Maria Laura Cánepa, Residency, Relocation, Immigration Advisor, and Director at MobilityLC, holds degrees in International Relations and Commerce, with 18 years of experience in migration, politics, tourism, technology and the arts, across Uruguay, the United States, and Europe and has established herself as an expert in the immigration field with proven success as an Immigration Advisor and as a respected leader and voice in the immigration process.
A Uruguayan-Italian citizen fluent in five languages, Laura is recognized for her negotiation skills, multicultural expertise, and global network. Her areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, the Residency, Relocation, and Citizenship processes.
Laura graduated from the Lycée Français of Montevideo and was awarded a scholarship to study for a year at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia by the Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP). She earned a degree in International Affairs from the Universidad de la Republica (UDELAR) in her home country in 2008. She graduated from the PostGraduate European Institute (IEP) and the Escuela de Negocios de Madrid with a Master’s Degree in International Commerce. She is a Certified NLP Practitioner through the NLP Institute of Uruguay, as well as a Certified Travel Counselor (CTC) and Certified Travel Associate (CTA) through the Travel Institute of the United States. Laura is also a FIFA Certified Football Agent and an Oglethorpe University alumni. She was the first Uruguayan participant in the GRSP program to receive the William A. Watt Memorial Award in 2003, for promoting international understanding, goodwill, and peace, advancing the spirit of unity and accord among nations.
Laura began her career with the Uruguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and spent nearly a decade as a member of the Sabre Airline Solutions and Sabre Travel Network Teams. She rose through the ranks of Sabre to oversee a team of 72 skilled specialists. She worked as a Residency and Relocation Associate for a major Uruguayan law firm.
She founded MobilityLC, the Uruguayan immigration firm, over a decade ago with all of her skills.
Headquartered in Montevideo, MobilityLC has a multidisciplinary and internationally experienced team of more than ten professionals, offering assistance in five languages and access to a trusted network of local experts. Through strategic international alliances, the firm also collaborates with offices and professional partners in Mexico, the United States, the Netherlands, Dubai, and South Africa.
Laura and MobilityLC Team have been featured at different Publications throughout the world such as Sovereign Man, France’s “La Petite Futée”, UK South American Prestige Awards Magazine, Cross-Culture Publishing’s “FRANCÉS / FRANÇAIS en URUGUAY, CCP Guía a la comunidad francesa”, Uruguay’s EL PAIS newspaper, Guru’Guay’s numerous publications and webpage articles and videos. Laura and MobilityLC are the exclusive collaborators, representing Uruguay, for the Immigration Chapter on CHAMBERS UK and are the Immigration Advisors for the Colombian Consulate in Uruguay.
Throughout her illustrious career, Laura has received awards, accolades and has been recognized globally for her outstanding leadership and commitment to the profession. She was featured in TIP (Top Industry Professionals) Magazine in 2019 and was named IAOTP’s (International Association of Top Professionals) Top Immigration Advisor of the Year. In 2020, she received the Empowered Woman Award. In 2023, she was featured in IAOTP’s 2nd edition of Top 50 Fearless Leaders Publication where a chapter was dedicated to her. In 2025, she was also featured in IAOTP’s 2nd edition of Top 25 Global Impact Leaders Publication where a chapter was dedicated to her. Both were International BestSellers. In 2025, she received the distinguished Presidential Award and she was recently selected for Top Expert of the Year in Immigration Services for 2026.
Laura was also recognized by the UK-based Prestige Awards as “Immigration Services Specialist of the Year” from 2022 to 2025.
Laura enjoys traveling, exercising, astrology, astronomy, acting, hand pan playing, music in general and spending time with her husband and friends when she is not working.
As a token, in 2018, Laura presented her first short film as an Actress at Cannes Film Festival and in 2019, she continued studying acting at the William Esper Institute in New York and in 2024 she graduated from the course “Acting in front of the Camera” at La Escena, acting school in Montevideo. For many years, Laura volunteered at a Rural Public school in Uruguay teaching French to children aged 3 to 12.
Laura wants to make a difference in people’s lives in any way she can and is committed to promoting Uruguay, its beauty and its quality of life around the world.