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Help Raúl with citizenship application filing and attorney fees
A citizenship application deadline is approaching and Raúl can't afford the lawyer.
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Raúl is facing a citizenship application. The hearing is scheduled for August, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $2,550. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Raúl has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at Rochester Welcome Centre has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Raúl 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 $2,550 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $1,800
• Filing and biometrics fees: $400
• Certified translations and document copies: $170
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $180
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Keep going, Fernando. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless
Thinking of you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Brampton this morning. All the best.
Hope it all works out, Fernando. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Rochester.
Sending love, Fernando. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. It's not much but it's yours.
Sending love. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Santos.
Sending love, Fernando. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Brasília.
Rooting for you. Your post was clear and honest. After 9 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings.