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Nicole Tertia Hughes (Niki)

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Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2012: 14 years
Published IPT appeals: 0
Licence type: Full
Licence number: 201201105

About this licence

Nicole Tertia Hughes holds a current full licence from the Immigration Advisers Authority, first issued in 2012. The register places them at Chile Force Limited in Invercargill.

Licence number: 201201105
Licence type: Full
First licensed: 2012
Last issued: 11 February 2026
Expires: 10 February 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 2012, alongside 54 others from that year still licensed today. About 83% 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 8 currently licensed immigration advisers based in Invercargill.
Practises alongside 2 other licensed immigration advisers at Chile Force Limited.
The register records 14 filings for this licence between 15 February 2013 and 21 January 2026.

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

No published tribunal decisions were matched to Nicole Tertia Hughes. 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 Nicole Tertia Hughes. 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

14 filings on the register

Provisional licence from 2013, 10 yearsFull licence from 2023, 4 years

Full licence issued - Renewal21 January 2026
Full licence - Renewal11 February 2025
Full licence - Renewal11 February 2024
Full licence - Upgrade application11 February 2023
Limited licence - Renewal11 February 2022
Limited licence - Renewal11 February 2021
Limited licence - Renewal11 February 2020
Limited licence - Renewal11 February 2019
Limited licence - Renewal11 February 2018
Limited licence - Renewal11 February 2017
Limited licence - Renewal11 February 2016
Limited licence - Upgrade application11 February 2015
Provisional licence - Renewal15 February 2014
Provisional licence - Initial application15 February 2013

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Frequently asked questions

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Nicole Tertia Hughes as holding a current full licence, number 201201105, which expires on 10 February 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 Nicole Tertia Hughes at Chile Force Limited in Invercargill, 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 Nicole Tertia Hughes; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

The register records Nicole Tertia Hughes as first licensed in 2012.

Colleagues at Chile Force Limited

Patricia Mary Reynders (Trish)Full licence, 2009
Amy Brooke Heenan (Amy)Full licence, 2018

All 3 current at this firm

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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 Nicole Tertia Hughes a licensed immigration adviser?

What type of licence does Nicole Tertia Hughes hold?

Where does Nicole Tertia Hughes work?

Has Nicole Tertia Hughes been named in a published disciplinary decision?

When was Nicole Tertia Hughes first licensed?

Colleagues at Chile Force Limited