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Help Ella with work-permit appeal filing and attorney fees
Help Ella cover the fees of a work-permit appeal so She can stay with her family.
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Ella is facing a work-permit appeal. The hearing is scheduled for April, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $2,600. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Ella has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at Cleveland Welcome Centre has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Ella 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 $2,600 goes:
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $95
• Attorney retainer: $2,250
• Certified translations and document copies: $255
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Melanie
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Stay strong, Melanie. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I hope April is when things finally get easier. Love from Hubballi.
Sending good thoughts. Hope you get there. After 29 years in hospitality I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless
wishing you the best. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Nsukka.