Maija Morris

Maija Morris brings nearly 20 years of extensive expertise in immigration law, serving as a Lawyer and Senior Registered Migration Agent. Her career has spanned multiple continents, providing strategic advice to businesses and individuals amid complex mobility environments. Maija's experience includes working with multinational corporations across sectors such as aerospace, defence, engineering, and financial services, managing intricate immigration programs in Australia, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and the United States. She excels in handling high-pressure and high-stakes immigration cases, often leading projects that involve challenging regulatory landscapes, mergers and acquisitions, and urgent global workforce movements. Her approach combines technical knowledge with strategic acumen and practical problem-solving skills. Known for her focus on compliance and outcomes, Maija has successfully navigated complex scenarios involving high-profile relocation projects, visa complications, and regulatory nuances. Her career trajectory includes roles as a Senior Immigration Lawyer at Timpson Immigration Lawyers, where her work involved managing complex client matters, crafting strategies for bridging visa issues, and overseeing submissions to tribunals. At Agape Henry Crux, she contributed substantially through her management of intricate immigration status cases and advisory roles on matters like judicial reviews and ministerial intervention requests. Maija's tenure at Fragomen further highlights her capability as a Global Senior Immigration Program Manager, where she led global operations for multinational clients and played a crucial role in M&A events, workforce relocations, and developing internal resources for cross-disciplinary immigration management. She was instrumental in designing protocols for global transactional services, fostering collaboration with client vendors, and contributing to significant RFPs. Her educational background includes a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from The College of Law, Sydney, and an LLB/BA from the University of Newcastle. Clients consistently appreciate Maija for her ability to demystify complex immigration issues with clarity and her commitment to helping them move forward confidently.