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Citizenship application: Emilia needs $3,350 before the deadline
A citizenship application deadline is approaching and Emilia can't afford the lawyer.
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Emilia is facing a citizenship application. The hearing is scheduled for May, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $3,350. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Emilia 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 Emilia 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.
Funds cover only the filing fees, translations and attorney retainer.
Where the $3,350 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $2,650
• Filing and biometrics fees: $480
• Certified translations and document copies: $85
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $135
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thinking of you, Gloria. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.
Wishing you the best. Hope you get there. Love from San Jose