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Invitation to provide feedback on the Graduate Diploma in New Zealand Immigration Advice
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology (Toi Ohomai) has a Graduate Diploma in New Zealand Immigration Advice (GDNZIA) Industry Partnership Group. The group is made up of GDNZIA programme staff, an Authority representative, an INZ representative, and Licensed
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Update from Immigration NZ
Immigration NZ (INZ) updates about student visas and the Accredited Employer Work Visa.
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Tribunal Decisions – April 2024
The Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal has recently released 12 sanction decisions in relation to several advisers.
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Third wave of Annual migrant survey closes 2 May 2025
The 2024/2025 survey of visa applicants who have used a licensed immigration adviser will be conducted in 4 waves, with the third one being conducted during April and May 2025.
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Generating a link to your adviser page
Many advisers provide a link to their adviser page in their email signature or on their website. Since the launch of the new portal, adviser pages have dynamic URLs — so it’s difficult to provide a link.
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Uploading Continuing Professional Development (CPD) documents in our new online platform
As an adviser you are required to complete 20 hours of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in each licensing year. While you can keep your plans and records in your own systems, some prefer to maintain them online.
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Webinar Announcement – 8 May 2025
Our first webinar for the year will focus on written agreements. Being able to prepare clear and understandable written agreements is essential to meeting the Competency Standard 6.7 performance indicator.
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Logging into your account for the first time
If you have an existing record in the IAA public register (because you hold a current licence, or have previously held a licence), you will need to set up your access to the new IAA portal.
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Changes to the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 now in force
The changes to the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 (the Act) announced on 27 March 2005, are now in force.
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Upcoming changes to Immigration Advisers Licensing Act (2007)
Over the last 12 months, Regulatory Systems (Immigration and Workforce) Amendment Bill (No.3) has been going through Parliament. These changes will come into force shortly.
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Visa processing progress – Immigration NZ Update
Improving visa processing times is a top priority as we know how important this is to all our customers. With good people, technology, and processes, we have delivered some results that show we are heading in the right direction.
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Changes proposed to the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
The Regulatory Systems (Immigration and Workforce) Amendment Bill, which will make changes to the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, was returned to the House before Christmas and is awaiting its second reading in Parliament.
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Supervision
Provisional licence holders are required to work under direct supervision of a full licence holder.
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Recent Immigration Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal decisions
The Immigration Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal has recently released 2 decisions that we would like to highlight.
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GDNZIA Industry Partnership Group
The GDNZIA industry partnership group is made up of GDNZIA programme staff, a representative from the Authority, a representative from INZ and those working in the immigration advice industry.
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February 2025 Tribunal decisions
The Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal has recently released 3 sanction decisions.
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New Immigration Advisers portal launched
A new and upgraded Immigration Advisers portal was released on 24 February 2025.
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Rescheduled release of new Immigration Advisers portal
The new Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) online portal has been rescheduled for release on 24 February 2025.
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New Immigration Advisers Authority online portal release delayed
The scheduled upgrade of the Immigration Advisors Authority (IAA) portal, due to be released on 3 February, has been delayed.
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Second wave of Annual migrant survey to begin January 2025
The 2024/2025 survey of visa applicants who have used a licensed immigration adviser will be conducted in four waves, with the second one being conducted during January and February 2025. This survey has been conducted since the 2008/2009 financial year. The survey is undertaken to understand the ex...