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Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007

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

15: Persons prohibited from licensing

You could also call this:

“People who can't become licensed immigration advisers”

You cannot get a licence to be an immigration adviser if you:

  • Have not paid off your debts in bankruptcy
  • Are not allowed to manage a company because of rules in the Companies Act 1993
  • Have been found guilty of breaking immigration laws
  • Have been made to leave New Zealand because of immigration rules
  • Are in New Zealand without permission

If you are the Minister of Immigration or the Associate Minister of Immigration, you cannot get a licence while you have that job. You also cannot get a licence for 12 months after you stop having that job.

If you work as an immigration officer or a refugee and protection officer, you cannot get a licence while you have that job.

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

15Persons prohibited from licensing

  1. A person is prohibited from being licensed if he or she—

  2. is an undischarged bankrupt; or
    1. is prohibited or disqualified under any of the provisions of sections 382, 383, or 385 of the Companies Act 1993 from managing a company; or
      1. has been convicted of an offence against the Immigration Act 2009, the Immigration Act 1987, or the Immigration Act 1964; or
        1. has been removed or deported from New Zealand under the Immigration Act 2009, the Immigration Act 1987, or the Immigration Act 1964; or
          1. is unlawfully in New Zealand.

            1. A Minister of Immigration or an Associate Minister of Immigration in the New Zealand Government may not be licensed while holding that office and for the 12-month period after leaving that office.

            2. An immigration officer or a refugee and protection officer (as defined in the Immigration Act 2009) may not be licensed while employed in that role.

            Notes
            • Section 15(1)(b): amended, on , by section 14 of the Companies Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 111).
            • Section 15(1)(c): substituted, at 2 am on , by section 406(1) of the Immigration Act 2009 (2009 No 51).
            • Section 15(1)(d): substituted, at 2 am on , by section 406(1) of the Immigration Act 2009 (2009 No 51).
            • Section 15(2): replaced, on , by section 28 of the Regulatory Systems (Immigration and Workforce) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 10).
            • Section 15(3): inserted, on , by section 28 of the Regulatory Systems (Immigration and Workforce) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 10).