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Help Tevita with residency renewal filing and attorney fees
A residency renewal deadline is approaching and Tevita can't afford the lawyer.
🇳🇿 Wellington, New Zealand2,441 views
Tevita is facing a residency renewal. The hearing is scheduled for September, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $3,300. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Tevita has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at Wellington Welcome Centre has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Tevita 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 $3,300 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $2,650
• Filing and biometrics fees: $360
• Certified translations and document copies: $170
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $120
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Te Aroha
Updates from Te
Thank you all. We're at 50% now ($1,658). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
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Sending strength. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.
Good luck, Te Aroha. I hope things turn around soon. God bless
Wishing you peace, Te Aroha. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too
How is Tevita doing now?
best of luck. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Sending love, Te Aroha. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Wellington
Rooting for you. I hope things turn around soon. My neighbor in Leicester donated after I showed her your page. Blessings
thinking of you and your family. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Take care, Te Aroha. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Hamilton.
Good luck, Te Aroha. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Wellington.