Is Siva Vadivelu Sivanantham a licensed immigration adviser?

Not on a current licence. As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records licence 200800898 for Siva Vadivelu Sivanantham with the status expired. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

Has Siva Vadivelu Sivanantham 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 Siva Vadivelu Sivanantham; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

Has Siva Vadivelu Sivanantham represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Siva Vadivelu Sivanantham as representative in 2 appeals.

When was Siva Vadivelu Sivanantham first licensed?

The register records Siva Vadivelu Sivanantham as first licensed in 2008.

Siva Vadivelu Sivanantham

Expired

Immigration adviser licence expired

Wellington

Expired

First licensed: 2008
Published IPT appeals: 2
Appeals allowed, where decided: 2 of 2
Licence number: 200800898

Siva Vadivelu Sivanantham is not a currently licensed immigration adviser. Their licence has expired and they 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 2Other 0Dismissed 0

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
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	2 allowed	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 2Other 0Dismissed 0

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
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	2 allowed	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
[2015] NZIPT 202653fResidence: sibling & adult child, October 2015	Residence: sibling & adult child	20 October 2015	Referred to Minister — residence granted
[2008] NZIPT 15892fResidence: special policies, October 2008	Residence: special policies	28 October 2008	Referred to Minister — residence granted

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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