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Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007

Regulation of immigration advisers - Immigration advisers to be licensed, unless exempt

10: Who may be licensed as immigration adviser

You could also call this:

“Rules for becoming a licensed immigration adviser”

You can become a licensed immigration adviser if you meet certain requirements. First, you must be a real person who applies for a licence. The Registrar, who is in charge of licences, needs to be sure that you have the right skills and knowledge. These skills are set by special rules.

You can’t have a licence if you’re not allowed to have one according to certain rules. If some special rules apply to you, the Registrar has to decide if you’re a good and suitable person to have a licence.

Finally, you can’t be a licensed immigration adviser if you’re a lawyer or if you’re in a group of people who don’t need a licence (called category 2 exemptees).

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Part 1 Regulation of immigration advisers
Immigration advisers to be licensed, unless exempt

10Who may be licensed as immigration adviser

  1. A person may be licensed as an immigration adviser only if—

  2. the person is a natural person who applies for a licence under section 18; and
    1. the Registrar is satisfied that the person meets the competency standards set under section 36; and
      1. the person is not prohibited from holding a licence under section 15 and, in the case of a person to whom section 16 or 17 applies, is determined by the Registrar to be a fit and appropriate person to hold a licence; and
        1. the person is not a category 2 exemptee or a lawyer.