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Citizenship application: Natalie needs $2,500 before the deadline
Natalie needs $2,500 for filing fees and representation in a citizenship application before the November deadline.
🇬🇧 London, England, United KingdomPosted Oct 1, 20261,673 views
Natalie is facing a citizenship application. The hearing is scheduled for November, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $2,500. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Natalie has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at the London Community Legal Centre has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Natalie 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 $2,500 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $2,250
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $85
• Certified translations and document copies: $165
Thank you so much.
Updates from Michelle
Good news. Because of your gifts ($35 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
Small update. $174 so far, the plan for attorney retainer is now scheduled.
Small update. $194 so far, we've started the first stage.
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best of luck, Michelle. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Spokane this morning. Blessings.
how is Natalie doing now?
thanks for sharing this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Heliopolis but we're thinking of you
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Natalie.
Attorney retainer is $2,250 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page.
Best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of London.
thinking of you and your family, Michelle. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Love from Duque de Caxias.
Best of luck, Michelle. Hope this works out for you