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Lauren Victoria Smith (Lauren)

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AucklandFRENZ Recruitment and Immigration

Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2021: 5 years
Published IPT appeals: 0
Licence type: Full
Licence number: 202100010

About this licence

Lauren Victoria Smith holds a current full licence from the Immigration Advisers Authority, first issued in 2021. The register places them at FRENZ Recruitment and Immigration in Auckland.

Licence number: 202100010
Licence type: Full
First licensed: 2021
Last issued: 13 January 2026
Expires: 12 January 2027
Role: Employee

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 2021, alongside 82 others from that year still licensed today. About 40% 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 6 filings for this licence between 13 January 2021 and 17 November 2025.

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

No published tribunal decisions were matched to Lauren Victoria Smith. 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 Lauren Victoria Smith. 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

6 filings on the register

Provisional licence from 2021, 2 yearsFull licence from 2023, 4 years

Full licence issued - Renewal17 November 2025
Full licence - Renewal13 January 2025
Full licence - Renewal13 January 2024
Full licence - Upgrade application13 January 2023
Provisional licence - Renewal13 January 2022
Provisional licence - Initial application13 January 2021

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Frequently asked questions

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Lauren Victoria Smith as holding a current full licence, number 202100010, which expires on 12 January 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 Lauren Victoria Smith at FRENZ Recruitment and Immigration 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 Lauren Victoria Smith; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

The register records Lauren Victoria Smith as first licensed in 2021.

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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 Lauren Victoria Smith a licensed immigration adviser?

What type of licence does Lauren Victoria Smith hold?

Where does Lauren Victoria Smith work?

Has Lauren Victoria Smith been named in a published disciplinary decision?

When was Lauren Victoria Smith first licensed?