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Legal fees for Heike's citizenship application in Dresden
A citizenship application deadline is approaching and Heike can't afford the lawyer.
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Heike is facing a citizenship application. The hearing is scheduled for October, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $3,400. Three legal-aid offices have said their waiting lists are longer than the deadline.
Heike has all the paperwork ready, and a caseworker at Dresden Welcome Centre has confirmed that the case is valid.
If the deadline is missed Heike 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 $3,400 goes:
• Filing and biometrics fees: $660
• Attorney retainer: $2,650
• Certified translations and document copies: $90
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
- Kevin
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Thanks for sharing this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best!
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home
Thinking of you. Hope this works out for you. I'll check back for the next update
Thinking of you, Kevin. Hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too