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Immigration advisers in Hamilton

There are 107 licensed immigration advisers based in the Hamilton area, working across 66 businesses. Every listing below comes from the official IAA register, refreshed October 2026, and is ordered by licence tenure — the longest-licensed immigration advisers first. How this ordering works.

Hamilton immigration advisers in figures

Years licensed

8.3 years on average

Immigration advisers based in Hamilton, by years licensed
Immigration advisers based in Hamilton, by years licensed
0 to 4 years34
5 to 9 years30
10 to 14 years24
15 years or more19

40% of the 107 immigration advisers based in Hamilton have held a licence for 10 years or more. Their average is 8.3 years, against 7.2 across New Zealand.

Licence classes

81% hold a full licence

Immigration advisers based in Hamilton, by licence class
Immigration advisers based in Hamilton, by licence class
Full licence87
Provisional licence20
Limited licence0

87 of the 107 hold a full licence, 20 a provisional licence and 0 a limited licence. A current full licence means the immigration adviser can handle any immigration matter; provisional licence holders work under supervision.

Year first licensed

34 first licensed since 2022

Immigration advisers based in Hamilton today, by the year they were first licensed
Immigration advisers based in Hamilton today, by the year they were first licensed
20173
20185
201910
20206
20216
20229
20236
20248
20256
2026, so far5

34 of the 107 immigration advisers based in Hamilton today were first licensed in 2022 or later. The chart counts people who hold a licence now, so an earlier year shows those who have stayed licensed, not every licence issued that year.

Business size

77% have one immigration adviser

Businesses in Hamilton, by immigration advisers based here
Businesses in Hamilton, by immigration advisers based here
One immigration adviser51
Two immigration advisers4
3 to 5 immigration advisers9
6 or more immigration advisers2

The 107 immigration advisers work across 66 businesses based in Hamilton. 51 of those businesses have a single immigration adviser here, and 2 have six or more.

Tribunal appeals

32 named in published decisions

Immigration advisers based in Hamilton, by published appeals naming them
Immigration advisers based in Hamilton, by published appeals naming them
No matched published decisions75
1 to 4 appeals24
5 to 19 appeals5
20 appeals or more3

32 of the 107 immigration advisers based in Hamilton are named as representative in at least one published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decision, 189 appeals in all. Most representation never reaches the tribunal, so an immigration adviser with no matched published decisions may still have acted on appeals.

Hamilton immigration advisers by list

Showing 50 of 107 longest-licensed immigration advisers

Published appeal record of Hamilton immigration advisers

189 published appeals name immigration advisers based in Hamilton, across 32 of the 107 listed here, most recently 28 July 2026. “Allowed” is the appellant’s share of decided appeals; a percentage is shown only where at least 5 were decided.

Appeal typeAppealsAllowedDismissed
Residence116 appeals
Skilled migrant6666% 41 of 62 decided21
Partnership2068% 13 of 19 decided6
Parent922% 2 of 9 decided7
Dependent child771% 5 of 7 decided2
Sibling & adult child560% 3 of 5 decided2
2021 Resident Visa40 of 3 decided3
Special policies22 of 2 decided0
Permanent & returning resident21 of 2 decided1
From work & Green List11 of 1 decided0
Deportation73 appeals
Non-resident6939% 27 of 69 decided42
Under the 1987 Act41 of 4 decided3

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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Frequently asked questions

As at October 2026 there are 107 immigration advisers with a current licence based in the Hamilton area, working across 66 businesses. The count comes from the official IAA register, which this directory re-checks every month.

Verify the licence first: every listing here shows the immigration adviser's licence number, licence type and how long they have been licensed. Then compare experience with your visa type, and confirm fees in writing before engaging. A current full licence means the immigration adviser can handle any immigration matter; provisional licence holders work under supervision.

Yes. New Zealand lawyers with a current practising certificate are exempt from immigration adviser licensing and can also give immigration advice. What matters is that whoever advises you is either licensed or exempt; anyone else giving immigration advice is acting unlawfully.

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How immigration advisers are listed and ordered: methodology. See all immigration advisers in New Zealand.