Barred & sanctioned migration agents

Mohammed Ismail SaudRegistration cancelledOMARA

OMARA cancelled the registration, with the Agent not to be registered for a period of five years from the date of the decision, following an investigation into his conduct. The Authority found the Agent failed to act in accordance with the law, specifically section 312A of the Act, by failing to declare to the Department the immigration assistance he provided to clients, made false and misleading statements in support of applications and to the Department which he knew to be false and misleading, failed to maintain proper client records and to give service agreements, invoices and receipts to his clients, failed to act professionally, competently, diligently, ethically and honestly with integrity, failed to inform his clients of conflicts of interest and commission payments received by way of referrals to the education provider where his spouse was director, failed to provide proper supervision of his staff and facilitated members of his business to provide unlawful immigration assistance, failed in his duties in relation to work or services performed by persons other than registered migration agents, and acted in a way that was intended to undermine the purpose and intent of the student visa program and the migration law to obtain a benefit for himself and his clients. The Authority was also satisfied he was not a person of integrity, or otherwise not a fit and proper person to give immigration assistance.

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.

Sanjeev InsanRegistration suspendedOMARA

OMARA suspended the registration for six months, and until specified conditions are met, after finding the Agent failed to act professionally, ethically and with integrity and in doing so damaged the reputation of the migration advice industry, allowed another person to use his MARN in a way that suggested immigration assistance given by another person was given by him, acted in a way that defeated the purpose of migration law by aiding the provision of immigration assistance by an unlawful provider, failed to notify the Authority within 14 days of becoming aware that his MARN was being used by another person, failed to act in the legitimate interests of his clients and in accordance with the relevant service agreement, and failed to notify his clients and the Department that he had ceased his representation.

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.

Yi WangBarred from registrationOMARA

OMARA barred the former agent from being registered as a migration agent for three years, following an investigation into a complaint about her conduct, after finding she failed in her general duty to act professionally, ethically, honestly and with integrity, engaged in conduct likely to damage the reputation of migration agents or the migration advice industry, failed to comply with migration law in that she failed to declare that she provided immigration assistance, failed in her duty not to give futile immigration assistance, failed in her duty not to make false or misleading statements, and failed in her duty not to undermine migration law.

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, with the Agent not to be registered for a period of five years from the date of the decision, after finding she failed to act in accordance with section 312A of the Act by failing to declare to the Department the immigration assistance she provided to clients, made false and misleading statements in support of applications and to the Department which she knew to be false or misleading, engaged in false or misleading advertising on the internet, implied the existence of a relationship with the Department, failed to provide proper supervision of her staff and facilitated a member of her business to provide unlawful immigration assistance, and acted in a way intended to defeat the purpose of and evade a requirement of the migration law. The Authority was also satisfied she was not a person of integrity, or otherwise not a fit and proper person to give immigration assistance.

Anson Ansheng HuangRegistration suspendedOMARA

OMARA suspended the registration for three years, and until certain conditions are met, following an investigation into two complaints, after finding the Agent failed to act competently, diligently and fairly, failed to demonstrate a sound working knowledge of the Migration Act and Regulations in providing immigration assistance to a client, failed to have proper regard to a client’s dependence on his knowledge and experience, set and charged a fee that was unreasonable in the circumstances, provided immigration assistance without having issued a service agreement, carried out work in a manner that unnecessarily increased the cost to a client, failed to issue a statement of services after the service agreement was terminated, failed to hold client money in the clients’ account, and failed to issue a receipt for payments made by a client. The Authority was also satisfied he was not a fit and proper person to give immigration assistance. The Agent has applied to the Administrative Review Tribunal for review of the decision.

Joanne Cotton-OdgaardRegistration suspendedOMARA

OMARA suspended the registration for six months, and until certain conditions are met, following an investigation into the Agent’s conduct, after finding she failed to act professionally, competently and diligently, did not act in the legitimate interests of and respond in a timely manner to a client, failed to keep a client informed about the progress of their immigration matter, acted in a way that caused unnecessary delay to a client, did not notify the Authority and clients of material changes on the Register for migration agents, and failed to provide information and documents as requested by the Authority. The Authority was also satisfied she is not a fit and proper person to give immigration assistance.

Jie ZhanRegistration cancelledOMARA

OMARA cancelled the registration after finding the Agent failed to maintain client files including records of oral communication, failed to maintain client confidentiality, failed to comply with the Authority’s request for documents, failed to take all reasonable steps to ensure that no member of her business provided immigration assistance, did not act in the legitimate interests of her client or have regard to his dependence on her knowledge and experience, failed to provide her clients with service agreements, consumer guides, invoices and receipts, engaged in conduct likely to damage the reputation of the migration advice industry, and failed in her duty to act professionally, ethically, honestly and with integrity. 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.

Tam Van NguyenRegistration cancelledOMARA

OMARA cancelled the registration, with the Agent not to be registered for a period of five years from the date of the decision, after finding he failed to act ethically and honestly with integrity, failed to comply with migration law and his duty not to undermine migration law, failed to maintain proper client records, failed to provide information when responding to requests from the Authority, lodged protection visa applications that he knew had no prospect of success and were likely to prolong his clients’ stay in Australia, knowingly made statements in support of protection visa applications which he knew or believed to be misleading and inaccurate, and failed to take reasonable steps to maintain the integrity of the migration assistance industry. The Authority was also satisfied he was not a person of integrity, or otherwise not a fit and proper person to give immigration assistance.

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. On 26 August 2026, in sanctions on a further upheld complaint (IM v Yu [2026] NZIACDT 50), the Tribunal found her liable for 17 breaches of professional standards — the most serious being continuing to provide immigration services after her supervision agreement was terminated and after her licence was suspended, together with the unlawful retention of a client’s tuition fees — and noted nine other upheld complaints involving 123 breaches. She was censured, ordered not to reapply for any licence for five years from that decision, and ordered to pay NZD 4,000 to the Registrar and NZD 8,960 to the complainant.

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.