Is Maria Charina Shearer a licensed immigration adviser?

Not on a current licence. As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records licence 200902211 for Maria Charina Shearer with the status refused. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

Has Maria Charina Shearer been named in a published disciplinary decision?

4 published decisions of the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal are matched to Maria Charina Shearer, the most recent [2019] NZIACDT 52, dated 25 July 2019. A decision is not itself a finding of wrongdoing: read each outcome, as some complaints are dismissed.

Has Maria Charina Shearer represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Maria Charina Shearer as representative in 3 appeals.

When was Maria Charina Shearer first licensed?

The register records Maria Charina Shearer as first licensed in 2009.

Maria Charina Shearer (Maria)

Refused

Immigration adviser licence refused

Auckland

Refused

First licensed: 2009
Published IPT appeals: 3
Appeals allowed, where decided: 1 of 3
Licence number: 200902211

Maria Charina Shearer is not a currently licensed immigration adviser. Their licence application was refused by the Immigration Advisers Authority. Check the official IAA register before engaging anyone for immigration advice.

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

3 published appeals

Allowed 1Other 0Dismissed 2

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Residence: partnership	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 54%
Deportation: non-resident	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 37%
Residence: skilled migrant	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 48%
All types	1 allowed, 2 dismissed	3	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

3 published appeals

Allowed 1Other 0Dismissed 2

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Residence: partnership	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 54%
Deportation: non-resident	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 37%
Residence: skilled migrant	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 48%
All types	1 allowed, 2 dismissed	3	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
[2017] NZIPT 203686eResidence: partnership, March 2017	Residence: partnership	1 March 2017	Allowed
[2016] NZIPT 502662Deportation: non-resident, May 2016	Deportation: non-resident	3 May 2016	Dismissed/declined
[2016] NZIPT 202804aResidence: skilled migrant, January 2016	Residence: skilled migrant	6 January 2016	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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Maria Charina Shearer (Maria)

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Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

Appeals by type

Published decisions

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal decisions

Licence history

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