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

Liliana needs $3,000 for filing fees and representation in a family reunification petition before the November deadline.

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Liliana F. Keller
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Birmingham
I'm facing a family reunification petition. My hearing is scheduled for November, 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. Funds cover only the filing fees, translations and attorney retainer. Where the $3,000 goes: • Certified translations and document copies: $155 • Filing and biometrics fees: $760 • Attorney retainer: $2,085 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#legal#immigration#family

Updates from Liliana

  1. Update from Birmingham: the plan for filing and biometrics fees is now scheduled. We're at 35% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 26% now ($766). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the attorney and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 9% now ($283). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. - Liliana

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  • Gunawan Heru Suryadi

    Good luck. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings

    • Dmytro Sergei Gusev

      Stay strong, Liliana. Your post was clear and honest. God bless.

      • Willem S. Petersen

        Wishing you peace, Liliana. I hope things turn around soon. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Blessings.

        • Nicholas C. Stokes

          So sorry you're going through this. Looking forward to the next update. After 18 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

          • Jung-ho Hyun-jun Shin

            Thanks for sharing this, Liliana. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Toronto.

            • Andrea Renate Schreiber

              sending good thoughts, Liliana. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Nagpur.

              • Rocco Federico Giordano

                Hang in there, Liliana. This could happen to any of us.

                • Jepkoech Namukasa Athumani

                  Hope it all works out, Liliana. Shared this with my family. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Blessings.

                  • Riddhi G. Deshmukh

                    Hang in there, Liliana. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care.

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