How come the fees are not a fixed price? 

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The Immigration Advisers Authority has an excellent explanation of why the fees vary:

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A licensed adviser when determining a reasonable fee for services to be provided will consider some or all of the following factors:

• the adviser’s experience and ability

• the degree of complexity of the application

• the urgency of the application, including any time limitations imposed by the client

• the length of time involved in processing the application

• the reasonable costs of running the adviser’s business

• whether the application is lodged in New Zealand or offshore

• the location of the adviser lodging the application

• the number of people included in the application

• whether disbursements such as third party costs, couriers, translations, copying etc. are included

• the level of personal service provided

• current market place fee levels for similar services.

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