Is Dev Kumar Karwasara a licensed immigration adviser?

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Dev Kumar Karwasara as holding a current full licence, number 202100642, which expires on 28 September 2027. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

What type of licence does Dev Kumar Karwasara 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 Dev Kumar Karwasara work?

The register places Dev Kumar Karwasara at Re Immigration Limited in Christchurch, as at the refresh in October 2026.

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

Has Dev Kumar Karwasara represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Dev Kumar Karwasara as representative in 2 appeals.

Dev Kumar Karwasara (Dev)

Current licenceFull licence

ChristchurchRe Immigration Limited

Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2021: 5 years
Published IPT appeals: 2
Appeals allowed, where decided: 1 of 2
Licence number: 202100642

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

2 published appeals

Allowed 1Other 0Dismissed 1

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Deportation: non-resident	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 37%
Residence: skilled migrant	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 48%
All types	1 allowed, 1 dismissed	2	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

2 published appeals

Allowed 1Other 0Dismissed 1

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Deportation: non-resident	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 37%
Residence: skilled migrant	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 48%
All types	1 allowed, 1 dismissed	2	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
[2025] NZIPT 506956Deportation: non-resident, December 2025	Deportation: non-resident	18 December 2025	Dismissed/declined
[2025] NZIPT 207017fResidence: skilled migrant, March 2025	Residence: skilled migrant	20 March 2025	Referred to Minister — residence granted

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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