DIRECTOR

Karen is a registered Australian Migration Agent and an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. Karen has over 30 years of experience in law and has worked as a State, Senior and Deputy State Attorney. She headed the litigation department for a large private law firm whereby she managed the firm’s litigation matters.

After graduating as a Migration Agent, Karen joined KPMG where she gained extensive experience in advising and assisting individual and corporate clients with Australian migration matters including companies operating in the Oil & Gas, Mining and Construction industries. In 2013 Karen left KPMG to establish her own Migration Agency, Suffolk-Visa.

As of June 2020, Suffolk-Visa merged with Suffolk-Law to become one powerhouse legal practice.

KEY SPECIALITIES

• Temporary Skill Shortage visas (Subclass 482)
• Employer Sponsored visas (Subclass 186, 187 & 494)
• General and Independent Skilled Migration visas (Subclass 189, 190 & 491)
• Business visas (Subclass 132, 188 & 888)
• Investor visas (Subclass 188 & 888)
• Parent visas (Subclass 143, 173, 884 & 864)
• Partner visas (Subclass 309, 100, 801 & 820)
• Prospective Marriage visas (Subclass 300)
• Child visas (Subclass 101 & 802)
• Resident Return visas (Subclass 155 & 157)
• Remaining Relative visas (Subclass 115 & 835)
• Student & Training visas (Subclass 407 & 500)
• Short Stay Specialist visas (Subclass 400)
• Visitor visas (Subclass 600 & 601)

EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS

• Baccalaureus Legum Civilium (BLC)
• Baccalaureus Legum (LLB)
• Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law Practice
• Attorney (High Court of South Africa)
• Registered Migration Agent # 1277169 (Migration Agents Registration Authority)