Is Koli Vanisi a licensed immigration adviser?

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Koli Vanisi as holding a current full licence, number 201401390, which expires on 14 December 2026. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

What type of licence does Koli Vanisi 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 Koli Vanisi work?

The register places Koli Vanisi at Pacific Immigration Consultancy & Services Limited in Auckland, as at the refresh in October 2026.

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

Has Koli Vanisi represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Koli Vanisi as representative in 9 appeals.

Koli Vanisi

Current licenceFull licence

AucklandPacific Immigration Consultancy & Services Limited

Koli Vanisi

Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2014: 12 years
Published IPT appeals: 9
Appeals allowed, where decided: 8 of 9
Licence number: 201401390

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

9 published appeals

Allowed 8Other 0Dismissed 1

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Deportation: non-resident	7 allowed	7	Allowed 100% of 7	All appellants 37%
Residence: partnership	1 allowed, 1 dismissed	2	Under 5 decided	All appellants 54%
All types	8 allowed, 1 dismissed	9	Allowed 89% of 9

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

9 published appeals

Allowed 8Other 0Dismissed 1

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Deportation: non-resident	7 allowed	7	Allowed 100% of 7	All appellants 37%
Residence: partnership	1 allowed, 1 dismissed	2	Under 5 decided	All appellants 54%
All types	8 allowed, 1 dismissed	9	Allowed 89% of 9

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 507388Deportation: non-resident, July 2026	Deportation: non-resident	31 July 2026	Allowed
[2025] NZIPT 506948Deportation: non-resident, August 2025	Deportation: non-resident	4 August 2025	Allowed
[2025] NZIPT 207292fResidence: partnership, April 2025	Residence: partnership	22 April 2025	Referred to Minister — residence granted
[2025] NZIPT 506632Deportation: non-resident, February 2025	Deportation: non-resident	27 February 2025	Allowed
[2023] NZIPT 505853Deportation: non-resident, May 2023	Deportation: non-resident	8 May 2023	Allowed
[2022] NZIPT 505656Deportation: non-resident, December 2022	Deportation: non-resident	21 December 2022	Allowed
[2020] NZIPT 504896Deportation: non-resident, June 2020	Deportation: non-resident	17 June 2020	Allowed
[2017] NZIPT 204124aResidence: partnership, August 2017	Residence: partnership	24 August 2017	Dismissed/declined
[2016] NZIPT 502866Deportation: non-resident, December 2016	Deportation: non-resident	12 December 2016	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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