Michael Francis Cooke

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Michael Francis Cooke is a licensed immigration adviser at Migration Associates (NZ) Ltd in Christchurch, holding licence 201700319 since first licensing in 2017.

Licence details

Licence number: 201700319
Licence status: Current
Licence type: Full
First licensed: 2017
Years licensed: 9
Licence last issued: 31 March 2026
Licence expires: 30 March 2027
Business: Migration Associates (NZ) Ltd
Role: Employee
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Published IPT appeals: 0

Source: IAA public register, refreshed September 2026. Verify on the official register.

Register context

Where this licence sits in the register as at September 2026 — all figures derived from the IAA public register, none editorial.

First licensed in 2017, alongside 88 others from that year still licensed today. About 57% of the 1,690 advisers holding a current licence were first licensed more recently.
Holds one of 1,376 full licences on the current register.
One of 126 currently licensed advisers based in Christchurch.
Practises alongside 2 other licensed advisers at Migration Associates (NZ) Ltd: Christine Lai Chun Yap, Borey Chum.
The register records 10 filings for this licence between 31 March 2017 and 20 March 2026.

Licence history

Every filing recorded on the register for licence 201700319, newest first.

Full licence issued - Renewal · 20 March 2026
Full licence issued - Renewal · 13 March 2025
Full licence - Renewal · 31 March 2024
Full licence - Renewal · 31 March 2023
Full licence - Renewal · 31 March 2022
Full licence - Renewal · 31 March 2021
Full licence - Renewal · 31 March 2020
Full licence - Upgrade application · 31 March 2019
Provisional licence - Renewal · 31 March 2018
Provisional licence - Initial application · 31 March 2017

Immigration and Protection Tribunal appeal record

No published tribunal decisions were matched to Michael Francis Cooke. That is not the same as never having appeared: decisions name the representative by initial and surname only, so where a name could point to more than one person on the register we leave it out rather than credit it to the wrong practitioner. Most immigration work also never reaches the tribunal at all. If appearances are missing, tell us on the corrections page.

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