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John Nilsen (John)

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John Nilsen (John)

Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2017: 9 years
Published IPT appeals: 0
Licence type: Full
Licence number: 201700236

About this licence

John Nilsen holds a current full licence from the Immigration Advisers Authority, first issued in 2017. The register places them at John Nilsen in Auckland.

Licence number: 201700236
Licence type: Full
First licensed: 2017
Last issued: 25 April 2026
Expires: 24 April 2027
Role: Self employed

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 823 currently licensed immigration advisers based in Auckland.
The register records 9 filings for this licence between 16 March 2017 and 17 May 2026.

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

No published tribunal decisions were matched to John Nilsen. 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 John Nilsen. 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

9 filings on the register

Provisional licence from 2017, 2 yearsFull licence from 2019, 8 years

Full licence issued - Renewal17 May 2026
Full licence issued - Renewal23 April 2025
Full licence - Renewal25 April 2024
Full licence - Renewal25 April 2023
Full licence - Initial application25 April 2022
Full licence - Renewal16 March 2020
Full licence - Upgrade application16 March 2019
Provisional licence - Renewal16 March 2018
Provisional licence - Initial application16 March 2017

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Frequently asked questions

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records John Nilsen as holding a current full licence, number 201700236, which expires on 24 April 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 John Nilsen at John Nilsen in Auckland, 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 John Nilsen; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

The register records John Nilsen as first licensed in 2017.

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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 John Nilsen a licensed immigration adviser?

What type of licence does John Nilsen hold?

Where does John Nilsen work?

Has John Nilsen been named in a published disciplinary decision?

When was John Nilsen first licensed?