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Citizenship application: Elias needs $1,800 before the deadline
A citizenship application deadline is approaching and Elias cannot afford the lawyer.
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Elias is facing a citizenship application. The hearing is scheduled for November, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $1,800. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Elias has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at a local immigrant rights clinic has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Elias could lose the right to stay with the family and the job. The children were born here and this is the only home they know.
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 $1,800 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $1,100
• Filing and biometrics fees: $370
• Certified translations and document copies: $155
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $175
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Marlene
Small update. $160 so far, I met with the attorney and confirmed the amounts.
We're at 35% thanks to 12 of you. I met with the attorney and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
- Suresh M. Yadav 🇮🇳 · $5
- Audrey M. Rose 🇺🇸 · $50
- William N. Larson 🇺🇸 · $70
- Sixten Berggren 🇸🇪 · $20
- Maëlle Lucie Renaud 🇫🇷 · $15
- Dinesh Vaidyanathan 🇮🇳 · $75
- Kezia Beatrice Darko 🇬🇭 · $250
- Chidi Ibrahim Gbadamosi 🇳🇬 · $100
“Thought of Elias all day after reading this. - Port Harcourt”
- Mavis Yvonne Danso 🇬🇭 · $10
- Carlos Leonardo Bastos 🇧🇷 · $20
- Théo Lambert 🇫🇷 · $10
- Elaine Regina Nunes 🇧🇷 · $5
“Sending love. Thought of Elias all day after reading this. - Campinas”
- Arun F. Chowdary 🇮🇳 · $10
- Isaac N. Carpenter 🇺🇸 · $25
- Teresa Battaglia 🇮🇹 · $25
- Leo Graham 🇨🇦 · $30
- Nolan N. Nguyen 🇳🇿 · $100
“From my family to yours. Thought of Elias all day after reading this. - Auckland”
- Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $10
- Yusuke Yuma Fujii 🇯🇵 · $50
“Best of luck. My mother told me about this one. - Shinjuku”
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Keep going, Marlene. Shared it with a few friends. Take care!