Rowel Mercado Mercado (Rowel Mercado)
Rowel Mercado Mercado (Rowel Mercado)
- Licensed since 2009
- 17 years
- Published IPT appeals
- 7
- Appeals allowed, where decided
- 2 of 7
- Licence number
- 200900577
About this licence
Rowel Mercado Mercado holds a current full licence from the Immigration Advisers Authority, first issued in 2009. The register places them at Horizons Immigration Australia Pty. Limited. Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name them as representative in 7 appeals.
- Licence number
- 200900577
- Licence type
- Full
- First licensed
- 2009
- Last issued
- 1 April 2026
- Expires
- 31 March 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 2009, alongside 104 others from that year still licensed today. About 91% 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 355 currently licensed immigration advisers based in Australia.
- The register records 18 filings for this licence between 1 April 2009 and 28 March 2026.
Immigration and Protection Tribunal record
7 published appealsAllowed 2Other 0Dismissed 5
| Appeal type | Outcomes | Published | Allowed share | All appellants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residence: skilled migrant | 3 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 48% | |
| Residence: from work & Green List | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 60% | |
| Residence: dependent child | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 57% | |
| Deportation: non-resident | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 37% | |
| Deportation: under the 1987 Act | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 21% | |
| All types | 2 allowed, 5 dismissed | 7 | Allowed 29% of 7 |
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 appealsAllowed 2Other 0Dismissed 5
| Appeal type | Outcomes | Published | Allowed share | All appellants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residence: skilled migrant | 3 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 48% | |
| Residence: from work & Green List | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 60% | |
| Residence: dependent child | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 57% | |
| Deportation: non-resident | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 37% | |
| Deportation: under the 1987 Act | 1 | Under 5 decided | All appellants 21% | |
| All types | 2 allowed, 5 dismissed | 7 | Allowed 29% of 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| [2019] NZIPT 205095aResidence: skilled migrant, February 2019 | Residence: skilled migrant | 4 February 2019 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2017] NZIPT 203845aResidence: skilled migrant, March 2017 | Residence: skilled migrant | 23 March 2017 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2016] NZIPT 203465aResidence: skilled migrant, October 2016 | Residence: skilled migrant | 20 October 2016 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2013] NZIPT 201678aResidence: from work & Green List, August 2013 | Residence: from work & Green List | 21 August 2013 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2013] NZIPT 201693eResidence: dependent child, July 2013 | Residence: dependent child | 30 July 2013 | Allowed |
| [2011] NZIPT 500382Deportation: non-resident, September 2011 | Deportation: non-resident | 7 September 2011 | Dismissed/declined |
| [2010] NZIPT 47371Deportation: under the 1987 Act, August 2010 | Deportation: under the 1987 Act | 27 August 2010 | 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.
Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal decisions
Published decisions of the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal concerning Rowel Mercado Mercado. A decision is not itself a finding of wrongdoing: read each outcome, as some complaints are dismissed.
- [2020] NZIACDT 42, NMS v Mercado1 October 2020
Licence history
18 filings on the register- Full licence issued - Renewal28 March 2026
- Full licence issued - Renewal17 April 2025
- Full licence - Renewal1 April 2024
- Full licence - Renewal1 April 2023
- Full licence - Renewal1 April 2022
- Full licence - Renewal1 April 2021
- Full licence - Renewal1 April 2020
- Full licence - Renewal1 April 2019
- Full licence - Renewal1 April 2018
- Full licence - Renewal1 April 2017
- Full licence - Renewal1 April 2016
- Full licence - Renewal1 April 2015
- Full licence - Renewal1 April 2014
- Full licence - Renewal1 April 2013
- Full licence - Renewal1 April 2012
- Full licence - Renewal1 April 2011
- Full licence - Renewal1 April 2010
- Full licence - Initial application1 April 2009
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