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New Zealand immigration adviser statistics

There are 1,690 licensed immigration advisers in New Zealand as at September 2026 — 1,230 based onshore and the rest practising from overseas. The numbers below are derived from the IAA public register and refresh every month.

Today's current advisers, by when they were first licensed

Cumulative count of advisers holding a current licence today, by their first-licensed year — the veteran share of the profession at a glance.

8451,690Current licences, cumulative by first-licensed yearFirst licensed by 2008: 47 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2009: 151 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2010: 216 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2011: 249 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2012: 303 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2013: 358 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2014: 435 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2015: 545 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2016: 635 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2017: 724 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2018: 800 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2019: 894 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2020: 969 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2021: 1,052 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2022: 1,120 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2023: 1,200 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2024: 1,333 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2025: 1,590 of today's current advisersFirst licensed by 2026: 1,690 of today's current advisers1,69020082026

Licences by status (all time)

Current1,690
Expired1,048
Surrendered148
Refused43
Cancelled36

Current advisers by city

Auckland802
Christchurch126
Hamilton104
Wellington58
Tauranga42
Queenstown26
Palmerston North16
Nelson12
Dunedin10
Napier-Hastings9
Invercargill8
Whangarei5
New Plymouth4

Current advisers by licence type

Full1,376
Provisional309
Limited5

Current advisers by country

New Zealand1,230
Australia329
India36
China18
South Africa9
Philippines8
Hong Kong8
United Arab Emirates5
Malaysia5
United Kingdom5
Canada5
Korea (South)3
17,590
register filings tracked
405
licences due for renewal in the next 90 days
966
active advice businesses

Frequently asked questions

How many licensed immigration advisers are there in New Zealand?
As at September 2026, 1,690 immigration advisers hold a current licence from the Immigration Advisers Authority. 1,230 are based in New Zealand and the rest practise from overseas, mostly Australia.
How many immigration advisers have ever been licensed?
2,965 advisers appear on the register in total. Beyond the 1,690 current licences, the rest have expired, been surrendered, cancelled or refused.
Which New Zealand city has the most immigration advisers?
Auckland, with 802 currently licensed advisers — more than every other city combined. Christchurch and Hamilton follow.

Data as at 1 September 2026. Source: Immigration Advisers Authority public register.