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Asylum application: Lindiwe needs $1,050 before the deadline
Help Lindiwe cover the fees of an asylum application so She can stay with her family.
🇿🇦 Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa896 views
I'm facing an asylum application. My hearing is scheduled for November, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $1,050. I have been told by three legal-aid offices that their waiting list is longer than my deadline.
I have all of my paperwork ready, and my caseworker at a local immigrant rights clinic has confirmed that my case is valid.
If I miss the deadline I could lose my right to stay with my family and my job. My children were born here and this is the only home they know.
I'll share any non-sensitive updates as the case moves along.
The money goes to the immigration attorney's trust account and the court filing office. I'll upload receipts with sensitive details removed.
Where the $1,050 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $760
• Filing and biometrics fees: $195
• Certified translations and document copies: $30
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $65
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Lindiwe
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- Pavithra D. Raman 🇮🇳 · $169
“God bless. Only $169 but hope it helps. - Rohini”
- Anonymous 🇪🇬 · $100
- Alexandre Daniel Cavalcanti 🇧🇷 · $75
“Thought of Lindiwe all day after reading this. - São Paulo”
- Marieke Marijke Smits 🇳🇱 · $55
- Pavithra A. Krishnamurthy 🇮🇳 · $50
“Take care of yourselves. Please keep us posted. - Jaipur”
- Akello Muthoni Hamisi 🇺🇬 · $25
“Praying for you. My father told me about this one. - Kampala”
- Victor M. Pangilinan 🇵🇭 · $25
“Good luck. Thought of Lindiwe all day after reading this. - Caloocan”
- Pranjal L. Parikh 🇮🇳 · $25
- Anonymous 🇯🇵 · $25
- Adeline B. Pena 🇺🇸 · $20
“Stay strong. My mother told me about this one. - Fresno”
- Felipe Mateus Castro 🇧🇷 · $10
- Rani Arora 🇬🇧 · $10
- Sebastián K. Vargas 🇺🇸 · $10
“Sending love. From Lexington with love.”
- Aurélie Élodie Marchand 🇫🇷 · $5
- Megan D. Banks 🇺🇸 · $5
“Good luck. My brother told me about this one. - Bellevue”
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Praying for you, Lindiwe. Hope you get there. Sent it to 26 people at work. Take care.
Is there anything that isn't money that would help Lindiwe?
Thank you. If you're in Gqeberha I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks, that means a lot.
Thinking of you, Lindiwe. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'll check back for the next update.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Gqeberha.
Hope things get better soon. This could happen to any of us. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.
so sorry you're going through this, Lindiwe. Shared it with a few friends. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Gqeberha.