Is Sanjay Dhar a licensed immigration adviser?

Not on a current licence. As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records licence 200901690 for Sanjay Dhar with the status refused. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

Has Sanjay Dhar been named in a published disciplinary decision?

2 published decisions of the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal are matched to Sanjay Dhar, the most recent [2017] NZIACDT 11, dated 4 August 2017. A decision is not itself a finding of wrongdoing: read each outcome, as some complaints are dismissed.

Has Sanjay Dhar represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Sanjay Dhar as representative in 3 appeals.

When was Sanjay Dhar first licensed?

The register records Sanjay Dhar as first licensed in 2009.

Sanjay Dhar

Refused

Immigration adviser licence refused

India

Sanjay Dhar

Refused

First licensed: 2009
Published IPT appeals: 3
Appeals allowed, where decided: 2 of 3
Licence number: 200901690

Sanjay Dhar 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.

Appeals by type

3 published appeals

Allowed 2Other 0Dismissed 1

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Residence: skilled migrant	2 allowed, 1 dismissed	3	Under 5 decided	All appellants 48%

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
[2016] NZIPT 203490aResidence: skilled migrant, November 2016	Residence: skilled migrant	30 November 2016	Dismissed/declined
[2015] NZIPT 202592eResidence: skilled migrant, July 2015	Residence: skilled migrant	20 July 2015	Allowed
[2015] NZIPT 202417eResidence: skilled migrant, June 2015	Residence: skilled migrant	22 June 2015	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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Sanjay Dhar

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Appeals by type

Published decisions

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal decisions

Licence history

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