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Just a mother trying her best

$215 of $2,000 goal
Given by 3 generous donors in 4 weeks

Raising funds to help pay for a new visa that will allow us legal status and fighting for work rights to be granted with it.

Wellington

Kia Ora

I am a single mother in an ongoing immigration matter trying to raise funds towards paying for a new visa to remain in NZ,lawfully. I was granted a short interim visa to find new sponsored employment but with no work rights of any sort,living off savings since March when I lost my job due to our visa's expiring after the company I worked for decided to let its run it's course. My daughter has since not been able to attend school or online programs allowing her to keep up, we come from a country where crime, child trafficking, emotional & mental abuse, racism, high academic pressures & a drowning economy occurs daily leaving me as a mother fearing for our lives on a daily before relocating here. I have tried several options available to us of remaining here but it's been extremely difficult to do or provide for my daughter the best I can without having work rights. We're blessed every day to have a roof over our heads and food on the table but sadly are about to lose our home as I have run out of funds, will be staying with friends for the time being and desperately need help. I've taken up free legal advice & have finally been seen by refuge & migrant services that can only assist so much. Please help me raise funds to apply for a new visa in helping me provide a safe,stable home that my child has come to know for the past year. I have exhausted all resources trying to give her a home & a better future. Thank you so much for taking the time and your help 🙏 God bless

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Immigration costs. I have to apply for 2 applications that will most likely cost around $2k, if not reached I intend to apply for the 1st visa costing $950 to appeal deportation, or if it's possible to raise closer to $1700 I will consider flights to South Africa if needed

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Just a mother trying her best  9 September 2025

I've been running this donation page for about 3 weeks in need of urgently raising funds to help pay for application fees in order to remain lawfully in NZ with my daughter, without this help I am afraid I won't be able to make the required payment neccessary to be able to regain working rights and provide for her. I truly hope and pray to get more donations or shares that could possibly lead to that outcome 🙏 this week. This would be tremendously appreciated as a single parent who is just trying to get her life back on track and being able to send her back to school afyer missing out on 4 months already because of our visa situation, I don't have family support that I can turn to for help amd friends in NZ have done as much as they possibly can. Please help me spread the word if you cannot make a donation of any kind, every little bit helps in reaching the goal set. I thank you once again for the support in any way and appreciate it very much

God bless 🙏

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This campaign started on 19 Aug 2025 and ended on 16 Sep 2025.