Is Bhavin Kumar Vinodbhai Desai a licensed immigration adviser?

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Bhavin Kumar Vinodbhai Desai as holding a current full licence, number 201501398, which expires on 1 November 2026. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

What type of licence does Bhavin Kumar Vinodbhai Desai 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 Bhavin Kumar Vinodbhai Desai work?

The register places Bhavin Kumar Vinodbhai Desai at Immigration Visa Limited in Hamilton, as at the refresh in October 2026.

Has Bhavin Kumar Vinodbhai Desai 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 Bhavin Kumar Vinodbhai Desai; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

Has Bhavin Kumar Vinodbhai Desai represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Bhavin Kumar Vinodbhai Desai as representative in 1 appeal.

Bhavin Kumar Vinodbhai Desai (Bhavin)

Current licenceFull licence

HamiltonImmigration Visa Limited

Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2015: 11 years
Published IPT appeals: 1
Appeals allowed, where decided: 0 of 1
Licence number: 201501398

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

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Decision	Appeal type	Date	Outcome
[2017] NZIPT 203999aResidence: skilled migrant, July 2017	Residence: skilled migrant	28 July 2017	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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Bhavin Kumar Vinodbhai Desai (Bhavin)

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