Thank you for visiting my GoFundMe. I greatly appreciate your time and interest in supporting my journey to becoming a U.S. Citizen.

A little about me: I was born in Australia and moved to the U.S. in 2004. I became a permanent resident in 2005 and have been living and working in the U.S. for these last 22 years.

I originally came to the U.S. to work for a non-profit peacemaking organization and began my coaching work with individuals and groups. My work evolved, I launched my own business, I co-built two businesses with my former spouse and then upon my marriage ending moved back into running my own business, with content and events supporting individuals and groups in personal healing, transformation, and empowerment.

In 2009, I began I AM Mantra, offering daily free positive I AM statements. 17 years later, I AM Mantra has grown to reach over 250,000 people in 80 countries via email and social media. In the last few years I expanded these offerings to include online group meditation experiences, so far offering 13 of these events, free and by donation.

I am deeply grateful for the gift of living in the States and inspired to become a U.S. citizen, so I can continue to contribute positively to this country and the world.

I find it courageous decision to ask for financial, as I am use to being more self-supporting. However after having to rebuild financially after my marriage ended in 2022 and due to what’s occurred in the last year with serious family health situations and full-time care-giving for family, I find myself in need of financial assistance to move forward with my citizenship.

You can read more about my Story below.

The funds from this GoFundMe will be used to pay the direct costs for the US citizenship process. Any additional donations received will go towards travel expenses related to my citizenship and assisting family and immediate essential personal needs. (I have outlined these below).

✨ Essential Citizenship Funds: $3,910

$2,400 ~ Immigration attorney (I have already paid $600. This is the same wonderful attorney that assisted me with my permeant residency).

$760 ~ US filing fee for Citizenship (Naturalization)

$630 ~ US filing fee for Reentry Permit VISA (I have been advised to get this visa, allowing me to return to Australia to assist family while my citizenship application is being processed)

$120 ~ GoFundMe fees

✨ Citizenship Travel Costs: $1,000

Once I have raised the above amount I hope to also raise the related travel costs for my citizenship appointments.

$500 ~ Travel expenses (Flight/Car Rental/Accommodation) for Citizenship Biometrics appointment in Portland, OR. This is for my finger printing and photo. (I hope to find a low cost accommodation option)

$500 ~ Travel expenses (Flight/Car Rental/Accommodation) to Portland, OR for Citizenship Interview, civic tests and oath swearing ceremony. (I hope to find a low cost accommodation option)

These are the essential funds required.

Any additional donations above the essential citizenship costs will go towards upgrading my iPhone and Computer, allowing to provide higher quality immersive content and experiences for individuals and groups.

I also hope to generate airfare costs allowing me to travel to and from Australia, while my citizenship is being processed, to assist my loved ones with care-giving and support during this challenging and tender time.

✨ Additional Travel Funds

Airline costs to and from Australia to support my family member and provide essential care-giving while my Citizenship application is being process. This is in economy seating. (Prices as of February 6th, 2026).

✨ Upgrades of iPhone & Mac Book Pro

Additional funds raised will go towards upgrading my tech equipment so I can provide more powerful and immersive content and experiences for individuals and groups.

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Thank you immensely for your kindness, care and generous support as I take this important step to becoming a US citizen, while also navigating all that my family is going through and offering care-giving support to my loved ones.

If you have any questions or would like to donate outside of GoFundMe, please contact me at the base of this page.

A little more back story…

I was married from 2005 to 2022. After a few years of focusing on my own work I shifted my focus to assisting my former spouse in the building of his music business and together we ran a digital consulting company. During this time my own business (I AM Mantra) took a back-seat.

When my marriage ended and both businesses I had co-built closed, I found myself doing some deep soul searching. I realized this was the time to move fully into my own work with individuals and groups supporting healing, transformation and the realization of our Unlimited Potential.

I focused deeply on learning and continuing my education in the fields of nervous system regulation, neuroscience, the quantum field, cellular healing and regeneration, metal and emotional repatterining and trauma healing. In late 2022, I relaunched my coaching practice which I had begun 18 years earlier in 2004.

Since then I have be building my individual work and also online group events.

In 2024, I was blessed to be a featured guest presenter at Patrica Coda Robles 5 Day Conference in Arizona with over 500 people in attendance.

Later that year I wrote, developed and facilitated my first two month online Masterclass called the Evolving Human, with 22 participants in a very successful 8 week immersive experience. I also offered 13 free online meditation events to a wonderful growing global community.

That brings me to this last year and the family health situation. Out of respect for my family I will reframe from sharing personal details.

There was a lot of momentum building and then in early 2025, I had a family member in Australia go through a health situation and this started requiring a lot of my time and mental and emotional focus.

Then in July another family member was admitted to hospital with a serious health situation and I flew to Australia to assist. I have spent the last 6 months care-giving both family members and all of my business focus went on hold while I addressed the immediate and critical needs of my family.

During this time it became clear that I would need to travel more easily to Australia to assist my family in future and this initiated the choice for citizenship. Citizenship allows me to continue to live and work in this country, while assisting my family when and as needed.

The care-giving required over this last year influenced my normal income and this brings me to this moment and humbly asking for financial support through this GoFundMe Campaign.

You can learn more about me and my work at the links below:

* My Global Service Work (started in 2009) > iammantra.com

* My Coaching Practice > click here

* My Story > click here

* My Training and Education > click here

Thank you immensely for your donation and support.

Thank you for your kindness and care.

Thank you for understanding that while we try to manage everything on our own, sometimes in life we must have the courage to ask for support.

Thank you for offering support to assist me and also my family at this time.

Your donation is a generous gift and is greatly appreciated.

This will assist me in continuing to offer my work and gifts in the U.S. to support a more peaceful, harmonious, kind and abundant world for all.

With deep appreciation and gratitude,

Nikita

Nikita Gearing

I AM Mantra & Living Wisdom Coaching

iammantra.com

Note: I originally created this GoFundMe in December, with all the family care-giving focus it went on hold. Now, two months and a lot of courage later, I am finally launching this just before my February Birthday. Thanks for being here and on this journey with me :-)