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Somang You

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39 published IPT appealsImmigration-only practice

Somang You practises immigration law at visalaw.nz (Somang You) in Auckland (Founder, sole practitioner), and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2009.

Lawyers are not licensed immigration advisers, and do not need to be. Lawyers with a current New Zealand practising certificate are exempt from adviser licensing under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 and are regulated by the New Zealand Law Society. Verify Somang You on the NZLS register entry.

Details

Role
Founder, sole practitioner
Firm
visalaw.nz (Somang You)
Admitted
18 September 2009
Years since admission
17
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Regulator
New Zealand Law Society
Practice breadth
Immigration law only
Published IPT appeals
39

Immigration and Protection Tribunal appeal record

39 published decisions of the Immigration and Protection Tribunal (and its predecessor boards) record Somang You as counsel for the appellant. Success rates say as much about which cases a professional takes on as about their work — compare them with the all-appellant rate for the same appeal type, and read the decisions themselves.

Appeal typeCasesAllowedDismissedOtherSuccess rateAll appellants
Refugee & protection14211115%21%
Residence: skilled migrant751183%48%
Deportation: non-resident70700%37%
Residence: parent20200%42%
Residence: partnership211050%52%
Residence: dependent child211050%66%
Deportation: resident211050%33%
Deportation211050%20%
Residence: business investor1100100%51%
Outcomes by appeal typeAllowedOtherDismissed
Refugee & protectionRefugee & protection — Allowed: 2 of 14Refugee & protection — Other (referred, withdrawn, jurisdiction): 1 of 14Refugee & protection — Dismissed or declined: 11 of 1414Residence: skilled migrantResidence: skilled migrant — Allowed: 5 of 7Residence: skilled migrant — Other (referred, withdrawn, jurisdiction): 1 of 7Residence: skilled migrant — Dismissed or declined: 1 of 77Deportation: non-residentDeportation: non-resident — Dismissed or declined: 7 of 77Residence: parentResidence: parent — Dismissed or declined: 2 of 22Residence: partnershipResidence: partnership — Allowed: 1 of 2Residence: partnership — Dismissed or declined: 1 of 22Residence: dependent childResidence: dependent child — Allowed: 1 of 2Residence: dependent child — Dismissed or declined: 1 of 22Deportation: residentDeportation: resident — Allowed: 1 of 2Deportation: resident — Dismissed or declined: 1 of 22DeportationDeportation — Allowed: 1 of 2Deportation — Dismissed or declined: 1 of 22Residence: business investorResidence: business investor — Allowed: 1 of 11

Showing the 15 most recent of 39 decisions; the totals above cover all of them.

Compiled from decisions published on the Ministry of Justice tribunal decisions database. A decision is attributed only when the counselnamed in it matches exactly one person on the relevant register (or the firm named in the decision confirms the match); self-represented appellants and uncertain matches are excluded, so this may undercount. “Other” includes referrals to the Minister, withdrawn appeals and jurisdiction decisions. Context for the all-appellant rates: appeal success rates in New Zealand.

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