Is Derek Khoon Meng Lim a licensed immigration adviser?

Not on a current licence. As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records licence 201400946 for Derek Khoon Meng Lim with the status expired. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

Has Derek Khoon Meng Lim 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 Derek Khoon Meng Lim; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

Has Derek Khoon Meng Lim represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Derek Khoon Meng Lim as representative in 3 appeals.

When was Derek Khoon Meng Lim first licensed?

The register records Derek Khoon Meng Lim as first licensed in 2014.

Derek Khoon Meng Lim (Derek)

Expired

Immigration adviser licence expired

Singapore

Expired

First licensed: 2014
Published IPT appeals: 3
Appeals allowed, where decided: 0 of 3
Licence number: 201400946

Derek Khoon Meng Lim 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.

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

3 published appeals

Allowed 0Other 0Dismissed 3

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Refugee & protection	2 dismissed	2	Under 5 decided	All appellants 21%
Deportation: non-resident	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 37%
All types	3 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 0Other 0Dismissed 3

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Refugee & protection	2 dismissed	2	Under 5 decided	All appellants 21%
Deportation: non-resident	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 37%
All types	3 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
[2017] NZIPT 801120Refugee & protection, March 2017	Refugee & protection	20 March 2017	Dismissed/declined
[2017] NZIPT 801093Refugee & protection, February 2017	Refugee & protection	23 February 2017	Dismissed/declined
[2016] NZIPT 502739Deportation: non-resident, August 2016	Deportation: non-resident	22 August 2016	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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Derek Khoon Meng Lim (Derek)

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