Under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 it is an offence to provide immigration advice without being licensed or exempt. If your immigration adviser is not licensed when they should be, Immigration New Zealand will return your application.
For more information and to view the register of licensed advisers, go to the immigration Advisers Authority website
www.iaa.govt.nz or email
info@iaa.govt.nz.
Lawyers provide immigration advice and are exempt from licensing under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act. For more information and to view the register of immigration lawyers, go to the New Zealand Law Society website
www.lawsociety.org.nz