AI Visibility Index · Immigration Law

Singapore firms: who AI recommends,
and who's invisible.

We put the questions a Singapore client actually asks to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity, and recorded which of 88 firms each engine names. Only 5 consistently appear - the rest are invisible in the channel clients increasingly start with.

5
of 88 firms consistently named
73%
rarely surface at all
90%
top firm's visibility (LIM Immigration Services Pte Ltd)
88
firms evaluated
AI Engines Queried
ChatGPT
Claude
Perplexity
Gemini
Executive summary

Only 5 of 88 firms are visible to AI

When a Singapore client asks AI for an immigration law firm, the same handful of names come back - LIM Immigration Services Pte Ltd, Davies & Associates LLC, Fragomen Singapore, KGP Legal LLC, Magrath Sheldrick Singapore. The other 83 firms, including most with strong reputations and busy practices, rarely surface at all. 73% of the cohort is effectively invisible in AI search.

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What AI says when a client asks

Real, unedited answers from the study - the same handful of names recur, question after question.

Query: "Who are the leading boutique immigration lawyers in Singapore?"
"Here is a guide to the **leading boutique immigration lawyers and firms in Singapore**, based on current research: ... 1. **Fragomen Singapore** ... 2. **LIM Immigration Services Pte Ltd** ... 3. **Transform Borders** ... 4. **KGP Legal LLC** ... 5. **Bhavini S Law Practice** ... 6. **Davies & Associates LLC** ... 7. **HJM Asia Law & Co LLC** ... 8. **Immigration@SG**"
Named LIM Immigration Services Pte Ltd · Davies & Associates LLC · Fragomen Singapore
Query: "Which boutique immigration law firm is the most trusted in Singapore?"
"Singapore has several reputable boutique immigration law firms. Based on expertise, client focus, and stated commitment to transparency, here are some of the most trusted: 1. **Transform Borders (Sulochana Uthirapathi)** ... 2. **LIM Immigration Services Pte Ltd** ... 3. **Davies & Associates LLC** ... 4. **KGP Legal LLC** ... 5. **Magrath Sheldrick Singapore** ... Some prominent consultancies, like Fragomen and Majestic Immigration, explicitly state they operate as consultancies and not law firms in Singapore."
Named LIM Immigration Services Pte Ltd · Davies & Associates LLC · KGP Legal LLC
Query: "Who are the leading boutique immigration lawyers in Singapore?"
"Here are some of the top boutique immigration law practices and immigration-specialist consultancies in Singapore... 1. Magrath Sheldrick Singapore... 2. LIM Immigration Services Pte Ltd... 3. Legal Expat Singapore... 4. Shine Partners Immigration Pte Ltd"
Named LIM Immigration Services Pte Ltd · Magrath Sheldrick Singapore
The leaderboard

The 10 most-visible firms

Visibility = share of AI answers naming the firm. The full ranking of all 88 firms, with each one's band, is available on request.

#Immigration LawScoreVisibilityBand
1LIM Immigration Services Pte Ltd111.990%Active
2Davies & Associates LLC103.090%Emerging
3Fragomen Singapore86.675%Active
4KGP Legal LLC83.670%Emerging
5Magrath Sheldrick Singapore78.865%Active
6Transform Borders75.665%Emerging
7JCP Law LLC68.955%Active
8LYTAG Law LLP52.045%Emerging
9Tafapolsky & Smith LLP49.540%Emerging
10HJM Asia Law & Co LLC47.540%Emerging
+ 78 more firms ranked, with each one's visibility and band. Get the full leaderboard & where you rank →

The top 5 are named in 65-90% of answers. By rank 10, visibility is already down to 40% - and 78 firms sit below this table.

Most recommended

The five names AI returns most

1
LIM Immigration Services Pte Ltd
The most-named firm across all four engines.
Visibility90%
Score111.9
2
Davies & Associates LLC
Named consistently across all four engines.
Visibility90%
Score103.0
3
Fragomen Singapore
Named consistently across all four engines.
Visibility75%
Score86.6
4
KGP Legal LLC
Named consistently across all four engines.
Visibility70%
Score83.6
5
Magrath Sheldrick Singapore
Named consistently across all four engines.
Visibility65%
Score78.8
The sources

What AI reads to answer

These directories, regulators and platforms surfaced in AI answers. They are not competing for the client - they are the third-party sources AI re-reads. Getting listed and well-reviewed on them moves your own visibility.

SourceTypeEngines
lawsociety.org.sgRegulator3
moisg.comRegulator1
straitstimes.comPublication3
reddit.comForum1
thestraitstimes.comPublication2
+ more sources cited across the cohort. Get the full source list →
How AI builds an answer

An AI answer is built from 6 layers. Most firms cover 1.

When ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Perplexity answer a client's question, the response is assembled from six technical inputs. No single marketing discipline covers them all - which is why 73% of firms rarely surface.

SEO covers2 of 6
PR covers1 of 6
Content teams cover1 of 6
28 Labs coversall 6
1Crawler access
Can the AI engines read your site at all? Default CMS configs block at least 2 of the 4 AI crawlers.
2Machine-readable structure
Schema, clean markup, clear entities the engines can parse.
3Answer-shaped content
You directly answer the questions clients ask.
4Authority & citations
Independent sources - directories, regulators, reviews - corroborate you.
5Freshness
The data is current.
6Per-engine presence
You appear across all four engines, not just one.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Which firms does AI recommend in Singapore?

LIM Immigration Services Pte Ltd, Davies & Associates LLC, Fragomen Singapore, KGP Legal LLC, Magrath Sheldrick Singapore are the most consistently named across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. Only 5 of 88 firms appear regularly.

How many Singapore firms does AI actually name?

Just 5 of 88 firms consistently appear; 73% rarely surface at all.

What sources does AI read to answer?

The most-cited sources are lawsociety.org.sg, moisg.com, straitstimes.com - the directories, regulators and platforms AI re-reads to build its answers.

Who are the leading boutique immigration lawyers in Singapore?

Asked across the four engines, AI most often names LIM Immigration Services Pte Ltd, Davies & Associates LLC, Fragomen Singapore. The full ranking, and where each firm sits, is on this page.

How does 28 Labs measure AI visibility?

Each firm is scored on whether ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity name it across the questions clients ask, May 2026. Citations reflect the retrieval / web layer; some recommendations draw on training data with no visible citation.

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How we did it. Client questions x 4 engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity), 88 Singapore firms scored on whether each engine names them. "Visibility" = share of answers naming the firm. Citations reflect the retrieval / web layer; some recommendations draw on training data with no visible citation. Data captured May 2026.

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28 Labs · AI Visibility Research · Singapore Immigration Law AI Visibility Index, May 2026. Describes AI engine behaviour at time of testing; not legal advice.