Tribunals
• Business Management
• Client Funds
• Misrepresentation
• Conflicts of Interest
• Disclosure
• Fees
• Provision of Complaints Procedures
• Display of Licence

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Licensed Immigration Advisers Code of Conduct

4.  Client Funds

A licensed immigration adviser must:

• establish and maintain a separate clients’ bank account for holding all clients’ funds paid in advance for fees and/or disbursements; and
• withdraw funds held on behalf of clients only when payments for fees and/or disbursements fall due; and
• use funds held on behalf of clients only for the purpose for which they were paid to the adviser.