[2026] NZIACDT 22, EG v Yu (Qian Yu)

“Sanctions / adviser dishonestly informed complainant that visa application had been made and was under assessment by INZ / dishonestly advised complainant that interim visa had been issued and she was not overstaying / filed s 61 request for discretionary visa without instructions / Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007, s3, s50, s51 / Code of Conduct 2014, cl1, cl2e, cl8a, cl8c, cl13a, cl14, cl17a, cl17b, cl17c, cl18b, cl22, cl26e / adviser found to be dishonest and in breach of 12 professional standards / gravity of adviser’s misconduct assessed as medium to high level / seven separate complaints upheld against adviser, six involving dishonesty / adviser’s belated explanation of personal events and health issues accepted to impact advisory capabilities but do not explain or justify lying to complainant / accepted advisor was provisionally licensed at time of misconduct / 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 parallel proceedings)”