Is Hema Ben Parekh a licensed immigration adviser?

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Hema Ben Parekh as holding a current full licence, number 200800852, which expires on 12 March 2027. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

What type of licence does Hema Ben Parekh 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 Hema Ben Parekh work?

The register places Hema Ben Parekh at Destination New Zealand Immigration Limited in Hamilton, as at the refresh in October 2026.

Has Hema Ben Parekh been named in a published disciplinary decision?

1 published decision of the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal is matched to Hema Ben Parekh, [2012] NZIACDT 23, dated 24 May 2012. A decision is not itself a finding of wrongdoing: read each outcome, as some complaints are dismissed.

Has Hema Ben Parekh represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Hema Ben Parekh as representative in 2 appeals.

Hema Ben Parekh (Parekh Singh)

Current licenceFull licence

HamiltonDestination New Zealand Immigration Limited

Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2008: 18 years
Published IPT appeals: 2
Appeals allowed, where decided: 1 of 2
Licence number: 200800852

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
Residence: skilled migrant	1 allowed, 1 dismissed	2	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

Newest first

Decision	Appeal type	Date	Outcome
[2016] NZIPT 202820dResidence: skilled migrant, April 2016	Residence: skilled migrant	26 April 2016	Allowed — returned to INZ
[2013] NZIPT 200937aResidence: skilled migrant, March 2013	Residence: skilled migrant	19 March 2013	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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Hema Ben Parekh (Parekh Singh)

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Appeals by type

Published decisions

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal decisions

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