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Keep up to date with news from the Immigration Advisers Authority.
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December 2024 Newsletter
In this issue:
- Upgrade to Immigration Advisers Authority register coming soon
- Webinar Questions
- Proactive Compliance Inspection Programme
- Statutes Amendment Bill update
- Tribunal decisions
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Upgrade to Immigration Advisers Authority register coming soon
An upgrade is coming 3 February 2025 to the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) online portal.
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New series to help businesses unmask cyber crime
Small businesses are the target for nearly half of all cyber crime in Aotearoa, with one in three experiencing at least one cyber attack. But less than half of business owners say they are prepared for an online incident.
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Unlicensed immigration adviser sentenced to jail
A repeat offender who provided immigration advice while being unlicensed and, and in some cases, received some payment from his clients, has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison on 9 October 2024 and ordered to pay three of his victims a
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September 2024 newsletter
In this issue:
- A year in numbers (2023-2024)
- Tips to improve supervision of provisional licence holders
- Licensed Immigration Adviser fined and prevented from reapplying for licence for 2 years
- Update from INZ: Accredited Employer Work Visa -
Licensed Immigration Adviser fined and prevented from reapplying for licence for 2 years
Licensed Immigration Adviser John Lawlor has been censured and prevented from reapplying for any licence for a period of 2 years.
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July 2024 newsletter
In this issue:
- Amendments to the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
- Job Vacancy – Senior Technical Advisor
- Taking parental leave and your licence
- IAA Complaint Form -
April 2024 newsletter
In this issue:
- Recent investigation trends and most common breaches
- Webinar reminder: Client engagement and rubber-stamping
- Message from INZ – Fake visas circulating
- Provide your feedback on the Graduate Diploma in NZ Immigration Advice -
December 2023 newsletter
In this issue:
- What do Migrant trends tell us?
- IAA webinar 3: Link to recording
- GDNZIA Industry Partnership Group -
2022-2023 Migrant survey results
Survey of New Zealand visa applicants who have used an Immigration Adviser 2022-23. Conducted for the Immigration Advisers Authority by GravitasOPG.
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November 2023 newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
IAA Webinar 2: Client files
Tribunal Decisions
Message from Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
2022-2023 Migrant survey results -
Client Survey Reminder
You will have received an email with a link to our client survey especially for Licensed Immigration Advisers. We run this survey every two years and really value the feedback you provide us through this.
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September 2023 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
A Year in Numbers (2022-2023)
Migrant exploitation
Webinar Announcement
Tribunal Decisions -
Former Licensed Immigration Adviser convicted following MBIE investigation
A former Licensed Immigration Adviser has been sentenced to 6-months community detention and 100 hours community service after he was found guilty of breaching the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 (the Act).
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June 2023 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
Licensing matters
Tribunal decisions
Webinar recording -
April 2023 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
Charging premiums for jobs
Sentencing outcome: Alvarado Molina
Tribunal decisions
Visa applicant survey
Update from Te Pūkenga | Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
Licensing matters
Webinar Announcement -
March 2023 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
Tribunal decisions
Reasonable fees: Guidelines
Update from Toi Ohomai/ Te Pūkenga
Former licensed immigration adviser convicted
Licensing matters -
Former licensed Immigration Adviser convicted, puts visa applicant at risk
Former Auckland based licensed immigration adviser, Gregory Francisco Smith, who continued to provide immigration advice without a licence, was convicted and sentenced last week at the Manukau District Court.
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December 2022 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
Authority closure dates
Update from Toi Ohomai
Licensing matters
Tribunal decisions
Visa applicant survey -
October 2022 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
Update from Toi Ohomai
Licensing matters
Can a migrant be compelled to engage a specific adviser?
Tribunal decisions
IAA Webinar 3 -
August 2022 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
A Year in Numbers (2021-2022)
Licensing Matters
IAA Webinar 2
Tribunal Decisions
Gravitas Migrant Survey (2022/2023) -
June 2022 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
Message from Toi Ohomai
Message from the Overseas Investment Office
Immigration Advisers Authority social media campaign
Prosecution for unlicensed advice
Tribunal decisions -
Church pastor’s wife sentenced for providing illegal immigration advice
The wife of a church pastor who charged hundreds of dollars from visa applicants for all the applications she lodged on their behalf, has been sentenced in the Auckland District Court for providing immigration advice illegally.
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April 2022 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
2022 Webinars
Message from Toi Ohomai
Licensing matters
IAA Social Media campaign -
February 2022 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from Registrar
New adviser resources
Tribunal decisions -
December 2021 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from Registrar
Authority closure dates
Update from Toi Ohomai
November 2021 Webinar recording now available
‘Immigration advice’ on online platforms
Managing clients during Covid – a discussion on best practice
Tribunal -
2021 Migrant survey results
Survey of New Zealand visa applicants who have used an Immigration Adviser 2021. Conducted for the Immigration Advisers Authority by GravitasOPG.
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November 2021 Newsletter
In this issue:
2021 Licensed Immigration Advisers Reference Group
Contacting the Authority
CPD verification records
2021 Migrant survey
Managing clients during Covid – a discussion on best practice
Tribunal decision -
Reference group minutes, 4 October 2021
Reference group minutes, 4 October 2021, 2pm – 4pm. Via Zoom
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September 2021 Newsletter
In this issue:
2020/21- A year in numbers
2021 Licensed Immigration Advisers Reference Group
Webinars
Message from Toi Ohomai
Message from Employment New Zealand
Licensing matters -
Reference group minutes, 2 August 2021
Reference group minutes, 2 August 2021, 2pm – 3.30pm. Via Zoom
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June 2021 Newsletter
In this issue:
2021 Licensed Immigration Advisers Reference Group
Webinars
Adviser survey - Tell us about your experiences
Message from Employment New Zealand
Licensing matters
New/Revised Resources
Prosecution for unlicensed immigration advice -
Company director sentenced to community detention and ordered to pay $74,703 for immigration advice provided without license
A Christchurch woman, whose company provided immigration advice to migrants, has been convicted and sentenced to six months community detention and ordered to repay a total of $74,703, following two charges laid by the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA)
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Reference group minutes, 4 May 2021
Reference group minutes, 4 May 2021, 2pm - 4pm. Via Zoom
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April 2021 Newsletter
In this issue:
2021 Licensed Immigration Advisers Reference Group
Visa applicant survey
GDNZIA industry placements
Resources
Privacy Act 2020 and Clause 26 of the Code of Conduct 2014
Licensing matters
Tribunal decisions -
Visa applicant survey to begin late April
Results for the 2018/2019 visa applicants survey
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Impacted services: RealMe login outage
RealMe services are being upgraded from 9pm Friday 9 April to 9pm Sunday 11 April. Online services requiring Realme login will be unavailable during this time.
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2019 Migrant survey results
Survey of New Zealand visa applicants who have used an Immigration Adviser 2018/2019. Conducted for the Immigration Advisers Authority by Premium Research.
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February 2021 Newsletter
In this issue:
2021 Licensed Immigration Advisers Reference Group
Obligations to notify change in circumstances
Licensing matters
Tribunal decisions -
December 2020 Newsletter
In this issue:
Update from Toi Ohomai
Licensing matters
Tribunal decisions -
2021 Reference Group Update - Invitations for Expressions of Interest
Further to our announcement in the October Newsletter, we now invite expressions of interest from licensed immigration advisers to join our 2021 Reference Group. This is open to both New Zealand and overseas based advisers.
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October 2020 Newsletter
In this issue:
Update from Toi Ohomai
Upcoming webinar
Licensing matters
CPD: attending a mandatory webinar
Industry groups
Resources
Reference Group matters
The Authority in the media
Tribunal decisions -
Reference group minutes, 16 September 2020
Reference group minutes, 16 September 2020, 1pm - 2pm. Via Zoom
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Home detention, community work, and large fine for company director providing unlicensed immigration advice
An Auckland man has been fined and sentenced to six months home detention and 200 hours community work, and his company fined and ordered to repay victims for providing immigration advice without being licensed or exempt, and asking for or receiving a fee
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COVID-19 Update
Current alert level will depend on where you are in New Zealand. For the latest information, visit the Government’s COVID-19 website.
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August 2020 Newsletter
In this issue:
COVID 19 Update - IAA Head Office closed
2020 Reference group update
Licensing matters
Tribunal Decisions -
Reference group minutes, 29 July 2020
Reference group minutes, 29 July 2020, 1pm - 3pm. Via Zoom
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July 2020 Newsletter
In this issue:
Prosecution for unlicensed immigration advice
2020 Licensed Immigration Adviser Reference Group
New FAQs section on website
Reminders for licensing and investigations matters
Webinars
Tribunal Decisions -
Reference group minutes, 24 June 2020
Reference group minutes, Wednesday 24 June 2020, 1pm - 3pm. Via Zoom
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Unlicensed immigration adviser sentenced to community detention
North Shore businessman Peter Woodberg has been sentenced to six months community detention, 12 months supervision and ordered to pay $5600 reparation to victims, following his guilty plea to three representative charges laid by the IAA for providing immi
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May 2020 Newsletter
In this issue:
Message from the Registrar
2020 Reference group update
Updates from Toi Ohomai
Licensing matters
Tribunal decisions -
March 2020 Newsletter
In this issue:
COVID-19 Update -
February 2020 Newsletter
In this issue:
2020 Licensed Immigration Adviser Reference Group
Updates from Toi Ohomai
Licensing Matters
Webinars
Tribunal decisions -
January 2020 Newsletter
In this issue:
Join the 2020 Licensed Immigration Adviser Reference Group
Toolkits available on IAA website
Numbers of Licensed Immigration Advisers
Tribunal decisions -
December 2019 Newsletter
In this issue:
Join the 2020 Licensed Immigration Adviser Reference Group
Updates from Toi Ohomai
New Employee rights module from Employment New Zealand for employees
Tribunal decisions -
November 2019 Newsletter
IAA Webinars
Addressing the exploitation of temporary migrant workers
What happens when the Authority receives a complaint about a licensed adviser?
IAA in the media
Tribunal decisions -
Unlicensed immigration adviser sentenced to home detention
Timothy Joseph Spooner has been sentenced to 4 months home detention and ordered to pay $7050 reparation to victims following his guilty plea in May to five charges laid by the IAA for providing advice to immigrants when neither licensed nor exempt.
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September 2019 Newsletter
IAA Webinars
Employment Learning Modules
Not-for-profit scholarship – Toi Ohomai
Tribunal decisions -
Unlicensed immigration adviser pleads not guilty to 13 offences of giving unlicensed advice
Peter Woodberg has been charged with 13 offences by the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) for knowingly providing immigration advice without being licensed or exempt. The alleged offending included advising clients to mislead New Zealand authorities.
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August 2019 Newsletter
IAA Webinars
IAA in the media
Survey of the clients of advisers
Tribunal decisions -
Unlicensed immigration adviser charged with 13 offences
An Auckland based business man has been charged with 13 offences by the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) for knowingly providing immigration advice without being licensed or exempt.
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July 2019 newsletter
IAA Webinars
Tribunal decisions -
June 2019 newsletter
Immigration Contact Centre – Adviser trusted line
IAA Webinars
IAA in the media
Tribunal decisions -
Education providers reminded about immigration advice laws
The Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) has visited more than 20 education providers in the past week, reminding them of the laws around providing immigration advice for New Zealand.
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Reference group minutes, 22 May 2019
Reference group minutes, Wednesday 22 May 2019, 10:15am - 3pm. Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) Board Room, Level 2, 52 Symonds Street, Auckland.
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Unlicensed immigration adviser pleads guilty
An Auckland man has pleaded guilty to five charges laid by the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA), four representative counts of providing immigration advice without being licensed or exempt, and one representative charge of asking for or receiving a fe
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May 2019 newsletter
Supervisors intending to supervise new provisional licensees
IAA Webinars
Immigration Law Conference 2019
Interested in work placements – information from Toi Ohomai
Tribunal decisions -
April 2019 newsletter
IAA plans for mandatory CPD
IAA client survey
Tribunal decisions -
Reference group minutes, 20 March 2019
Reference group minutes, Wednesday 20 March 2019, 10:15am – 3pm. Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) Board Room, Level 2, 52 Symonds Street, Auckland
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March 2019 newsletter
Licensed Advisers Reference Group
IAA Webinars 2019
IAA in the media
Tribunal decisions to view
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Unlicensed immigration advice in the Pacific community leads to community work sentence
An Auckland woman from the Tongan community has been sentenced to 250 hours community work after pleading guilty to charges of unlawful immigration advice.
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February 2019 Newsletter
Anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism rules
Tribunal decisions -
December 2018 newsletter
Interested in taking on a student work placement in 2019?
2018 webinars available to view
Tribunal decisions to view -
November 2018 newsletter
IAA in the media
Looking to be a supervisor?
2019 industry places on the Graduate Diploma in New Zealand Immigration Advice
Graduate Diploma not-for profit Scholarship
Tribunal decisions
Join the 2019 Licensed Immigration Adviser Reference Group -
Education agent pleads guilty to four charges of unlawful immigration advice
The director of an Auckland based education placement service for international students has been handed down a commuted sentence of nine months home detention, after pleading guilty to four charges of unlawful immigration advice.
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New Registrar appointed
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is pleased to announce it has appointed Andrew Galloway to the position of Registrar of the Immigration Advisers Authority.
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Reference group minutes, 7 August 2018
Reference group minutes, Wednesday 7 August 2018, 10:15am – 3pm. Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA) Board Room, Level 2, 52 Symonds Street, Auckland
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September 2018 newsletter
IAA launches information campaign in India
Reference group
New look Licence Certificates
2018 mandatory CPD
Your written agreement must reflect how you will charge your client in practice
Tribunal decisions -
August 2018 newsletter
What can you do to reduce the use of unlawful advice?
2018 mandatory CPD
Looking to be a supervisor?
Did you know...? Backup supervisor
Tribunal decisions -
July 2018 newsletter
Annual survey of licensed immigration advisers
ANZ Migrant Expo
South America campaign
Financial year end
2018 mandatory CPD
Looking to be a supervisor?
You can report migrant exploitation
Tribunal decisions