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Zhou Shang (Joe)

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Zhou Shang (Joe)

Current licenceFull licence

Licensed since 2015: 11 years
Published IPT appeals: 0
Licence type: Full
Licence number: 201500915

About this licence

Zhou Shang holds a current full licence from the Immigration Advisers Authority, first issued in 2015. The register places them at Stay@NZ Migrate Limited in Christchurch.

Licence number: 201500915
Licence type: Full
First licensed: 2015
Last issued: 3 March 2026
Expires: 2 March 2027
Role: Director

Mirrors the IAA register, refreshed October 2026. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

Register context

Where this licence sits in the register as at October 2026. Every figure comes from the IAA public register; none is editorial.

First licensed in 2015, alongside 109 others from that year still licensed today. About 69% of the 1,752 immigration advisers holding a current licence were first licensed more recently.
Holds one of 1,438 full licences on the current register.
One of 133 currently licensed immigration advisers based in Christchurch.
The register records 12 filings for this licence between 12 August 2015 and 27 January 2026.

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

No published tribunal decisions were matched to Zhou Shang. Matching is conservative: decisions name the representative by initial and surname only, so a decision is shown only where that name points to this person with certainty. Most immigration work never reaches the tribunal at all. If appearances are missing, .

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal decisions

No published decisions of the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal were matched to Zhou Shang. A decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns. Published decisions are listed in the tribunal decisions archive. If a decision is missing, .

Licence history

12 filings on the register

Provisional licence from 2015, 1 yearFull licence from 2016, 11 years

Full licence issued - Renewal27 January 2026
Full licence issued - Renewal27 February 2025
Full licence - Renewal3 March 2024
Full licence - Renewal3 March 2023
Full licence - Renewal3 March 2022
Full licence - Renewal3 March 2021
Full licence - Renewal3 March 2020
Full licence - Renewal3 March 2019
Full licence - Renewal3 March 2018
Full licence - Renewal3 March 2017
Full licence - Upgrade application3 March 2016
Provisional licence - Initial application12 August 2015

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Frequently asked questions

As at the Immigration Advisers Authority register refresh in October 2026, the register records Zhou Shang as holding a current full licence, number 201500915, which expires on 2 March 2027. If the register and this page differ, the register is right.

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.

The register places Zhou Shang at Stay@NZ Migrate Limited in Christchurch, as at the refresh in October 2026.

No matched published decisions. No published decision of the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal has been matched to Zhou Shang; a decision is linked to a profile only once the decision itself confirms which immigration adviser it concerns.

The register records Zhou Shang as first licensed in 2015.

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About this licence

Register context

Immigration and Protection Tribunal record

Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal decisions

Licence history

Before you engage any immigration adviser

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Complaints go to the IAA

Frequently asked questions

Is Zhou Shang a licensed immigration adviser?

What type of licence does Zhou Shang hold?

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Has Zhou Shang been named in a published disciplinary decision?

When was Zhou Shang first licensed?