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Maricar Castillo Sanico (Carmi)

Current licenceFull licence

ChristchurchBlack Sands Immigration Consulting

Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2023: 3 years
Published IPT appeals: 0
Licence type: Full
Licence number: 202300603

About this licence

Maricar Castillo Sanico holds a current full licence from the Immigration Advisers Authority, first issued in 2023. The register places them at Black Sands Immigration Consulting in Christchurch.

Licence number: 202300603
Licence type: Full
First licensed: 2023
Last issued: 10 June 2026
Expires: 9 June 2027
Role: Director

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 2023, alongside 82 others from that year still licensed today. About 31% 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 133 currently licensed immigration advisers based in Christchurch.
The register records 4 filings for this licence between 4 August 2023 and 10 June 2026.

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

No published tribunal decisions were matched to Maricar Castillo Sanico. 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 Maricar Castillo Sanico. 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

4 filings on the register

Provisional licence from 2023, 3 yearsFull licence from 2026, under a year

Full licence issued - Upgrade10 June 2026
Provisional licence issued - Renewal25 June 2025
Provisional licence - Renewal4 August 2024
Provisional licence - Initial application4 August 2023

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Frequently asked questions

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Maricar Castillo Sanico as holding a current full licence, number 202300603, which expires on 9 June 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 Maricar Castillo Sanico at Black Sands Immigration Consulting in Christchurch, 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 Maricar Castillo Sanico; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

The register records Maricar Castillo Sanico as first licensed in 2023.

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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 Maricar Castillo Sanico a licensed immigration adviser?

What type of licence does Maricar Castillo Sanico hold?

Where does Maricar Castillo Sanico work?

Has Maricar Castillo Sanico been named in a published disciplinary decision?

When was Maricar Castillo Sanico first licensed?