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Amirali Jaferali Poonawala (Amir Merchant)

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Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2015: 11 years
Published IPT appeals: 0
Licence type: Full
Licence number: 201500921

About this licence

Amirali Jaferali Poonawala holds a current full licence from the Immigration Advisers Authority, first issued in 2015. The register places them at G.E.M.S. International in Auckland.

Licence number: 201500921
Licence type: Full
First licensed: 2015
Last issued: 12 August 2026
Expires: 11 August 2027
Role: Self employed

Mirrors the IAA register, refreshed October 2026. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

Register context

Where this licence sits in the register as at October 2026. Every figure comes from the IAA public register; none is editorial.

First licensed in 2015, alongside 109 others from that year still licensed today. About 69% of the 1,752 immigration advisers holding a current licence were first licensed more recently.
Holds one of 1,438 full licences on the current register.
One of 823 currently licensed immigration advisers based in Auckland.
The register records 12 filings for this licence between 12 August 2015 and 8 July 2026.

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

No published tribunal decisions were matched to Amirali Jaferali Poonawala. Matching is conservative: decisions name the representative by initial and surname only, so a decision is shown only where that name points to this person with certainty. Most immigration work never reaches the tribunal at all. If appearances are missing, .

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal decisions

No published decisions of the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal were matched to Amirali Jaferali Poonawala. A decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns. Published decisions are listed in the tribunal decisions archive. If a decision is missing, .

Licence history

12 filings on the register

Full licence issued - Renewal8 July 2026
Full licence issued - Renewal13 June 2025
Full licence - Renewal12 August 2024
Full licence - Renewal12 August 2023
Full licence - Renewal12 August 2022
Full licence - Renewal12 August 2021
Full licence - Renewal12 August 2020
Full licence - Renewal12 August 2019
Full licence - Renewal12 August 2018
Full licence - Renewal12 August 2017
Full licence - Renewal12 August 2016
Full licence - Initial application12 August 2015

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Frequently asked questions

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Amirali Jaferali Poonawala as holding a current full licence, number 201500921, which expires on 11 August 2027. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

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.

The register places Amirali Jaferali Poonawala at G.E.M.S. International in Auckland, as at the refresh in October 2026.

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

The register records Amirali Jaferali Poonawala as first licensed in 2015.

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About this licence

Register context

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal decisions

Licence history

Before you engage any immigration adviser

Check the licence yourself

Ask for a written agreement

Complaints go to the IAA

Frequently asked questions

Is Amirali Jaferali Poonawala a licensed immigration adviser?

What type of licence does Amirali Jaferali Poonawala hold?

Where does Amirali Jaferali Poonawala work?

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When was Amirali Jaferali Poonawala first licensed?