[2018] NZIACDT 42, Xu v Tian (Ying Tian)

“Negligence / dishonest or misleading conduct / failure to inform client of status of applications / failure to obtain instructions before submitting applications / INZ declined work visa & granted visitor visa to complainant / adviser got complainant to sign second work visa application without informing her first had been declined / second application declined / complainant claimed she did not know applications had been declined & she was in country illegally / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s442 / Code of Conduct 2014, cl1, cl2e, cl26 / adviser negligent as to disclosures to complainant & failure to obtain instructions / insufficient evidence adviser misrepresented status of applications or nature of second application form / nature of form obvious / conduct not dishonest or misleading / adviser honestly believed work visa would be granted / lack of file notes or electronic records of conversations / complaint upheld”