Is Richard Uday Prakash a licensed immigration adviser?

Not on a current licence. As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records licence 200900028 for Richard Uday Prakash with the status refused. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

Has Richard Uday Prakash been named in a published disciplinary decision?

6 published decisions of the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal are matched to Richard Uday Prakash, the most recent [2014] NZIACDT 107, dated 2 October 2014. A decision is not itself a finding of wrongdoing: read each outcome, as some complaints are dismissed.

Has Richard Uday Prakash represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Richard Uday Prakash as representative in 7 appeals.

When was Richard Uday Prakash first licensed?

The register records Richard Uday Prakash as first licensed in 2009.

Richard Uday Prakash

Refused

Immigration adviser licence refused

Auckland

Refused

First licensed: 2009
Published IPT appeals: 7
Appeals allowed, where decided: 2 of 6
Licence number: 200900028

Richard Uday Prakash is not a currently licensed immigration adviser. Their licence application was refused by the Immigration Advisers Authority. Check the official IAA register before engaging anyone for immigration advice.

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

7 published appeals

Allowed 2Other 1Dismissed 4

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Residence: skilled migrant	2 allowed, 1 dismissed, 1 other	4	Under 5 decided	All appellants 48%
Residence: sibling & adult child	2 dismissed	2	Under 5 decided	All appellants 46%
Deportation: resident	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 35%
All types	2 allowed, 4 dismissed, 1 other	7	Allowed 33% of 6

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

7 published appeals

Allowed 2Other 1Dismissed 4

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Residence: skilled migrant	2 allowed, 1 dismissed, 1 other	4	Under 5 decided	All appellants 48%
Residence: sibling & adult child	2 dismissed	2	Under 5 decided	All appellants 46%
Deportation: resident	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 35%
All types	2 allowed, 4 dismissed, 1 other	7	Allowed 33% of 6

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
[2014] NZIPT 600001Deportation: resident, April 2014	Deportation: resident	30 April 2014	Dismissed/declined
[2012] NZIPT 200548aResidence: sibling & adult child, September 2012	Residence: sibling & adult child	25 September 2012	Dismissed/declined
[2012] NZIPT 201242Residence: skilled migrant, September 2012	Residence: skilled migrant	21 September 2012	No jurisdiction
[2012] NZIPT 200728dResidence: skilled migrant, September 2012	Residence: skilled migrant	12 September 2012	Allowed — returned to INZ
[2012] NZIPT 200533aResidence: sibling & adult child, June 2012	Residence: sibling & adult child	6 June 2012	Dismissed/declined
[2012] NZIPT 200401aResidence: skilled migrant, February 2012	Residence: skilled migrant	21 February 2012	Dismissed/declined
[2009] NZIPT 16266eResidence: skilled migrant, October 2009	Residence: skilled migrant	16 October 2009	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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