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Legal fees for Mia's asylum application in Wellington
An asylum application deadline is approaching and Mia can't afford the lawyer.
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I'm facing an asylum application. My hearing is scheduled for October, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $3,250. 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 the Wellington Community Legal Centre 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 $3,250 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $2,150
• Filing and biometrics fees: $730
• Certified translations and document copies: $230
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $140
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
Updates from Mia
We're at 78% thanks to 46 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
Small update. $730 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
- Yinka Gbenga Oyelaran 🇳🇬 · $30
“Thought of Mia all day after reading this. - Badagry”
- Nabirye Joyce Lyimo 🇰🇪 · $25
- Teklu Fikru Kassa 🇪🇹 · $5
“Good luck. Hope the October deadline works out. - Addis Ababa”
- Ashok Chhetri 🇳🇵 · $50
“Thought of Mia all day after reading this. - Lalitpur”
- Ahmed Shahid Zardari 🇵🇰 · $10
- Ayaan W. Kashyap 🇮🇳 · $10
- Anna Williamson 🇺🇸 · $56.50
- Carlos N. Arias 🇲🇽 · $10
- Anonymous 🇹🇭 · $20
- Aadhya Bedi 🇬🇧 · $5
- Long Duy Truong 🇺🇸 · $50
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $5
- Avery M. Weber 🇺🇸 · $50
- Atim Swai 🇰🇪 · $47
- Gugu J. Zulu 🇿🇦 · $5
- Aissatou Fall 🇫🇷 · $20
- Reagan Zimmerman 🇨🇦 · $5
- Latoya Walker 🇯🇲 · $10
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20
- Elisabeth Karin Möller 🇩🇪 · $10
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Thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Södertälje!
Best of luck, Mia. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Take care
Thinking of you, Mia. Hope you get there. Sent it to 16 people at work!
Hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in San Diego but we're thinking of you
Hang in there, Mia. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Wellington.