IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY PROFILE
Carina Ford
Immigration Attorney
Carina Ford Immigration Lawyers
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Carina is the Managing Partner of a large immigration law practice in Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria. She is an Accredited Immigration and Administrative Law Specialist, New Zealand Licenced Immigration Adviser and was the winner of the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) Paul Baker Award in 2017. She is listed on the Best Lawyers …
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About the Attorney
Carina is the Managing Partner of a large immigration law practice in Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria. She is an Accredited Immigration and Administrative Law Specialist, New Zealand Licenced Immigration Adviser and was the winner of the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) Paul Baker Award in 2017. She is listed on the Best Lawyers in immigration law, from 2022 – 2027., Melbourne and Lawyers Weekly, “Partner of the Year - Immigration” for 2022.
She is a regular presenter of CPD topics in immigration law for a range of bodies and writes for the Immigration Law service for Lexis Nexis. Carina has an extensive review practice at the ART…
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and Judicial Review. The firm has a vast area of practice ranging from refugee cases, sports related visa issues, overseas students, character and identity cancellation cases, employer sponsored and labour agreements, global talent and business visas as well as an extensive pro bono practice with a particular focus on vulnerable persons. She also runs some high profile cases including the Biloea Sri Lankan Family in Australia.
She is a member of numerous legal boards and committees including:
Current Co- Chair of the Migration Law Committee of the Law Council of Australia
Executive member of the Federal Dispute Resolution Section of the Law Council of Australia.Member and previous Co-Chair of the Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) Refugee Committee 2019 - 2022
Past Member of the LIV Administrative Law Specialisation Law Committee/ past member of the Immigration Law Specialisation Committee
Member of the LIV Migration Law Committee (chair in 2009 and 2010)
Chair of the Law Council of Australia Refugee working group
Chair of the LIV AAT reform working group
Past Co-chair of the LIV Sports Law Committee and member of the LIV Sports Law Committee
Previous Member of the Hockey Victoria Disciplinary Tribunal
Hockey Victoria Board Member 2019 - 2026
She balances her working life with playing hockey and running marathons.
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Practice Areas
Immigration Matters Handled
- Broad immigration law practice covering a range of family, employment, humanitarian and citizenship matters.
Education / Credentials / Memberships
Education
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Credentials
- Lawyer of the Year — Immigration Law, Melbourne (Australia) (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year — Immigration Law, Melbourne (Australia) (2024)
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Office & Service Areas
Remote services only.
Serving clients remotely.
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Profile updated Nov 2, 2026. Source: imported listing.