[2026] NZIACDT 20, QX v Yu (Qian Yu)

“Sanctions / adviser dishonestly filed application on behalf of client for tourism or holiday visa rather than work visa sought by client / subsequently provided client a fabricated work visa decline letter from INZ / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s3, s50, s51 / Code of Conduct 2014, cl1, cl2a, cl2e, cl8a, cl8c, cl13a, cl14, cl18a, cl22, cl26a, cl26b, cl26d / adviser dishonest in two respects and breached 12 professional standards / gravity of adviser’s wrongdoing at upper end of serious given dishonest / conduct aggravated by adviser’s failure to engage with Authority and Tribunal over prolonged period / adviser’s explanation of conduct did not acknowledge dishonesty finding nor apologise to complainant / four other dishonesty complaints upheld / further order preventing reapplication of licence proportional to adviser’s wrongdoing and in public interest / adviser censured and fined $4,000 (reduced from $8,000 to reflect totality of six parallel proceedings)”