Is Ashar Joseph a licensed immigration adviser?

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Ashar Joseph as holding a current full licence, number 201400225, which expires on 11 February 2027. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

What type of licence does Ashar Joseph 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 Ashar Joseph work?

The register places Ashar Joseph at Ashar Joseph in Auckland, as at the refresh in October 2026.

Has Ashar Joseph been named in a published disciplinary decision?

2 published decisions of the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal are matched to Ashar Joseph, the most recent [2020] NZIACDT 6, dated 31 January 2020. A decision is not itself a finding of wrongdoing: read each outcome, as some complaints are dismissed.

Has Ashar Joseph represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Ashar Joseph as representative in 3 appeals.

Ashar Joseph

Current licenceFull licence

AucklandAshar Joseph

Ashar Joseph

Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2014: 12 years
Published IPT appeals: 3
Appeals allowed, where decided: 2 of 3
Licence number: 201400225

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

3 published appeals

Allowed 2Other 0Dismissed 1

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Refugee & protection	1 allowed, 1 dismissed	2	Under 5 decided	All appellants 21%
Residence: partnership	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 54%
All types	2 allowed, 1 dismissed	3	Under 5 decided

A percentage shows only where 5 or more appeals were decided. An appeal outcome says as much about the case and which cases are taken on as about the representation.

Appeals by type

3 published appeals

Allowed 2Other 0Dismissed 1

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Refugee & protection	1 allowed, 1 dismissed	2	Under 5 decided	All appellants 21%
Residence: partnership	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 54%
All types	2 allowed, 1 dismissed	3	Under 5 decided

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
[2021] NZIPT 801907Refugee & protection, August 2021	Refugee & protection	24 August 2021	Allowed
[2019] NZIPT 205481eResidence: partnership, June 2019	Residence: partnership	28 June 2019	Allowed
[2019] NZIPT 801429Refugee & protection, March 2019	Refugee & protection	13 March 2019	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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