Is Akihiro Yamasaki a licensed immigration adviser?

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Akihiro Yamasaki as holding a current full licence, number 201701307, which expires on 18 January 2027. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

What type of licence does Akihiro Yamasaki hold?

The register records a full licence. Under section 19 of the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, the Registrar may grant a full licence to an applicant with overall competence in all areas of immigration advice.

Where does Akihiro Yamasaki work?

The register places Akihiro Yamasaki at NZ Visa Partner Limited in Christchurch, as at the refresh in October 2026.

Has Akihiro Yamasaki 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 Akihiro Yamasaki; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

Has Akihiro Yamasaki represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Akihiro Yamasaki as representative in 1 appeal.

Akihiro Yamasaki (Aki)

Current licenceFull licence

ChristchurchNZ Visa Partner Limited

Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2017: 9 years
Published IPT appeals: 1
Appeals allowed, where decided: 0 of 1
Licence number: 201701307

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: partnership	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 54%

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

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Decision	Appeal type	Date	Outcome
[2025] NZIPT 207147aResidence: partnership, February 2025	Residence: partnership	21 February 2025	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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Akihiro Yamasaki (Aki)

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