Is Matthew Owen Williams a licensed immigration adviser?

Not on a current licence. As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records licence 201801162 for Matthew Owen Williams with the status surrendered. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

Has Matthew Owen Williams 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 Matthew Owen Williams; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

Has Matthew Owen Williams represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Matthew Owen Williams as representative in 2 appeals.

When was Matthew Owen Williams first licensed?

The register records Matthew Owen Williams as first licensed in 2018.

Matthew Owen Williams

Surrendered

Immigration adviser licence surrendered

WellingtonMalcolm Pacific Immigration

Surrendered

First licensed: 2018
Published IPT appeals: 2
Appeals allowed, where decided: 1 of 2
Licence number: 201801162

Matthew Owen Williams is not a currently licensed immigration adviser. They surrendered their licence and are not currently permitted to give New Zealand immigration advice unless they hold an exemption. Check the official IAA register before engaging anyone for immigration advice.

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

2 published appeals

Allowed 1Other 0Dismissed 1

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Residence: skilled migrant	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 48%
Deportation: non-resident	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 37%
All types	1 allowed, 1 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 1Other 0Dismissed 1

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Residence: skilled migrant	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 48%
Deportation: non-resident	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 37%
All types	1 allowed, 1 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
[2020] NZIPT 205629aResidence: skilled migrant, January 2020	Residence: skilled migrant	28 January 2020	Dismissed/declined
[2018] NZIPT 503939Deportation: non-resident, May 2018	Deportation: non-resident	16 May 2018	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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Matthew Owen Williams

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