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Legal fees for Rafael's citizenship application in Ciudad de México
A citizenship application deadline is approaching and Rafael can't afford the lawyer.
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I'm facing a citizenship application. My hearing is scheduled for November, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $750. 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 Ciudad de México 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.
Funds cover only the filing fees, translations and attorney retainer.
Where the $750 goes:
• Filing and biometrics fees: $115
• Attorney retainer: $580
• Certified translations and document copies: $55
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Rafael
We're at 60% thanks to 12 of you. the plan for attorney retainer is now scheduled. More news soon.
Thank you all. We're at 67% now ($502). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for certified translations and document copies is now scheduled.
Small update. $175 so far, the plan for filing and biometrics fees is now scheduled.
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Sending strength, Rafael. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings!
Thinking of you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Warri.
This could happen to any of us. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Colombo.
Wishing you peace. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.
shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Wollongong this morning. Blessings.
Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Bengaluru.
Sending strength. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Love from Noida