Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda provides international and domestic clients with a full range of immigration law services and has been recognized for its extensive experience in business immigration and consular processing, visa and custom matters, preparation of complex petitions and applications for visas that allow employment in the United States. We specialize in: providing consultation and strategy regarding immigration matters in connection with investments, transactions, corporate structures and operations that maximize the client's ability to assign investors, executives and foreign personnel in the United States; assisting clients in acquisitions and corporate organizations that ensure immigration issues are addressed and implemented; assisting domestic corporate clients in hiring and maintaining foreign professionals or personnel to be employed in the United States, and advising employees on duties imposed under the Immigration Reform and Control Act; providing assistance to health care professionals and medical institutions on immigration matters; providing assistance to students for maintaining legal status under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act and other significant legislation; providing family-based immigration needs; assisting in complex naturalization cases; and defending clients in exclusion and deportation matters.

We have handled immigration cases for various clients, including: hotels and resorts; restaurants; retail businesses; hospitals; financial institutions; computer companies; development companies; non-profit organizations; golf courses; professional service companies such as accounting, architecture, engineering and researching firms; and individuals such as investors, executive chefs, professional athletes, health care professionals, fashion models and entertainers.