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Keep up to date with news from the Immigration Advisers Authority.
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2022-2023 Migrant survey results
Survey of New Zealand visa applicants who have used an Immigration Adviser 2022-23. Conducted for the Immigration Advisers Authority by GravitasOPG.
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November 2023 newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
IAA Webinar 2: Client files
Tribunal Decisions
Message from Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
2022-2023 Migrant survey results -
Client Survey Reminder
You will have received an email with a link to our client survey especially for Licensed Immigration Advisers. We run this survey every two years and really value the feedback you provide us through this.
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September 2023 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
A Year in Numbers (2022-2023)
Migrant exploitation
Webinar Announcement
Tribunal Decisions -
Former Licensed Immigration Adviser convicted following MBIE investigation
A former Licensed Immigration Adviser has been sentenced to 6-months community detention and 100 hours community service after he was found guilty of breaching the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 (the Act).
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June 2023 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
Licensing matters
Tribunal decisions
Webinar recording -
April 2023 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
Charging premiums for jobs
Sentencing outcome: Alvarado Molina
Tribunal decisions
Visa applicant survey
Update from Te Pūkenga | Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
Licensing matters
Webinar Announcement -
March 2023 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
Tribunal decisions
Reasonable fees: Guidelines
Update from Toi Ohomai/ Te Pūkenga
Former licensed immigration adviser convicted
Licensing matters -
Former licensed Immigration Adviser convicted, puts visa applicant at risk
Former Auckland based licensed immigration adviser, Gregory Francisco Smith, who continued to provide immigration advice without a licence, was convicted and sentenced last week at the Manukau District Court.
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December 2022 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
Authority closure dates
Update from Toi Ohomai
Licensing matters
Tribunal decisions
Visa applicant survey -
October 2022 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
Update from Toi Ohomai
Licensing matters
Can a migrant be compelled to engage a specific adviser?
Tribunal decisions
IAA Webinar 3 -
August 2022 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
A Year in Numbers (2021-2022)
Licensing Matters
IAA Webinar 2
Tribunal Decisions
Gravitas Migrant Survey (2022/2023) -
June 2022 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
Message from Toi Ohomai
Message from the Overseas Investment Office
Immigration Advisers Authority social media campaign
Prosecution for unlicensed advice
Tribunal decisions -
Church pastor’s wife sentenced for providing illegal immigration advice
The wife of a church pastor who charged hundreds of dollars from visa applicants for all the applications she lodged on their behalf, has been sentenced in the Auckland District Court for providing immigration advice illegally.
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April 2022 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
2022 Webinars
Message from Toi Ohomai
Licensing matters
IAA Social Media campaign -
February 2022 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from Registrar
New adviser resources
Tribunal decisions -
December 2021 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from Registrar
Authority closure dates
Update from Toi Ohomai
November 2021 Webinar recording now available
‘Immigration advice’ on online platforms
Managing clients during Covid – a discussion on best practice
Tribunal -
2021 Migrant survey results
Survey of New Zealand visa applicants who have used an Immigration Adviser 2021. Conducted for the Immigration Advisers Authority by GravitasOPG.
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November 2021 Newsletter
In this issue:
2021 Licensed Immigration Advisers Reference Group
Contacting the Authority
CPD verification records
2021 Migrant survey
Managing clients during Covid – a discussion on best practice
Tribunal decision -
Reference group minutes, 4 October 2021
Reference group minutes, 4 October 2021, 2pm – 4pm. Via Zoom
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September 2021 Newsletter
In this issue:
2020/21- A year in numbers
2021 Licensed Immigration Advisers Reference Group
Webinars
Message from Toi Ohomai
Message from Employment New Zealand
Licensing matters -
Reference group minutes, 2 August 2021
Reference group minutes, 2 August 2021, 2pm – 3.30pm. Via Zoom
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June 2021 Newsletter
In this issue:
2021 Licensed Immigration Advisers Reference Group
Webinars
Adviser survey - Tell us about your experiences
Message from Employment New Zealand
Licensing matters
New/Revised Resources
Prosecution for unlicensed immigration advice -
Company director sentenced to community detention and ordered to pay $74,703 for immigration advice provided without license
A Christchurch woman, whose company provided immigration advice to migrants, has been convicted and sentenced to six months community detention and ordered to repay a total of $74,703, following two charges laid by the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA)
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Reference group minutes, 4 May 2021
Reference group minutes, 4 May 2021, 2pm - 4pm. Via Zoom
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April 2021 Newsletter
In this issue:
2021 Licensed Immigration Advisers Reference Group
Visa applicant survey
GDNZIA industry placements
Resources
Privacy Act 2020 and Clause 26 of the Code of Conduct 2014
Licensing matters
Tribunal decisions -
Visa applicant survey to begin late April
Results for the 2018/2019 visa applicants survey
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Impacted services: RealMe login outage
RealMe services are being upgraded from 9pm Friday 9 April to 9pm Sunday 11 April. Online services requiring Realme login will be unavailable during this time.
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2019 Migrant survey results
Survey of New Zealand visa applicants who have used an Immigration Adviser 2018/2019. Conducted for the Immigration Advisers Authority by Premium Research.
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February 2021 Newsletter
In this issue:
2021 Licensed Immigration Advisers Reference Group
Obligations to notify change in circumstances
Licensing matters
Tribunal decisions