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Paul Gerard Nicholson

Current licenceFull licence

AucklandChain On Immigration Services Limited

Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2008: 18 years
Published IPT appeals: 0
Licence type: Full
Licence number: 200800616

About this licence

Paul Gerard Nicholson holds a current full licence from the Immigration Advisers Authority, first issued in 2008. The register places them at Chain On Immigration Services Limited in Auckland.

Licence number: 200800616
Licence type: Full
First licensed: 2008
Last issued: 30 January 2026
Expires: 29 January 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 2008, alongside 46 others from that year still licensed today. About 97% 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 823 currently licensed immigration advisers based in Auckland.
The register records 18 filings for this licence between 30 January 2009 and 9 December 2025.

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

No published tribunal decisions were matched to Paul Gerard Nicholson. 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 Paul Gerard Nicholson. 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

18 filings on the register

Full licence issued - Renewal9 December 2025
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2025
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2024
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2023
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2022
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2021
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2020
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2019
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2018
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2017
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2016
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2015
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2014
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2013
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2012
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2011
Full licence - Renewal30 January 2010
Full licence - Initial application30 January 2009

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Frequently asked questions

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Paul Gerard Nicholson as holding a current full licence, number 200800616, which expires on 29 January 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 Paul Gerard Nicholson at Chain On Immigration Services Limited in Auckland, 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 Paul Gerard Nicholson; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

The register records Paul Gerard Nicholson as first licensed in 2008.

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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 Paul Gerard Nicholson a licensed immigration adviser?

What type of licence does Paul Gerard Nicholson hold?

Where does Paul Gerard Nicholson work?

Has Paul Gerard Nicholson been named in a published disciplinary decision?

When was Paul Gerard Nicholson first licensed?