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All licensed immigration advisers in Christchurch

The full A to Z of the 126 immigration advisers with a current licence based in the Christchurch area, from the official IAA register as at September 2026. For a ranked shortlist, see immigration advisers in Christchurch.

Licensed advisers in Christchurch, by the numbers

From the Immigration Advisers Authority register and published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions. Figures refresh monthly.

Current licences based here
126
Adviser businesses here
104
Median years licensed
7
Holding a provisional licence
33

A provisional licence means the adviser works under the supervision of a fully-licensed adviser. It is a stage of licensing, not a mark against anyone. Christchurch also has 17 immigration lawyers, who are exempt from adviser licensing — see them here.

Published appeal record of Christchurch advisers

139 published appeals name advisers based in Christchurch, across 28 of the 126 listed here, most recently 14 July 2026. “Allowed” is the appellant’s share of decided appeals; a percentage is shown only where at least 5 were decided.

Appeal typeAppealsAllowedDismissed
Residence: skilled migrant7440(55% of 73 decided)33
Deportation: non-resident217(33% of 21 decided)14
Residence: partnership174(25% of 16 decided)12
Residence: parent114(36% of 11 decided)7
Residence: dependent child53(60% of 5 decided)2
Deportation: resident404
Residence: other220
Residence: special policies211
Residence: business investor110
Deportation101
Residence: sibling & adult child101

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 Appeals settled, withdrawn or resolved before a decision do not appear, so this is a record of published outcomes rather than of everything a practitioner has done.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.

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