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Justice shouldn't depend on a bank balance: Elke's family reunification petition
A family reunification petition deadline is approaching and Elke cannot afford the lawyer.
🇩🇪 Berlin, Berlin, Germany871 views
Elke is facing a family reunification petition. The hearing is scheduled for March, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $2,850. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Elke has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at a local immigrant rights clinic has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Elke 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 $2,850 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $1,950
• Filing and biometrics fees: $550
• Certified translations and document copies: $190
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $160
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Julia
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Rooting for you. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
I hope things turn around soon. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care.
Hope things get better soon. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Berlin.