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Work-permit appeal: Frank needs $2,150 before the deadline

A work-permit appeal deadline is approaching and Frank can't afford the lawyer.

🇺🇸 Bronx, New York, United States547 views
Frank Calloway
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Bronx
I'm facing a work-permit appeal. My hearing is scheduled for December, and the filing fees and the lawyer's retainer come to $2,150. 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. 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 $2,150 goes: • Attorney retainer: $1,650 • Filing and biometrics fees: $330 • Certified translations and document copies: $170 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Frank
#legal#immigration#family

Updates from Frank

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 3% funded and I met with the attorney and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Small update. $188 so far, the plan for attorney retainer is now scheduled.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 35% now ($754). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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    “Hope things get better. Hope the December deadline works out. - Fresno”

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    “All the best. Gave what I could this week. - El Paso”

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  • Nina Fleur Meijer

    Thinking of you, Frank. Shared it with a few friends

    • Dan Ion Avram

      Thanks for sharing this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. All the best.

      • Vignesh F. Panicker

        Your post was clear and honest. We're a small family in Tehuacán but we're thinking of you.

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