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Work-permit appeal: Beatriz needs $2,600 before the deadline
Beatriz needs $2,600 for filing fees and representation in a work-permit appeal before the November deadline.
🇺🇸 Oakland, California, United States485 views
I'm facing a work-permit appeal. My hearing is scheduled for November, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $2,600. 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 Oakland 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 $2,600 goes:
• Filing and biometrics fees: $870
• Attorney retainer: $1,600
• Court-appointed interpreter and travel: $130
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Beatriz
Updates from Beatriz
Update from Oakland: the plan for court-appointed interpreter and travel is now scheduled. We're at 11% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Quick update: $276 raised so far (11%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Craig N. Davis 🇬🇧 · $10
- Anonymous 🇳🇵 · $10
- Layla Duha Fahmy 🇪🇬 · $10
- Yoga Dimas Ramadhan 🇮🇩 · $176
- Gunawan Rudi Maulana 🇮🇩 · $100
“All the best. Thought of Beatriz all day after reading this. - Jakarta”
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hang in there, Beatriz. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'm in retail myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of Oakland.