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"At the core of our work is the belief that where we are born is outside of our control, and that our society is all the richer for its diverse population. "
Thank you for visiting the Immigration section of our website where you can read about our team and the areas we specialise in.
Whether you need assistance with employment permits, visas, naturalisation, citizenship, foreign birth registration, family reunification applications or any type of residency application, we are here to help and guide you through the process.
Please review the information and if you have any questions, please get in touch to find out how we may assist you.
My name is Aileen Gittens and I head up our Immigration team.
I love my work as it gives me great satisfaction to be able to use the law to help people in an area of great importance to their personal lives.
Immigration law is rewarding to practice as it is hugely satisfying to help clients with these issues, and it is interesting to practice as it is one of the most dynamic areas in Irish law due to the prolific nature of Irish and European court cases in this area.
I feel privileged to have advised hundreds of clients on various immigration related matters over the last number of years. I am delighted to have established the immigration law department at Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan, a firm which provides legal service at the highest level across a variety of areas, in the heart of Kilkenny city. I believe we can add huge value for people in need of legal immigration assistance across the south east, and indeed, all of Ireland.
Often one can migrate to Ireland and settle here lawfully without having to engage an immigration solicitor.
However, in many cases, the services of an immigration solicitor can be essential.
The immigration team at Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan LLP is here to help you if you feel you need assistance with your or your family member’s journey to lawful residence in Ireland.
We have extensive experience in all types of immigration applications and specialise in legal appeals and judicial review proceedings.
Our services extend beyond borders. We can help you whether you live in Kilkenny or Kerry, Ireland or India, or anywhere in between!
Our immigration team will have an initial consultation with you (usually by video call) in order to take full instructions from you. We will listen to your questions and advise you on any immigration pathways available to you to come to Ireland. We will summarise that advice by e-letter to you following the consultation. Thereafter, we will support you in achieving whatever outcome is recommended for you, and we will be here to answer whatever questions you may have along the way.
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Immigration appeals and High Court Judicial Review proceedings are a crucial aspect of our practice. If you have applied for any type of immigration application and if it has been refused, legal advice at this stage can be invaluable. Your solicitor will advise whether a decision is unlawful and should be challenged and will draft the review or appeal of the impugned decision. A strong review or appeal will deal with each refusal reason and outline, from a legal administrative, immigration and human rights perspective, whether that refusal ground was lawful or not.
If a strong legal review or appeal to a negative decision is not submitted, the applicant will have a negative immigration decision in their name and in some cases, this can taint future applications they may make.
A review or appeal is often the last step to challenge a negative decision outside of the court process. If a review or appeal is refused, in order to challenge that refusal, High Court judicial review proceedings are necessary. It is usually best to exhaust the “review or appeal” option before issuing High Court judicial review proceedings.
Often, High Court judicial review proceedings result in “out of court” settlements, which ultimately result in the relevant application being “re-decided” in our client’s favour.
The information on this website does not constitute legal advice or otherwise. Make sure you seek specific legal advice before making any important decisions. Under Law Society regulations in contentious business, a solicitor may not calculate fees or other charges as a percentage or proportion of any award or settlement. © Copyright Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors 2025.
I hired Aileen Gittens at PKHL for help with my complex naturalisation case. She is vastly knowledgeable about all matters immigration and was supportive throughout the whole process. Thanks to Aileen I now have my Certificate. I would recommend her counsel to anyone across Ireland. Thank you!
I just wanted to say how happy we were with the service Keith provided when we were changing our mortgage earlier this year. Keith’s efforts were of the highest standard. He was extremely fast, helpful and professional in his approach. Things were getting tight because of interest rate deadlines and Keith really helped to get it over the line. This will save us a lot of money over the course of the 7 year fixed term. I would highly recommend PKHL to anyone considering moving house or remortgaging their home.
We can’t thank Annette enough for all her hard work and assistance. From the very start Annette made us feel comfortable on our surrogacy journey.Highly recommend Annette and team to couples starting their journey.
I just wanted to drop you a note to let you know how incredibly helpful and professional we found Katya to deal with during our recent house purchase. Katya was extremely patient with all of our questions and calmly and efficiently helped us through the whole process. Of all of the solicitors we've dealt with she really was the most pleasant, helpful and effective one we have worked with.
I hired Aileen Gittens at PKHL for help with my complex naturalisation case. She is vastly knowledgeable about all matters immigration and was supportive throughout the whole process. Thanks to Aileen I now have my Certificate. I would recommend her counsel to anyone across Ireland. Thank you!
Martin J Crotty, Solicitor of Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan Solicitors has acted for me and my parents for well over 30 years and we have found Martin to be very courteous, professional and precise with all legal work he has done for us. We would highly recommend Martin to anyone who is looking for their legal affairs to be attended to in a timely and accurate manner
Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan has worked with us on a number of different matters, particularly commercial contracts and property matters. They tend to have specialists in each area which means we get the benefit of a very high level of expertise. We find them very responsive to our requirements, they quickly understand what has to be done and deliver the outcomes we need without delay. We value their assistance highly, and I would not hesitate to give them my recommendation.
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