Is Kaniz Lima a licensed immigration adviser?

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Kaniz Lima as holding a current full licence, number 201700489, which expires on 30 October 2026. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

What type of licence does Kaniz Lima 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 Kaniz Lima work?

The register places Kaniz Lima at Mentors Immigration & Law in Auckland, as at the refresh in October 2026.

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

Has Kaniz Lima represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Kaniz Lima as representative in 2 appeals.

Kaniz Lima

Current licenceFull licence

AucklandMentors Immigration & Law

Kaniz Lima

Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2017: 9 years
Published IPT appeals: 2
Appeals allowed, where decided: 0 of 2
Licence number: 201700489

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

2 published appeals

Allowed 0Other 0Dismissed 2

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Refugee & protection	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 21%
Deportation: non-resident	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 37%
All types	2 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 0Other 0Dismissed 2

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Refugee & protection	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 21%
Deportation: non-resident	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 37%
All types	2 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
[2026] NZIPT 803065Refugee & protection, February 2026	Refugee & protection	3 February 2026	Dismissed/declined
[2020] NZIPT 505028Deportation: non-resident, September 2020	Deportation: non-resident	29 September 2020	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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