Is Howie Yin a licensed immigration adviser?

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Howie Yin as holding a current full licence, number 201600356, which expires on 9 February 2027. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

What type of licence does Howie Yin 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 Howie Yin work?

The register places Howie Yin at HY Immigration&Investment Limited in Auckland, as at the refresh in October 2026.

Has Howie Yin 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 Howie Yin; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

Has Howie Yin represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Howie Yin as representative in 19 appeals.

Howie Yin

Current licenceFull licence

AucklandHY Immigration&Investment Limited

Howie Yin

Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2016: 10 years
Published IPT appeals: 19
Appeals allowed, where decided: 7 of 18
Licence number: 201600356

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

19 published appeals

Allowed 7Other 1Dismissed 11

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Deportation: non-resident	3 allowed, 9 dismissed	12	Allowed 25% of 12	All appellants 37%
Residence: partnership	4 allowed, 1 dismissed, 1 other	6	Allowed 80% of 5	All appellants 54%
Residence: category not stated	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 55%
All types	7 allowed, 11 dismissed, 1 other	19	Allowed 39% of 18

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

19 published appeals

Allowed 7Other 1Dismissed 11

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Deportation: non-resident	3 allowed, 9 dismissed	12	Allowed 25% of 12	All appellants 37%
Residence: partnership	4 allowed, 1 dismissed, 1 other	6	Allowed 80% of 5	All appellants 54%
Residence: category not stated	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 55%
All types	7 allowed, 11 dismissed, 1 other	19	Allowed 39% of 18

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
[2026] NZIPT 507399Deportation: non-resident, July 2026	Deportation: non-resident	14 July 2026	Dismissed/declined
[2026] NZIPT 207512fResidence: partnership, July 2026	Residence: partnership	7 July 2026	Referred to Minister
[2026] NZIPT 507612Deportation: non-resident, May 2026	Deportation: non-resident	22 May 2026	Dismissed/declined
[2026] NZIPT 507300Deportation: non-resident, April 2026	Deportation: non-resident	23 April 2026	Allowed
[2026] NZIPT 207434fResidence: partnership, March 2026	Residence: partnership	10 March 2026	Referred to Minister — residence granted
[2025] NZIPT 507178Deportation: non-resident, November 2025	Deportation: non-resident	25 November 2025	Dismissed/declined
[2025] NZIPT 507060Deportation: non-resident, October 2025	Deportation: non-resident	13 October 2025	Dismissed/declined
[2025] NZIPT 506867Deportation: non-resident, September 2025	Deportation: non-resident	29 September 2025	Allowed
[2025] NZIPT 506752Deportation: non-resident, August 2025	Deportation: non-resident	13 August 2025	Dismissed/declined
[2025] NZIPT 507050Deportation: non-resident, June 2025	Deportation: non-resident	12 June 2025	Dismissed/declined
[2025] NZIPT 506517Deportation: non-resident, January 2025	Deportation: non-resident	22 January 2025	Dismissed/declined
[2024] NZIPT 207057aResidence: category not stated, October 2024	Residence: category not stated	15 October 2024	Dismissed/declined
[2024] NZIPT 506188Deportation: non-resident, July 2024	Deportation: non-resident	16 July 2024	Allowed
[2024] NZIPT 506217Deportation: non-resident, May 2024	Deportation: non-resident	7 May 2024	Dismissed/declined
[2023] NZIPT 206743fResidence: partnership, November 2023	Residence: partnership	17 November 2023	Referred to Minister — residence granted
[2022] NZIPT 505589Deportation: non-resident, July 2022	Deportation: non-resident	29 July 2022	Dismissed/declined
[2021] NZIPT 206027aResidence: partnership, April 2021	Residence: partnership	8 April 2021	Dismissed/declined
[2021] NZIPT 205855fResidence: partnership, January 2021	Residence: partnership	7 January 2021	Referred to Minister — residence granted
[2020] NZIPT 205701eResidence: partnership, May 2020	Residence: partnership	22 May 2020	Allowed

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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