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Legal fees for Ella's residency renewal in Winnipeg

Ella needs $4,500 for filing fees and representation in a residency renewal before the April deadline.

🇨🇦 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada1,310 views
Ella M. Keller
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Winnipeg
I'm facing a residency renewal. My hearing is scheduled for April, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $4,500. 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 $4,500 goes: • Attorney retainer: $3,600 • Filing and biometrics fees: $560 • Certified translations and document copies: $155 • Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $185 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Ella
#legal#immigration#family

Updates from Ella

  1. Small update. $361 so far, I made the first payment toward court-appointed interpreter and travel.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($201 in total) I met with the attorney and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. 3% there. I made the first payment toward filing and biometrics fees. Thank you.

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  • Madhuri W. Bhide 🇮🇳 · $71
  • Alexei Alexei Volkov 🇺🇦 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. Small amount but sent with love. - Dnipro”

  • Vanessa Fischer 🇩🇪 · $5
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  • Hailu Hailu Negash 🇪🇹 · $50

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

  • Greyson C. Austin 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Dennis T. Pineda 🇵🇭 · $20
  • Abosede Idowu Idowu 🇳🇬 · $10

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Ella all day after reading this. - Ikeja”

  • Anh Tran 🇻🇳 · $20
  • Michael L. Alvarado 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Best of luck. Thought of Ella all day after reading this.”

  • Tadhg T. Lyons 🇮🇪 · $20
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    “Hope things get better. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Lalitpur”

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  • Fatima Steyn 🇿🇦 · $10

    “Thought of Ella all day after reading this. - Johannesburg”

  • Gerardo W. Carrillo 🇺🇸 · $36
  • Christian Li 🇨🇦 · $5

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  • Ishita W. TripathiID verified

    Best of luck, Ella. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Mapo

    • Putri Mega Suryadi

      wishing you peace, Ella. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did

      • Aaliyah VasquezQuestion

        can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Winnipeg.

        • Ella M. KellerOwnerAnswer

          Thank you. If you're in Winnipeg I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. It helps to be asked.

      • Lucky Okechukwu Shittu

        Hope things get better soon. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Winnipeg.

        • Wanjiru Rose Ssebuliba

          You're not alone, Ella. Shared this with my family. Blessings.

          • Renata L. Luna

            Hope it all works out, Ella. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 7 years in retail I know how hard it is to ask for anything. God bless.

            • Jan Michalski

              You're not alone. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Sandton

              • Ruby P. Cook

                Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Kano so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Winnipeg.

                • Howard Bates

                  Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Winnipeg

                  $582 raised of $4,500

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