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Justice shouldn't depend on a bank balance: Sandesh's wage-theft claim
Sandesh needs $400 for filing fees and representation in a wage-theft claim before the May deadline.
🇮🇳 Jalandhar, Punjab, India1,120 views
I'm facing a wage-theft claim. My hearing is scheduled for May, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $400. 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 $400 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $220
• Certified translations and document copies: $20
• Filing and biometrics fees: $160
Thanks for being kind about this.
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- Jimena Hernández 🇲🇽 · $40
“Hope it all works out. - San Nicolás de los Garza”
- Esther Obiageli Olawale 🇳🇬 · $10
“Thought of Sandesh all day after reading this. - Badagry”
- Nina Koval 🇷🇺 · $10
“Only $10 but hope it helps. - Kazan”
- Ssebuliba Mwende Ssebuliba 🇰🇪 · $33
- Carlo L. Quizon 🇵🇭 · $34
- Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $10
- Shrijana Mina Rana 🇳🇵 · $100
“Every little bit. Hope the May deadline works out. - Pokhara”
- Emon Sumon Talukder 🇧🇩 · $5
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
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It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours. Thinking of Jalandhar.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Sandesh
Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. attorney retainer comes first ($220) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Ask me anything else.
shared this with my family. I hope May is when things finally get easier
Keep going. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Pretoria.
good luck, Sandesh. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. All the best.