Is Aftab Ahmed Syed a licensed immigration adviser?

Not on a current licence. As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records licence 201000400 for Aftab Ahmed Syed with the status expired. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

Has Aftab Ahmed Syed been named in a published disciplinary decision?

No matched published decisions. No published decision of the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal has been matched to Aftab Ahmed Syed; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

Has Aftab Ahmed Syed represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Aftab Ahmed Syed as representative in 1 appeal.

When was Aftab Ahmed Syed first licensed?

The register records Aftab Ahmed Syed as first licensed in 2010.

Aftab Ahmed Syed (Aftab)

Expired

Immigration adviser licence expired

Australia

Expired

First licensed: 2010
Published IPT appeals: 1
Appeals allowed, where decided: 0 of 1
Licence number: 201000400

Aftab Ahmed Syed is not a currently licensed immigration adviser. Their licence has expired and they are not currently permitted to give New Zealand immigration advice unless they hold an exemption. Check the official IAA register before engaging anyone for immigration advice.

Appeals by type

1 published appeal

Allowed 0Other 0Dismissed 1

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Residence: skilled migrant	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 48%

Allowed share is allowed appeals out of those decided either way, shown only at 5 or more decided. All appellants is the same share across every published decision of that type. See appeal success rates in New Zealand.

Published decisions

Newest first

Decision	Appeal type	Date	Outcome
[2014] NZIPT 201386aResidence: skilled migrant, February 2014	Residence: skilled migrant	28 February 2014	Dismissed/declined

Decisions name the representative by initial and surname only, so a decision is listed only where that name points to this immigration adviser with certainty; this record may be incomplete.

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Aftab Ahmed Syed (Aftab)

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Published decisions

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