Are people who work for an education provider exempt from having to hold a license?

Under the Act, offshore people who give immigration advice in regards to student visas or permits only are exempt. Within New Zealand however, people who work in the education sector engage with students in a wide variety of ways. Some of this engagement will constitute immigration advice and some will not. The Immigration Advisors Authority, in collaboration with Education New Zealand and Immigration New Zealand, has developed a guideline specific to the education sector, which explains what is and is not immigration advice.

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