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Legal fees for Léo's residency renewal in Nice
A residency renewal deadline is approaching and Léo can't afford the lawyer.
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I'm facing a residency renewal. My hearing is scheduled for August, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $3,000. 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 $3,000 goes:
• Certified translations and document copies: $160
• Filing and biometrics fees: $220
• Attorney retainer: $2,620
I hope life is good to you.
Updates from Léo
Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,086 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Leonardo W. Paredes 🇲🇽 · $500
“You got this. Thought of Léo all day after reading this.”
- Umar Gunawan Prasetyo 🇮🇩 · $250
“Stay strong. Only $250 but hope it helps. - Jakarta”
- Ifeanyi Obinna Eze 🇳🇬 · $100
- Léo Louis 🇫🇷 · $100
“Hang in there. Please keep us posted. - Nîmes”
- Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $100
- Nakato Dorcas Kioko 🇺🇬 · $100
“Rooting for you. Hope the August deadline works out. - Entebbe”
- Graciela H. Velasco 🇪🇸 · $100
- Aleena Kiran Abbasi 🇵🇰 · $100
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
- Faisal Khalid Butt 🇵🇰 · $100
- João Ricardo Fernandes 🇧🇷 · $78
- Michael Ikenna Coker 🇳🇬 · $75
- Grayson Vance 🇺🇸 · $75
“Praying for you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Louisville”
- Anonymous 🇱🇰 · $72
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $66.50
- Dipa Neupane 🇳🇵 · $60
- Zakaria Ali Osman 🇪🇬 · $50
- Galih Mulyadi Wardana 🇮🇩 · $50
- Derek J. Vasquez 🇬🇧 · $50
- Umar Shahid Ali 🇵🇰 · $50
“From my family to yours. Thought of Léo all day after reading this. - Rawalpindi”
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Thanks for sharing this. Shared it with a few friends. I'm in construction myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Jakarta
Hope things get better soon, Léo. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day
thanks for sharing this, Léo. Shared this with my family. My husband and I read this together.
Sending good thoughts, Léo. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too
Hope you get there. After 17 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless
You're not alone, Léo. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. All the best.