Immigration lawyers in Auckland
46 law firms practising immigration law have an office in the Auckland area. Each firm here is verified from its own website as practising lawyers, who are exempt from immigration adviser licensing; they are regulated by the New Zealand Law Society instead of the IAA.
Auckland immigration team: Angelita Tapayan (admitted 2022) , Saghher Bataa (admitted 2022) , Varsha Ravi (admitted 2024)
Auckland immigration team: Stewart Dalley (admitted 2014) , Pooja Sundar (admitted 2016) , Reuben Bull (admitted 2025)
Auckland immigration team: Ken Huang (admitted 2013) , Nicole Mitchell (admitted 2012) , Arran Hunt (admitted 2010)
Auckland immigration team: Simon Laurent (admitted 1996) , James Turner (admitted 2012) , Sahar Shamia (admitted 2010)
Auckland immigration team: David Fisher (admitted 2024) , Ana Martins (admitted 2026)
Auckland immigration team: Tim McSweeney (admitted 2014) , Kera Wang (admitted 2025)
Auckland immigration team: Michael Witt (admitted 2012) , Mahafrin Variava (admitted 2014)
Auckland immigration team: Amani Bashay (admitted 2020)
- Amelia Schaaf, BarristerMulti-practice firm
Auckland immigration team: Amelia Schaaf (admitted 1988)
- Berman & BurtonMulti-practice firmwebsite
Auckland immigration team: Meena Datt (admitted 1997)
Auckland immigration team: Dilki Rajapakse (admitted 1992)
- Edison Tam LawyersMulti-practice firmwebsite
Auckland immigration team: Jack Tam (admitted 2008)
Auckland immigration team: Fershen Llanes (admitted 1999)
Auckland immigration team: Hinerake Ratcliffe (admitted 2000)
Auckland immigration team: Kamil Lakshman (admitted 2000)
- Integritas Law FirmMulti-practice firmwebsite
Auckland immigration team: Richard Pidgeon (admitted 1998)
Auckland immigration team: Ioana Uca (admitted 2004)
- Jag Lal LawyersMulti-practice firmwebsite
Auckland immigration team: Jag Lal (admitted 1980)
Auckland immigration team: James McLeod (admitted 2003)
- Keil & AssociatesMulti-practice firmwebsite
Auckland immigration team: Christina Keil (admitted 1990)
Auckland immigration team: Kerry Gore (admitted 2000)
- Landmark Chambers (Deborah Manning)Multi-practice firmwebsite
Auckland immigration team: Deborah Manning (admitted 1999)
- Mansouri Law OfficeMulti-practice firm
Auckland immigration team: Davoud Mansouri-Rad (admitted 1994)
- Marshall Bird & CurtisMulti-practice firm
Auckland immigration team: Carole Curtis (admitted 1989)
Auckland immigration team: Matt Robson (admitted 1987)
- Nalesoni Tupou, BarristerMulti-practice firm
Auckland immigration team: Nalesoni Tupou (admitted 1988)
Auckland immigration team: Aaron Martin (admitted 1996)
- Ormiston LegalMulti-practice firmwebsite
Auckland immigration team: Pratibha Raj (admitted 2006)
Auckland immigration team: Richard Small (admitted 1991)
Auckland immigration team: Alastair McClymont (admitted 1996)
Auckland immigration team: David Ryken (admitted 1989)
- Senthil & MukushaMulti-practice firmwebsite
Auckland immigration team: Tonderai Mukusha (admitted 2009)
Auckland immigration team: Mohammad Shabani (admitted 2016)
- Shean Singh Barristers & SolicitorsMulti-practice firmwebsite
Auckland immigration team: Darsan Singh (admitted 2009)
- The HylansMulti-practice firm
Auckland immigration team: Heval Hylan (admitted 2003)
Auckland immigration team: Ramya Sathiyanathan (admitted 2012)
Auckland immigration team: Alexander Timog (admitted 2010)
Auckland immigration team: Somang You (admitted 2009)
- Viveras LawMulti-practice firmwebsite
Auckland immigration team: Lloyd Vivera (admitted 2005)
- Western LegalMulti-practice firmwebsite
Auckland immigration team: Inderjeet Anand (admitted 2007)
- Copeland AshcroftMulti-practice firmwebsite
- Dentons New ZealandMulti-practice firmwebsite
- Henderson Reeves LawyersMulti-practice firmwebsite
- Tompkins WakeMulti-practice firmwebsite
Other NZ immigration law firms serving Auckland
- Pitt & Moore LawyersNelson
- ABMM Legal (Auld Brewer Mazengarb & McEwen)New Plymouth
- Duncan CotterillChristchurch
- Pier LawChristchurch
- Saunders & CoChristchurch
- Access NZ Immigration LawTauranga
- Bridge LawHamilton
- Corcoran FrenchChristchurch
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Immigration representation in Auckland, by the numbers
From the Immigration Advisers Authority register, the New Zealand Law Society register and published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions. Figures refresh monthly.
- Immigration lawyers based here
- 51
- Law firms with an office here
- 46
- Licensed advisers based here
- 802
- Median years since admission
- 19
The longest-admitted immigration lawyer listed in Auckland was admitted to the bar in 1980.
Published appeal record of Auckland counsel
2,916 published appeals name counsel based in Auckland, across 43 of the 51 listed here, most recently 6 August 2026. “Allowed” is the appellant’s share of decided appeals; a percentage is shown only where at least 5 were decided.
| Appeal type | Appeals | Allowed | Dismissed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refugee & protection | 1377 | 566(43% of 1322 decided) | 756 |
| Deportation: non-resident | 696 | 252(37% of 682 decided) | 430 |
| Residence: skilled migrant | 336 | 183(57% of 323 decided) | 140 |
| Deportation: resident | 173 | 67(40% of 169 decided) | 102 |
| Residence: partnership | 154 | 84(57% of 148 decided) | 64 |
| Residence: parent | 71 | 28(40% of 70 decided) | 42 |
| Residence: sibling & adult child | 27 | 15(58% of 26 decided) | 11 |
| Residence: dependent child | 20 | 13(68% of 19 decided) | 6 |
| Residence: special policies | 20 | 14(78% of 18 decided) | 4 |
| Residence: other | 15 | 6(46% of 13 decided) | 7 |
| Residence: family (other) | 8 | 3(50% of 6 decided) | 3 |
| Residence: business investor | 7 | 3(43% of 7 decided) | 4 |
| Residence: business entrepreneur | 7 | 5(71% of 7 decided) | 2 |
| Deportation | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Counts come from decisions the tribunal has published and that name a representative we can identify with certainty. Appeals settled, withdrawn or resolved before a decision do not appear, so this is a record of published outcomes rather than of everything a practitioner has done. How matching works is set out in the methodology.
If you already know what has gone wrong
Guides to the situations people most often need representation for, with the deadlines that apply.
- Immigration appeal success rates in New Zealand
What can be appealed, to whom, by when — and how often appeals succeed.
- Facing deportation from New Zealand — liability, notices and appeals
Deportation liability, notices, humanitarian appeals and detention.
- Section 61 requests — getting a visa while unlawfully in New Zealand
When a visa has expired or was never granted, and what can still be done.
- Criminal convictions, character and your New Zealand visa
How convictions and character issues affect visas, and how waivers work.
- How people lose their New Zealand visas — real cases from the tribunal
PPI letters, responding to concerns, and your procedural rights.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need an immigration lawyer in Auckland, or can a licensed adviser help?
- Both can represent you to Immigration New Zealand and at the Immigration and Protection Tribunal. You need a lawyer if your matter may go to court, or if it crosses into other areas of law such as employment or criminal matters affecting character. 51 immigration lawyers are based in Auckland, alongside 802 licensed immigration advisers.
This list is not exhaustive. Unlike the adviser directory, which covers everyone on the IAA register, there is no register of lawyers doing immigration work. This list is researched from public sources, so a lawyer in Auckland may be missing simply because their immigration practice is not identifiable from those sources. Absence here says nothing about a lawyer. Know one who should be listed? Tell us.
How firms are listed and ordered: methodology. See all immigration lawyers in New Zealand or compare licensed immigration advisers in Auckland.