Immigration

An Introduction To Immigration

Introduction To Immigration

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.
  • Sometimes, that involves helping clients realise their dreams of living legally in Ireland, when they had thought all hope of that was lost.
  • Sometimes, it involves helping clients bring their family members to live with them in Ireland, often when they had applied themselves but were refused.
  • Sometimes, it involves helping a busy industry bring much needed workers to Ireland in roles they had struggled to fill for long periods of time.
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.

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We hope you have found this information useful. If you would like to speak to a member of the Immigration team, or you would like to find out more, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
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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.
Siobhan & Gerry
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.
Stephen and Theresa, Recent Surrogacy Clients
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
Frank Keoghan, Co. Kilkenny
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!
Immigration client - April 2024
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!
Recent Immigration Client
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.
R.L. - Waterford
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.
David Ruane — Managing Director, Pulse Fashion Accessories, Newcastle, Co Dublin
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.
Siobhan & Gerry
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.
Stephen and Theresa, Recent Surrogacy Clients
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
Frank Keoghan, Co. Kilkenny
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!
Immigration client - April 2024
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!
Recent Immigration Client
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.
R.L. - Waterford
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.
David Ruane — Managing Director, Pulse Fashion Accessories, Newcastle, Co Dublin
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