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Des Kumar Fermah (Des)

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Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2017: 9 years
Published IPT appeals: 0
Licence type: Full
Licence number: 201701313

About this licence

Des Kumar Fermah holds a current full licence from the Immigration Advisers Authority, first issued in 2017. The register places them at Fermah Advocates Limited in Tauranga.

Licence number: 201701313
Licence type: Full
First licensed: 2017
Last issued: 18 January 2026
Expires: 17 January 2027
Role: Director

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 2017, alongside 88 others from that year still licensed today. About 59% 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 45 currently licensed immigration advisers based in Tauranga.
Practises alongside 1 other licensed immigration adviser at Fermah Advocates Limited.
The register records 8 filings for this licence between 27 March 2018 and 16 January 2026.

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

No published tribunal decisions were matched to Des Kumar Fermah. 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 Des Kumar Fermah. 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

8 filings on the register

Provisional licence from 2018, 4 yearsFull licence from 2022, 5 years

Full licence issued - Renewal16 January 2026
Full licence - Renewal18 January 2025
Full licence - Renewal18 January 2024
Full licence - Renewal18 January 2023
Full licence - Upgrade application18 January 2022
Provisional licence - Initial application18 January 2021
Provisional licence - Renewal27 March 2019
Provisional licence - Initial application27 March 2018

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Frequently asked questions

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Des Kumar Fermah as holding a current full licence, number 201701313, which expires on 17 January 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 Des Kumar Fermah at Fermah Advocates Limited in Tauranga, 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 Des Kumar Fermah; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

The register records Des Kumar Fermah as first licensed in 2017.

Colleagues at Fermah Advocates Limited

Amish Milkhi Fermah (Amish)Full licence, 2023

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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 Des Kumar Fermah a licensed immigration adviser?

What type of licence does Des Kumar Fermah hold?

Where does Des Kumar Fermah work?

Has Des Kumar Fermah been named in a published disciplinary decision?

When was Des Kumar Fermah first licensed?

Colleagues at Fermah Advocates Limited