Help with unexpected lawyer fees & visa rejection

Hi! I am Maja! I am a Serbian (non-EU) citizen and artist who lived 7,5 years in the Netherlands. I applied for my 5 year residence permit in September 2024 and got the letter of rejection on the end of January 2025. I had to change all my plans and get an immigration lawyer to help me with the situation. My lawyer will appeal against the decision of the immigration office of the Netherlands. That will cost of course. Next to that I will have extra unpredicted cost for bookkeeping and of course life costs. I am not allowed to work at the moment in the Netherlands since I am waiting for a final decision and everything is in process. I can also not go to my parents in Serbia since that means leaving the EU and will cause even more legal confusion. That is why I made this GoFundMe. So my friends in Europe (mainly) can support me in these weird, bureaucratic, manic times of fortress Europe.

I will provide a sarma eating party/gathering in Amsterdam (or Rotterdam) at the end of February for donors. This is my only way to show my gratefulness right now, since I am emotionally drained and have not much to offer. Any help is welcome.

Many hugs and kisses and may we all laugh one day about this situation. Yours truly, Maja