Main fundraiser photo

Help Me Keep my Family Together

Peace & Blessings. My name is Nurideen Bashir and for the past decade I have had to live without my family all-year-round. Due to being American and my wife and daughters being British, it’s been a task to stay in London consistently. As many could imagine, being separated from my wife and daughters has been extremely daunting but I have never wanted to go against the laws of the U.K.

When the pandemic hit, my last daughter was born and it created new urgency for me to extend my VISA and establish residency. As of last week, I'd been informed by an immigration lawyer that I would need to come up with roughly over £5,000, or $6,200+ (for an immigrant VISA) in the next 2/3 weeks to stay with my family, or the next time I leave the UK I may be turned back from reentering.

The pandemic stopped my wife and I from our original plan to get my VISA. We had to show proof of income but she lost her job because of the pandemic and giving birth to our youngest. I’ve travelled back and forth 3 times since 2020 and each time there’s increasing concern about my resident status. The only way I can quell this concern is by paying for the expedited VISA and subsequent fees before my length of stay period is over.

Fees (rough estimate due to currency exchange):
VISA fee: £1,052.20/$1,419.85
Immigration Healthcare Surcharge (IHS): £1,560/$2,104.91
Lawyer fee: £1,000/$1349.30
Priority fee: £800/$1,079.44
VISA appointment: £75-£185/$101.20-$249.62
+ Miscellaneous fees.

Not only would securing this VISA mean I get to stay with my girls, it also means that I can work directly in London and that’s just as important. I have a solid work opportunity available for me but it will take securing the VISA first before they can move me up.

Our 6 year old (Layan) wrote me a letter recently asking me not to “go live at another house”, (basically don’t go to America) and I really want to keep that promise to her. Our newborn, Isra has no clue what any of this means yet and I’d love for her not to experience the absence as my 6-year-old Layan has.

I’m grateful for whatever help you can offer and thankful for any further resources to get my VISA and stay with my family!
Donate

Donations 

  • Anonymous
    • $10 
    • 2 yrs
  • Said Sattar
    • $20 
    • 2 yrs
  • Anonymous
    • $10 
    • 2 yrs
  • Nicki Sales
    • $10 
    • 2 yrs
  • Sunny Gunjesh
    • $5 
    • 2 yrs
Donate

Organizer

Nurideen Bashir
Organizer
Kettering, MD

Your easy, powerful, and trusted home for help

  • Easy

    Donate quickly and easily.

  • Powerful

    Send help right to the people and causes you care about.

  • Trusted

    Your donation is protected by the  GoFundMe Giving Guarantee.