Is Dexter Lamela Navarro a licensed immigration adviser?

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Dexter Lamela Navarro as holding a current full licence, number 201901214, which expires on 2 January 2027. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

What type of licence does Dexter Lamela Navarro 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 Dexter Lamela Navarro work?

The register places Dexter Lamela Navarro at Visamaxnz in Christchurch, as at the refresh in October 2026.

Has Dexter Lamela Navarro 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 Dexter Lamela Navarro; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

Has Dexter Lamela Navarro represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Dexter Lamela Navarro as representative in 1 appeal.

Dexter Lamela Navarro (Dexter)

Current licenceFull licence

ChristchurchVisamaxnz

Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2019: 7 years
Published IPT appeals: 1
Appeals allowed, where decided: 0 of 1
Licence number: 201901214

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: partnership	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 54%

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
[2026] NZIPT 207397aResidence: partnership, February 2026	Residence: partnership	24 February 2026	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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Dexter Lamela Navarro (Dexter)

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