Barred & sanctioned migration agents

Muhammad Nasir NawazRegistration cancelledOMARA

OMARA cancelled the registration for five years after finding the Agent provided false and misleading information to the Authority, failed to act competently and diligently in the legitimate interests of his clients, failed to properly supervise his staff and facilitated the provision of unlawful immigration assistance under his MARN, allowed a fraudulently altered Commonwealth document to be provided to his client, and engaged in false or misleading online advertising. The Authority was satisfied he was not a person of integrity or otherwise not a fit and proper person to give immigration assistance.

Harsh YadavRegistration cancelledOMARA

OMARA cancelled the registration, with a bar on re-registration for five years, after finding the Agent did not notify the Department that he had provided immigration assistance as required under section 312A of the Act, acted in a way intended to evade a requirement of the migration law, knowingly provided false and misleading statements to the Department in support of visa applications, failed to ensure immigration assistance in his business was provided only by registered migration agents, and failed to fully respond to the Authority. The Authority was satisfied he was not a person of integrity, or otherwise not a fit and proper person to give immigration assistance.

Entel DajsmailiBarred from registrationOMARA

OMARA barred the former agent from being registered as a migration agent for five years after finding he made, or encouraged the making of, statements in support of applications which he knew or believed to be misleading or inaccurate, failed to notify the Department that he had provided immigration assistance, failed in his duty to act professionally, ethically, honestly and with integrity, and undermined migration law by seeking to defeat the purpose of and evade a requirement of the migration law.

Mandeep KaurBarred from registrationOMARA

OMARA barred the former agent from being registered as a migration agent for five years after finding she failed to declare that she provided immigration assistance, failed in her duty to not make false or misleading statements, failed in her duty not to undermine the migration law for the purpose of obtaining a benefit, and failed in her general duty to act professionally, ethically, honestly and with integrity.

Jiaying LiRegistration cancelledOMARA

OMARA cancelled the registration, with a bar on re-registration for five years, after finding the Agent failed to notify the Department that she had provided immigration assistance as required under section 312A of the Act, acted in a way intended to evade a requirement of the migration law, failed in her duty to ensure that immigration assistance is given only by registered migration agents, and failed to ensure client money was held in a dedicated clients’ account. The Authority was satisfied she was not a person of integrity or otherwise not a fit and proper person to give immigration assistance.

Liang LuRegistration suspendedOMARA

OMARA suspended the registration for two years, and until certain conditions are met, after finding the Agent did not ensure all immigration assistance was given only by registered migration agents, did not exercise effective control of his office or supervise the work of non-RMA staff and control over the use of his MARN, received money from clients before entering into service agreements, failed to issue receipts and to deposit all client monies into his clients’ account, and did not ensure complete client files were maintained. The Authority was satisfied he was not a fit and proper person to provide immigration assistance.

Ning ZhangRegistration suspendedOMARA

OMARA suspended the registration for 12 months, and until certain conditions are met, after finding the Agent failed in her duty to exercise effective control of her office for the purpose of giving migration advice and assistance, failed to ensure that immigration assistance is only given by a registered migration agent unless permitted under section 280 of the Migration Act 1958, and failed to ensure that her employee was of good character and acted consistently with the Code of Conduct.

Jessie ZhouandRegistration suspendedOMARA

OMARA suspended the registration for one year, and until certain conditions are met, after finding the Agent failed to act professionally, ethically, honestly and with integrity in relation to her client and the Department, made a statement and provided a document to the Department that she knew to be misleading and inaccurate, acted in a way that undermined the migration law, and failed to act in the legitimate interests of her client. The Authority was satisfied she was not a person of integrity or otherwise not a fit and proper person to provide immigration assistance. The Agent has applied to the Administrative Review Tribunal for review of the decision.

Sean ShresthaRegistration cancelledOMARA

OMARA cancelled the registration, with a bar on re-registration for five years, after finding the Agent failed to act professionally, ethically and with integrity and in doing so damaged the reputation of the migration advice industry, failed to declare to the Department the immigration assistance he provided to clients as required by section 312A of the Act, and provided false or misleading information to the Authority in response to a request for information. The Authority was satisfied he was not a person of integrity, or otherwise not a fit and proper person to give immigration assistance.

Lili QianRegistration cancelledOMARA

OMARA cancelled the registration, with a bar on re-registration for five years, after finding the Agent failed to notify the Department and the Authority that she had provided immigration assistance, acted in a way intended to evade a requirement of the migration law, submitted an application for registration that she knew to be false or misleading in a material particular, failed to notify the Authority of changes in her circumstances, and failed to respond to a request from the Authority for information or documents. The Authority was satisfied she was not a person of integrity or otherwise not a fit and proper person to give immigration assistance.

Parminder KaurRegistration suspendedOMARA

OMARA suspended the registration for two years, and until certain conditions are met, after finding the Agent failed to act in a timely manner in line with statutory deadlines, failed to keep her client fully informed, failed to issue receipts and maintain proper client records, failed to inform her clients of conflicts of interest and commission payments received by way of referrals to an education provider where her spouse is a director, and failed in her duties relating to proper supervision of work performed by persons other than registered migration agents. The Authority was satisfied she was not a person of integrity, or otherwise not a fit and proper person to give immigration assistance. The Agent has applied to the Administrative Review Tribunal for review of the decision.

Jujhar Singh BajwaRegistration cancelledOMARA

OMARA cancelled the registration and barred re-registration for five years, after finding failure to declare immigration assistance across numerous visa applications, false or misleading statements, and that he was not a fit and proper person to provide immigration assistance.

Vaneet Kaur ChadhaRegistration cancelledOMARA

OMARA cancelled the registration and barred re-registration for five years, after finding she made false or misleading statements in visa matters and failed to properly declare the immigration assistance she provided to clients.

Nilli Singh BhandariRegistration cancelledOMARA

OMARA cancelled the registration and prohibited re-registration for a period of five years following disciplinary findings.

Rishi Kumar MittalLicence permanently revokedCICC

The CICC Discipline Committee permanently revoked his licence, barred him from ever re-applying, and ordered a $25,000 fine, approving a joint settlement over four complaints (of 45 received). The Committee found immigration and recruitment services were offered through overlapping businesses without clear separation, that unlicensed staff arranged job offers and gave immigration advice for payment, and that clients paid for jobs they had never applied for. He accepted responsibility for the misconduct.

Veronica MoyeLicence permanently revokedCICC

The CICC Discipline Committee permanently revoked her licence, fined her $50,000, ordered restitution to four clients, and awarded the College $41,850 in costs. The Panel found she was the only licensed consultant in an operation spanning Dubai, India and Vancouver, signed retainer agreements as authorized representative while unlicensed staff handled the files, and that clients were charged for finding jobs in Canada ("job selling") contrary to British Columbia law, with no Provincial Nominee Program applications ever submitted for the five complainants.

Qian Yu (also known as Heidi Castelucci)Licence cancelledIAA

The Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal cancelled her licence and barred her from applying for a new licence, following findings on 7 complaints that included at least 6 findings of dishonesty. The Tribunal found she worked without required supervision, hid visa declines, made or altered immigration documents, told clients applications were lodged when they were not, and was involved in a sponsorship for a job at a company owned by her husband that the Tribunal found did not exist. She was ordered to pay $25,500 in penalties and $9,700 in compensation to two clients. In a further June 2026 decision the Tribunal found she continued assisting a client and an employer after her supervision agreement was terminated — deceptive misrepresentation of her licence status — censured her, barred her from applying for any licence for 3 years from that decision, and ordered a further $4,000 payment.

Tzu-Tong Jane MaLicence cancelledIAA

The Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal cancelled her licence and barred re-application for two years after finding serious breaches — including helping migrants apply for work visas for jobs that did not exist, an undisclosed conflict of interest, and dishonesty toward Immigration New Zealand. She was ordered to pay $58,500 in compensation and a $10,000 penalty. In a further decision on a separate complaint (KZ v Ma [2026] NZIACDT 31, announced June 2026), the Tribunal censured her, barred her from applying for any licence for 2 years from that decision, and ordered payments of $8,000 to the Registrar and $3,900 to the complainant.