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Kari is a Senior Immigration Programme Manager in Fragomen's Frankfurt office. Originally from the U.S., Kari is responsible for supporting major client accounts for the EMEA region and globally. She manages projects to further enhance service delivery, assists with M&A activity and onboards clients to ensure a seamless account transition. Kari also acts as a single point-of-contact for these clients on queries and immigration strategies.
Kari began her career at Fragomen in 2016 as a Manager and U.S. immigration attorney in our Consular and Document Practice Team. With this experience, she gained a wealth of knowledge by working with our multinational clients in a variety of jurisdictions across the world.
Kari speaks English and German.
Education
- Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, MBA, 2020
- University of South Dakota, J.D., 2014
- Concordia College Moorhead, B.A., 2011
More from Kari
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Minnesota, United States; Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Court Admissions: Minnesota Supreme Court
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Rome Chapter
Member, American Chamber of Commerce, Germany Chapter
Experience
Advised and assisted a client throughout its expansion into the U.S. to ensure that the plans and partnership structure would satisfy E-2 investor requirements, and facilitated the immigration compliant transfers and intermittent work of its employees in the U.S.
Assisted in the approval of I-130 petition filings and immigrant visa processing (‘green card’ process) at different European Consulate posts.
Assisted in L visa applications, which required sourcing additional evidence from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), including demonstration of specialized knowledge and documentation of complicated corporate relationships.
Assisted with the consular processing of visa applications for large groups traveling on an urgent basis for Fortune 500 companies.
Publications and lectures
Author, “US-Einreise: Was ändert sich für deutsche Unternehmen?”, IT Mittelstand, 10 February 2017.
Kari’s insights
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