Find and verify every licensed immigration adviser in New Zealand
Only a licensed immigration adviser or an exempt person, such as a New Zealand lawyer, can legally give you immigration advice. This directory covers all 1,690 currently licensed advisers and is checked against the official IAA register every month.
Data refreshed from the IAA public register · August 2026
Immigration advisers by city
Every city page lists the licensed advisers based there, ordered by how long they have held a licence.
Immigration lawyers by city
New Zealand lawyers with a practising certificate can also give immigration advice — they are exempt from adviser licensing. Every firm in the lawyer directory is verified against the NZ Law Society register.
- Immigration lawyers in Auckland
- Immigration lawyers in Christchurch
- Immigration lawyers in Wellington
- Immigration lawyers in Hamilton
- Immigration lawyers in Tauranga
- Immigration lawyers in Dunedin
- Immigration lawyers in Queenstown
- Immigration lawyers in Napier-Hastings
- Immigration lawyers in Palmerston North
- Immigration lawyers in Nelson
- Immigration lawyers in New Plymouth
- Immigration lawyers in Whangarei
- Immigration lawyers in Invercargill
1,690
advisers with a current licence
966
immigration advice businesses
2,965
advisers ever registered, including lapsed licences
Frequently asked questions
- Who can legally give immigration advice in New Zealand?
- Only licensed immigration advisers and people who are exempt under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 can give New Zealand immigration advice. The main exempt group is New Zealand lawyers with a current practising certificate. Anyone else charging for immigration advice is breaking the law.
- How do I check whether an immigration adviser is licensed?
- Search their name or licence number on this site or on the official IAA register. A current licence means the adviser is authorised to give immigration advice under the code of conduct. This directory refreshes its copy of the register every month; as at August 2026 there are 1,690 advisers with a current licence.
- What is the difference between an immigration adviser and an immigration lawyer?
- Licensed immigration advisers are licensed and regulated by the Immigration Advisers Authority. Immigration lawyers hold a practising certificate from the New Zealand Law Society and are exempt from adviser licensing. Both can represent you to Immigration New Zealand; lawyers can also act in court and give broader legal advice.
- Is an immigration agent the same as an immigration adviser?
- In New Zealand the legal term is licensed immigration adviser, also commonly spelled immigration advisor. People often say immigration agent or immigration consultant, but whoever you engage must either hold a current IAA licence or be exempt, such as a practising lawyer.