Is Vandana Rai a licensed immigration adviser?

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Vandana Rai as holding a current full licence, number 201400900, which expires on 28 August 2027. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

What type of licence does Vandana Rai hold?

The register records a full licence. Under section 19 of the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, the Registrar may grant a full licence to an applicant with overall competence in all areas of immigration advice.

Where does Vandana Rai work?

The register places Vandana Rai at Immigration Advisers New Zealand Limited in Auckland, as at the refresh in October 2026.

Has Vandana Rai 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 Vandana Rai; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

Has Vandana Rai represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Vandana Rai as representative in 1 appeal.

Vandana Rai

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AucklandImmigration Advisers New Zealand Limited

Vandana Rai

Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2014: 12 years
Published IPT appeals: 1
Appeals allowed, where decided: 0 of 1
Licence number: 201400900

Appeals by type

1 published appeal

Allowed 0Other 0Dismissed 1

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Residence: 2021 Resident Visa	1 dismissed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 40%

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

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Decision	Appeal type	Date	Outcome
[2024] NZIPT 206871aResidence: 2021 Resident Visa, May 2024	Residence: 2021 Resident Visa	2 May 2024	Dismissed/declined

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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Vandana Rai

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