Bills & expensesLegal & immigrationUrgent
Justice shouldn't depend on a bank balance: Johan's family reunification petition
A family reunification petition deadline is approaching and Johan can't afford the lawyer.
🇿🇦 Eastern Cape, South Africa933 views
I'm facing a family reunification petition. My hearing is scheduled for September, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $900. 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 the Mthatha Community Legal Centre 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.
Funds cover only the filing fees, translations and attorney retainer.
Where the $900 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $590
• Filing and biometrics fees: $200
• Certified translations and document copies: $50
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $60
If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
- Johan
Updates from Johan
Quick update: $246 raised so far (27%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Nonso Igwe 🇳🇬 · $50
- Alessia Martina Basile 🇮🇹 · $20
- Charalambos Nikos Souris 🇬🇷 · $25
“Thought of Johan all day after reading this. - Athens”
- Hae-won Ye-jin Do 🇰🇷 · $25
- Keerthana F. Gounder 🇮🇳 · $25
“Thinking of you. Thought of Johan all day after reading this. - Mumbai”
- Maya L. Whitmore 🇺🇸 · $75
- Ekow Kwasi Badu 🇬🇭 · $96
- Gabriel Gabriel Pacheco 🇧🇷 · $50
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
Sending strength, Johan. Shared this with my family. Love from Osaka.
Sending love, Johan. Shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Mthatha.
best of luck, Johan. It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 21 years in hospitality I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Mthatha.