Immigration Advisers Authority

Becoming a licensed immigration adviser

Schedule

1. Part 1: Full Licence
   • Index
   • Relevant qualification.
   • Demonstrate knowledge of the immigration advisers licensing scheme.
   • Apply knowledge of immigration law and policy relating to New Zealand.
   • Prepare, lodge and administer immigration applications, appeals, requests and claims.
   • Apply communication techniques to the immigration process in the English language.
   • Conduct business professionally, ethically and responsibly.
   • Maintain skills and knowledge through participation in relevant professional development activities.
2. Part 2: Provisional Licence
   • Index
   • Relevant qualification.
   • Demonstrate knowledge of the immigration advisers licensing scheme.
   • Understand immigration law and policy relating to New Zealand.
   • Demonstrate knowledge of the immigration application process.
   • Apply communication techniques in the English language.
   • Conduct business professionally, ethically and responsibly.
   • Develop skills and knowledge through participation in relevant professional development activities.

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Part 2: Provisional Licence
Competency 1: Relevant qualification

Performance indicator:

1.1 Is qualified to provide immigration advice relating to New Zealand by virtue of:

• Sufficient experience in the provision of immigration advice demonstrating that the person applying for a licence meets the competencies for the type of licence to be granted; or
• Completion of the Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practice, or other substantially similar tertiary degree, diploma, certificate or course of study; or
• Licensing or registration or other similar recognition with an overseas organisation that performs functions that correspond wholly or substantially to those performed by the Authority.

Explanatory note:
Until a suitable formal New Zealand immigration qualification is available, the Registrar will recognise experience in the provision of immigration advice (as that experience relates to the competencies for the type of licence applied for) as a qualification.