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Immigration advisers in Wellington

There are 58 licensed immigration advisers based in the Wellington area, working across 44 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.

Wellington immigration advisers in figures

Years licensed

8.4 years on average

Immigration advisers based in Wellington, by years licensed
Immigration advisers based in Wellington, by years licensed
0 to 4 years22
5 to 9 years11
10 to 14 years12
15 years or more13

43% of the 58 immigration advisers based in Wellington have held a licence for 10 years or more. Their average is 8.4 years, against 7.2 across New Zealand.

Licence classes

74% hold a full licence

Immigration advisers based in Wellington, by licence class
Immigration advisers based in Wellington, by licence class
Full licence43
Provisional licence13
Limited licence2

43 of the 58 hold a full licence, 13 a provisional licence and 2 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

22 first licensed since 2022

Immigration advisers based in Wellington today, by the year they were first licensed
Immigration advisers based in Wellington today, by the year they were first licensed
20172
20183
20193
20201
20212
20226
20231
20245
20258
2026, so far2

22 of the 58 immigration advisers based in Wellington 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

86% have one immigration adviser

Businesses in Wellington, by immigration advisers based here
Businesses in Wellington, by immigration advisers based here
One immigration adviser38
Two immigration advisers6
3 to 5 immigration advisers0
6 or more immigration advisers0

The 58 immigration advisers work across 44 businesses based in Wellington. 38 of those businesses have a single immigration adviser here, and 0 have six or more.

Tribunal appeals

15 named in published decisions

Immigration advisers based in Wellington, by published appeals naming them
Immigration advisers based in Wellington, by published appeals naming them
No matched published decisions43
1 to 4 appeals10
5 to 19 appeals3
20 appeals or more2

15 of the 58 immigration advisers based in Wellington are named as representative in at least one published Immigration and Protection Tribunal decision, 169 appeals in all. Most representation never reaches the tribunal, so an immigration adviser with no matched published decisions may still have acted on appeals.

Wellington immigration advisers by list

Showing 50 of 58 longest-licensed immigration advisers

Published appeal record of Wellington immigration advisers

169 published appeals name immigration advisers based in Wellington, across 15 of the 58 listed here, most recently 29 July 2026. “Allowed” is the appellant’s share of decided appeals; a percentage is shown only where at least 5 were decided.

Appeal typeAppealsAllowedDismissed
Residence115 appeals
Skilled migrant6654% 35 of 65 decided30
Partnership1280% 8 of 10 decided2
Dependent child967% 6 of 9 decided3
Parent757% 4 of 7 decided3
From work & Green List683% 5 of 6 decided1
Category not stated43 of 4 decided1
Special policies33 of 3 decided0
Permanent & returning resident32 of 3 decided1
Sibling & adult child21 of 2 decided1
Business entrepreneur22 of 2 decided0
Business investor11 of 1 decided0
Deportation53 appeals
Non-resident5364% 34 of 53 decided19
Refugee & protection10 of 1 decided1

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 58 immigration advisers with a current licence based in the Wellington area, working across 44 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.