Skip to content
HelpBLESS
Join free
Browse needsPeopleFeedDonationsHow it worksPost a needSign in
Bills & expensesLegal & immigrationUrgent

Legal fees for Brandon's asylum application in Cape Town

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

🇿🇦 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa2,456 views
Brandon J. Maharaj
Email verified
Cape Town
I'm facing an asylum application. My hearing is scheduled for April, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $950. 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 $950 goes: • Attorney retainer: $780 • Filing and biometrics fees: $80 • Certified translations and document copies: $75 • Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $15 Every share and every dollar helps. - Brandon
#legal#immigration#family

Updates from Brandon

  1. Update from Cape Town: I met with the attorney and confirmed the amounts. We're at 75% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 32% now ($305). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for filing and biometrics fees is now scheduled.

  3. Quick update: $145 raised so far (15%). the plan for filing and biometrics fees is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Patcharee Yupin Eiamsa-ard 🇹🇭 · $72.50
  • Anwar Hamza Youssef 🇪🇬 · $50
  • Leon Christian Thomas 🇩🇪 · $10
  • Nathan Romain Fabre 🇫🇷 · $25
  • Bhavna J. Sachdeva 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Wish I could do more. Hope the April deadline works out. - Muzaffarpur”

  • Muthoni Nabirye Mussa 🇹🇿 · $100
  • Mim Sumaiya Ahmed 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Brooklyn W. Molina 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Kariuki Onyango Macharia 🇰🇪 · $19
  • Pilar R. Bravo 🇨🇴 · $10

    “Hope this helps. Shared with friends too. - Palmira”

  • Brenda P. Wells 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Praying for you. Thought of Brandon all day after reading this. - Sacramento”

  • Fabian Heinrich 🇩🇪 · $50
  • Hudson P. Yates 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Anand C. Shukla 🇮🇳 · $5
  • Chantelle D. Clarke 🇯🇲 · $5
  • Beau Gonzales 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇵🇰 · $50
  • Isabelle Poirier 🇫🇷 · $50
  • Annabelle B. Clark 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Makoto Sakai 🇯🇵 · $75

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.

  • Benjamin M. Dean

    Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Cape Town

    • Ximena L. Foster

      Thanks for sharing this. Hope you get there. Sent it to 35 people at work. Greetings from Syracuse.

      • Bình Hoàng LeQuestion

        Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Brandon!

        • Brandon J. MaharajOwnerAnswer

          Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. attorney retainer comes first ($780) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Thanks for asking.

      • Jay G. Parmar

        Best of luck, Brandon. Looking forward to the next update

        • Hatem Waleed Yassin

          Wishing you peace, Brandon. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

          • Oshadi Kavindi Samarasinghe

            Thinking of you and your family, Brandon. Hope this works out for you.

            • Nur Sari Nasution

              shared it with a few friends. Thinking of Cape Town.

              $1,221.50 raised of $950

              Give

              More people who need help