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Karen Cortez (Maria Karenena Cortez)

Senior Immigration Law Advisor | Senior Registered Migration Agent

Karen is a Registered Migration Agent (MARN 1574663) and Justice of the Peace (NSW 213993).

With over 15 years in the Australian immigration industry, Karen has built a practice grounded in something that does not come from a textbook – a genuine commitment to the people she works with. She has seen how much is at stake for clients navigating the immigration system, and she approaches every matter with the professionalism, integrity, and attention to detail that those clients deserve.

Karen works closely with employers across a range of industries, helping businesses meet their workforce needs through employer-sponsored visa pathways. She understands the operational pressures that come with sponsoring overseas workers, and she knows how to move matters forward efficiently without cutting corners.

For individuals and families, Karen brings that same care and thoroughness to partner and parent visa applications – matters that are deeply personal and where the margin for error is simply too high to treat as routine. Clients find in her someone who takes their situation seriously, communicates clearly, and sees the process through with them from start to finish.

Her ability to work fluently in Filipino/Tagalog and Ilonggo means she can engage directly and meaningfully with clients from Filipino and broader Southeast Asian backgrounds – something her clients consistently tell her makes a real difference.

Expertise

  • Employer-Sponsored Visas (subclass 482 and 186)
  • Labour Agreement
  • Partner Visas
  • Parent Visas

Qualifications

  • Registered Migration Agent (MARN 1574663)
  • Justice of the Peace (NSW 213993)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Immigration Law – Victoria University, Australia
  • Bachelor of Science in Accountancy – University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-Recoletos), Philippines