About
Viva Kima Esq., is a Virginia immigration lawyer and managing partner at Kima & Associates, LLC. Her practice focuses on immigration law, real estate matters, and international business services. She assists individuals, families, and businesses with immigration-related issues involving family petitions, citizenship applications, visas, and other immigration processes. Her work also includes real estate transactions and business matters involving clients in domestic and international settings.
Ms. Kima earned a B.A. in Social Work, cum laude, from Texas Southern University. She received her J.D. from Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 1984, where she participated in Law Review. Her legal education provided the foundation for her practice in immigration, business, real estate, and related legal matters.
Ms. Kima has practiced law for more than three decades, working with individuals, families, businesses, and community organizations. Her immigration practice includes family petitions, citizenship applications, green cards, and other immigration matters. She has experience assisting clients with complex legal decisions and provides guidance on matters involving immigration, real estate, and international business transactions.
Viva Kima is admitted to practice in Virginia, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Virginia Mountain Lawyers Alliance, Virginia Beach Bar Association, and other professional organizations. Her practice focuses on immigration law, real estate, and business-related legal services for individuals and organizations.
Law Office Affiliations
- Managing Partner, Kima & Associates, LLC
- Member, Virginia State Bar
- Member, Connecticut Bar Association
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, District of Columbia Bar Association
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Member, Virginia Mountain Lawyers Alliance
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Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
Licensed State
- Virginia
- Connecticut
- Pennsylvania
- District of Columbia
Education
- Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Juris Doctor (JD) - Texas Southern University
B.A. in Social Work
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- Contracts & Agreements
- Oil & Gas
- Science & Technology
- Asylum
- Citizenship & Naturalization
- Deportation
- Employment-Based Immigration
- Family-Based Immigration
- Green Cards
- Investor & Business Immigration
- Commercial Real Estate
- Land Use & Zoning
- Residential Real Estate
- Probate
- Wills & Living Wills




