Yoshio Shimoda

Our firm exclusively provides legal services related to Japanese immigration cases. Our service includes filing applications with the immigration and other government authorities, such as for Certificate of Eligibility, Extension/Change of Status of Residence, Permanent Residency, and Naturalization, beginning from the professional consultation followed by relevant document preparation both in English and Japanese. As one of the leading firms in the field of corporate immigration with its cumulative handling of nearly 50,000 cases since its establishment, our firm provides services through consultants with ample experience and knowledge. As a proof to show the firm provides quality service in this particular field, the firm has had the honor of being the winner of the CorporateINTL Global Award as the Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Japan for three consecutive years since 2010. Further to announce is that Yoshio Shimoda, the managing partner of the firm, was appointed in 2011 as a member of Immigration and Naturalization Practice Committee of the Tokyo Gyosei Shoshi (Administrative Lawyers’) Association. ILS was established to provide legal assistance necessary for realizing people's desire to start a business, work or live together with their family. By providing support for the immigration procedure, we hope to help people get more freedom of choice in life beyond borders. With the latest legal knowledge, we aim to be truly trustworthy immigration lawyers with awareness of the importance of the result obtained through the procedure. Thanks to clients' support ILS has accumulated over 40,000 cases of application, in particular through our assistance to many international companies, particularly foreign companies. Based on the experience and expertise acquired by these application track records and keeping high standard of compliance, we would like to help corporate and individual clients as the best partner for immigration related business.