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Legal fees for Na's asylum application in Joliet
Na needs $2,550 for filing fees and representation in an asylum application before the November deadline.
🇺🇸 Joliet, Illinois, United States1,050 views
I'm facing an asylum application. My hearing is scheduled for November, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $2,550. 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 Joliet Welcome 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 $2,550 goes:
• Attorney retainer: $1,300
• Filing and biometrics fees: $970
• Certified translations and document copies: $120
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $160
Thank you for reading my story.
- Na
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Wishing you peace, Na. Gave what I could, wish it was more.
Keep going. Shared it with a few friends. After 24 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
good luck. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Joliet.