Is Sahar Youssef Hassan Mahmoud Shamia a licensed immigration adviser?

Not on a current licence. As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records licence 201002474 for Sahar Youssef Hassan Mahmoud Shamia with the status surrendered. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

Has Sahar Youssef Hassan Mahmoud Shamia 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 Sahar Youssef Hassan Mahmoud Shamia; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

Has Sahar Youssef Hassan Mahmoud Shamia represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Sahar Youssef Hassan Mahmoud Shamia as representative in 9 appeals.

When was Sahar Youssef Hassan Mahmoud Shamia first licensed?

The register records Sahar Youssef Hassan Mahmoud Shamia as first licensed in 2010.

Sahar Youssef Hassan Mahmoud Shamia

Surrendered

Immigration adviser licence surrendered

AucklandMalcolm Pacific Immigration

Surrendered

First licensed: 2010
Published IPT appeals: 9
Appeals allowed, where decided: 5 of 9
Licence number: 201002474

Sahar Youssef Hassan Mahmoud Shamia 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

9 published appeals

Allowed 5Other 0Dismissed 4

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Residence: skilled migrant	3 allowed, 3 dismissed	6	Allowed 50% of 6	All appellants 48%
Deportation: resident	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 35%
Residence: sibling & adult child	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 46%
Residence: special policies	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 68%
All types	5 allowed, 4 dismissed	9	Allowed 56% of 9

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

9 published appeals

Allowed 5Other 0Dismissed 4

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Residence: skilled migrant	3 allowed, 3 dismissed	6	Allowed 50% of 6	All appellants 48%
Deportation: resident	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 35%
Residence: sibling & adult child	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 46%
Residence: special policies	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 68%
All types	5 allowed, 4 dismissed	9	Allowed 56% of 9

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 205040eResidence: skilled migrant, January 2019	Residence: skilled migrant	15 January 2019	Allowed
[2018] NZIPT 600532Deportation: resident, November 2018	Deportation: resident	27 November 2018	Dismissed/declined
[2018] NZIPT 204669aResidence: skilled migrant, July 2018	Residence: skilled migrant	31 July 2018	Dismissed/declined
[2018] NZIPT 204532aResidence: skilled migrant, April 2018	Residence: skilled migrant	10 April 2018	Dismissed/declined
[2017] NZIPT 204148eResidence: skilled migrant, October 2017	Residence: skilled migrant	27 October 2017	Allowed
[2016] NZIPT 203496fResidence: sibling & adult child, December 2016	Residence: sibling & adult child	20 December 2016	Referred to Minister — residence granted
[2015] NZIPT 202521aResidence: skilled migrant, September 2015	Residence: skilled migrant	11 September 2015	Dismissed/declined
[2013] NZIPT 201273fResidence: special policies, October 2013	Residence: special policies	23 October 2013	Referred to Minister — residence granted
[2013] NZIPT 200879eResidence: skilled migrant, March 2013	Residence: skilled migrant	5 March 2013	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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Sahar Youssef Hassan Mahmoud Shamia

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