Is Yan Xu a licensed immigration adviser?

Not on a current licence. As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records licence 200901967 for Yan Xu with the status expired. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

Has Yan Xu been named in a published disciplinary decision?

2 published decisions of the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal are matched to Yan Xu, the most recent [2023] NZIACDT 18, dated 1 June 2023. A decision is not itself a finding of wrongdoing: read each outcome, as some complaints are dismissed.

Has Yan Xu represented anyone at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal?

Published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions name Yan Xu as representative in 1 appeal.

When was Yan Xu first licensed?

The register records Yan Xu as first licensed in 2009.

Yan Xu (Kitty)

Expired

Immigration adviser licence expired

Auckland

Yan Xu (Kitty)

Expired

First licensed: 2009
Published IPT appeals: 1
Appeals allowed, where decided: 1 of 1
Licence number: 200901967

Yan Xu 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.

Appeals by type

1 published appeal

Allowed 1Other 0Dismissed 0

Published appeals by appeal type, with their outcomes
Appeal type	Outcomes	Published	Allowed share	All appellants
Residence: partnership	1 allowed	1	Under 5 decided	All appellants 54%

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
[2012] NZIPT 200799eResidence: partnership, February 2012	Residence: partnership	21 February 2012	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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Yan Xu (Kitty)

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Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

Appeals by type

Published decisions

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal decisions

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