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Family reunification petition: Esperanza needs $1,900 before the deadline
Esperanza needs $1,900 for filing fees and representation in a family reunification petition before the February deadline.
🇺🇸 Aurora, Illinois, United States1,029 views
Esperanza is facing a family reunification petition. The hearing is scheduled for February, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $1,900. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Esperanza has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at the Aurora Community Legal Centre has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Esperanza 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 $1,900 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $1,550
• Certified translations and document copies: $145
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $205
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Alejandra
Updates from Alejandra
Good news. Because of your gifts ($653 in total) I made the first payment toward certified translations and document copies. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
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Sending strength, Alejandra. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't give up. Love from Boston.
Wishing you peace, Alejandra. Hope you get there.
Hope it all works out, Alejandra. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Sent it to 14 people at work. All the best.