Register of licensed immigration advisers

Legislative purposes

Section 77 of the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 (the Act) requires the Registrar of Immigration Advisers (the Registrar) to keep and maintain a register of licensed immigration advisers.

The register is a searchable database that, among other things, lists all licensed immigration advisers and their business contact details.

The purpose of the register is:

• to enable members of the public to know:
  • how to contact a licensed immigration adviser
  • whether or not a person is licensed as an immigration adviser under the Act and, if so, the type of licence the person holds 
  • whether or not a person’s licence has been cancelled or suspended, or whether a person’s application for a licence has been refused
• to facilitate the ability of the Registrar or the Commerce Commission to enforce the provisions of the Act or of any consumer protection legislation
• to facilitate the compliance, audit, and other supporting and administrative functions of the Registrar under the Act. 

The Registrar keeps and maintains the register on the Immigration Advisers Authority’s website.

Register of licensed immigration advisers(external link)

Contents of the register

Section 78 of the Act requires the register to include the following information for every licensed immigration adviser:

• their full name
• their business address
• their licence number
• their service address
• if applicable, their employer
• the date of each registration of their licence (for example, the yearly renewal)
• whether their licence is a full, limited or provisional licence
• any terms or conditions attached to their licence 

Section 78 of The Act also requires the register to include the following information: 

• if applicable, the date on which any cancellation, surrender or suspension of a person’s licence took effect
• a list of the categories of persons who are exempt from the requirement to be licensed to give immigration advice
• the name and details of any person whose licence has been cancelled or suspended at any time, or whose application for a licence has been refused 

The register may also contain any other information that the Registrar considers relevant, taking into account the purposes of the register as set out in section 77(2).

The Registrar may also remove information from the register that he considers is no longer required to be retained for the purposes of the register.