Is Paul Kenneth Coates a licensed immigration adviser?

Not on a current licence. As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records licence 200800237 for Paul Kenneth Coates with the status surrendered. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

Has Paul Kenneth Coates 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 Paul Kenneth Coates; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

Has Paul Kenneth Coates represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Paul Kenneth Coates as representative in 2 appeals.

When was Paul Kenneth Coates first licensed?

The register records Paul Kenneth Coates as first licensed in 2008.

Paul Kenneth Coates

Surrendered

Immigration adviser licence surrendered

Auckland

Paul Kenneth Coates

Surrendered

First licensed: 2008
Published IPT appeals: 2
Appeals allowed, where decided: 1 of 2
Licence number: 200800237

Paul Kenneth Coates 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: partnership	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 54%
Residence: business entrepreneur	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 43%
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: partnership	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 54%
Residence: business entrepreneur	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 43%
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
[2009] NZIPT 16343fResidence: partnership, December 2009	Residence: partnership	17 December 2009	Referred to Minister — residence granted
[2008] NZIPT 15631aResidence: business entrepreneur, March 2008	Residence: business entrepreneur	28 March 2008	Dismissed/declined

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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Paul Kenneth Coates

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