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Justice shouldn't depend on a bank balance: Elias's citizenship application

A citizenship application deadline is approaching and Elias can't afford the lawyer.

🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States965 views
Walker A. Yang
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Pittsburgh
Elias is facing a citizenship application. The hearing is scheduled for February, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $800. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline. Elias has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at the Pittsburgh Community Legal Centre has confirmed that the case is valid. If the deadline is missed Elias 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 $800 goes: • Filing and biometrics fees: $490 • Certified translations and document copies: $180 • Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $130 If you're reading this, thank you.

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  • Elena C. SánchezAddress verified

    wishing you peace. Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 36 people at work. Greetings from Berlin.

    • Rooting for you, Walker. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Abuja.

      • Johan M. SmithPhoto verified

        Good luck, Walker. Shared this with my family. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care.

        • Hang in there. Gave what I could, wish it was more. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Istanbul

          • Hope it all works out. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Brooklyn.

            • Praying for you, Walker. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

              • Keep going, Walker. Hope you get there. Thinking of Pittsburgh.

                • Best of luck, Walker. Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to La Plata so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Seattle.

                  • Tariq Zakaria MansourPhoto verified

                    Thinking of you and your family, Walker. I hope things turn around soon. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Nagpur

                    • Best of luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Pittsburgh.

                      • Looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Augsburg but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Augsburg

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