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Justice shouldn't depend on a bank balance: Colm's family reunification petition

Help Colm cover the fees of a family reunification petition so He can stay with his family.

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Colm B. Griffin
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Dublin
I'm facing a family reunification petition. My hearing is scheduled for December, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $3,000. I have been told by three legal-aid offices that their waiting list is longer than my deadline. I have all of my paperwork ready, and my caseworker at a local immigrant rights clinic has confirmed that my case is valid. If I miss the deadline I could lose my right to stay with my family and my job. My children were born here and this is the only home they know. I'll share any non-sensitive updates as the case moves along. 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 $3,000 goes: • Attorney retainer: $2,300 • Filing and biometrics fees: $340 • Certified translations and document copies: $120 • Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $240 Glad we found this place. - Colm

Updates from Colm

  1. Quick update: $1,578 raised so far (53%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Quick update: $1,387 raised so far (46%). the plan for filing and biometrics fees is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 36% funded and I made the first payment toward attorney retainer.

  • Henk Henk Van Beek 🇳🇱 · $1,000

    “Keep your head up. Hope the December deadline works out. - Rotterdam”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $100
  • René Meyer 🇫🇷 · $100

    “All the best - Saint-Denis”

  • Minh Thu Tong 🇻🇳 · $75.50

    “Get well soon - Nha Trang”

  • Jorge Fernando Rodrigues 🇧🇷 · $60.50
  • Joshua N. Villanueva 🇵🇭 · $52

    “Only $52 but hope it helps. - Pasig”

  • Mitu Sultana Dutta 🇧🇩 · $50

    “Thinking of you. Been where you are, it gets better. - Dhaka”

  • Marilyn G. Schneider 🇨🇦 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $50
  • Funmilayo Adaeze Uba 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇪🇹 · $32
  • Sowmya Reddy 🇮🇳 · $30

    “Best of luck. Thought of Colm all day after reading this.”

  • Duangjai Rungnapa Ruangrit 🇹🇭 · $30

    “Wish I could do more. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Bangkok”

  • Oliver J. Allen 🇬🇧 · $29.50
  • Nuria Guzmán 🇺🇸 · $27

    “Wish I could do more. Hope the December deadline works out. - Riverside”

  • Gabriel H. Quiroga 🇪🇸 · $25

    “I'm in Valencia, thinking of you. - Valencia”

  • Rashidi Ochieng Kamau 🇺🇬 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Josefina H. Andrada 🇺🇸 · $15
  • Santhosh W. Natarajan 🇮🇳 · $15

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  • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Colm.

    • Colm B. GriffinOwnerAnswer

      Attorney retainer is $2,300 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Appreciate you taking the time.

  • Wishing you peace, Colm. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

    • Best of luck. This could happen to any of us. Take care.

      • thinking of you, Colm. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from San Francisco

        • Stay strong. Shared this with my family. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Dublin.

          • Shared this with my family. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Cluj-Napoca.

            • Hang in there, Colm. Shared it with a few friends. Love from The Hague.

              $1,946.50 raised of $3,000

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