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Legal fees for Ankit's asylum application in Pune

Help Ankit cover the fees of an asylum application so He can stay with his family.

🇮🇳 Pune, Maharashtra, India326 views
Rahul R. Kohli
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Pune
Ankit is facing an asylum application. The hearing is scheduled for November, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $550. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline. Ankit 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 Ankit 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 $550 goes: • Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $25 • Attorney retainer: $480 • Certified translations and document copies: $45 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Rahul
#legal#immigration#family

Updates from Rahul

  1. Quick update: $255 raised so far (46%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($255 in total) the plan for certified translations and document copies is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Update from Pune: I made the first payment toward certified translations and document copies. We're at 51% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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

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