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Legal fees for Anjali's asylum application in London

An asylum application deadline is approaching and Anjali can't afford the lawyer.

🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom1,072 views
Shivam L. Agarwal
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Anjali is facing an asylum application. The hearing is scheduled for November, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $2,200. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline. Anjali has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at the London Community Legal Centre has confirmed that the case is valid. If the deadline is missed Anjali 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. 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 $2,200 goes: • Attorney retainer: $1,400 • Filing and biometrics fees: $410 • Certified translations and document copies: $175 • Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $215 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.

Updates from Shivam

  1. 23% there. I met with the attorney and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.

  2. Small update. $311 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

  • Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $200

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope the November deadline works out. - Nairobi”

  • Maricel R. Concepcion 🇵🇭 · $200
  • Ayesha Puja Zaman 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Ian Burton 🇬🇧 · $100

    “Hope the November deadline works out. - Swansea”

  • Khadija Blessing Tijani 🇳🇬 · $91

    “From my family to yours. Thought of Anjali all day after reading this.”

  • Michelle Cunningham 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Florence Riviere 🇫🇷 · $66
  • Mary Grace D. Perez 🇵🇭 · $65
  • Intan Tika Gunawan 🇮🇩 · $50

    “Hang in there. My cousin told me about this one. - Jakarta Barat”

  • Cesar E. Aguilar 🇵🇭 · $50

    “Best of luck. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Dasmariñas”

  • Héctor Ávila 🇦🇷 · $50

    “Take care of yourselves. From Córdoba with love. - Córdoba”

  • Lestari Maya Halim 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $25
  • José R. Cordero 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Mavis Naana Fosu 🇬🇭 · $25

    “Good luck. Thought of Anjali all day after reading this.”

  • Liliana Ramos 🇪🇸 · $25

    “Good luck. Hope the November deadline works out. - Móstoles”

  • Naresh D. Varma 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Uchenna Festus Zakari 🇳🇬 · $20

    “Only $20 but hope it helps. - Ibadan”

  • Prakash L. Somayajula 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Alberto Stefano Colombo 🇮🇹 · $15

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  • Good luck. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Blessings!

    • Take care, Shivam. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care.

      • Hope this works out for you. After 6 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Jodhpur.

        • Keep going, Shivam. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

          • Best of luck. This could happen to any of us. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. All the best

            • Aiden W. PetersAddress verified

              Best of luck, Shivam. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

              • Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out.

                • hope it all works out, Shivam. Your post was clear and honest. It's not much but it's yours. Take care.

                  • Lakshmi AnandAddress verified

                    Hang in there, Shivam. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Quezon City

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