Karas Immigration Law Professional Corporation

About Karas Immigration Law Professional Corporation

Karas Immigration Law Professional Corporation is a Toronto firm that practices exclusively in Canadian immigration law, handling everything from family and business sponsorships to work permits, Express Entry applications, and provincial nominee programs. The firm's principal, Sergio Karas, holds a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and is a Certified Specialist in Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Law with the Law Society of Ontario. The firm belongs to Visalaw International, a network of independent immigration firms with offices in other countries, and its memberships include the Canadian Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the International Bar Association, and the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association.

Karas started at the firm Goodman and Carr LLP practicing municipal law before moving into immigration work, spending about a decade on legal aid cases that included more than 1,000 refugee files. The practice later shifted toward corporate immigration, working with companies and skilled individuals such as scientists, programmers, and engineers on relocations to Canada. Karas also represented 25 Canadians in a case over Swiss bank accounts linked to the Holocaust that led to a $1.25 billion settlement, later chronicled in the book Hitler's Silent Partners by journalist Isabel Vincent. Karas speaks six languages, including English, French, and Spanish.