---
title: "Build a status chronology for unlawful presence"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/build-a-status-chronology-for-a-person-who-may-be-out-of-status/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A30-T1-R11-US"
practice_area: "Immigration & Migration Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build a status chronology for unlawful presence

> From the passport, I-94 and approval notices the lawyer identifies, list each period of stay, the authorized end date and any departure date, with the document cite.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/build-a-status-chronology-for-a-person-who-may-be-out-of-status/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Immigration & Migration Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the passport, I-94 and approval notices the lawyer identifies, list each period of stay, the authorized end date and any departure date, with the document cite. Do not count the days and do not say the person is inadmissible. |
| What the lawyer must review | 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(9)(B) treats a person as unlawfully present after the period of stay authorized by the government expires, or if the person is present without being admitted or paroled. More than 180 days but less than one year, followed by a voluntary departure before removal proceedings begin, and a later application for admission within three years, is one ground. One year or more, and a later application for admission within 10 years of departure or removal, is another. You decide whether either ground is met and whether an exception on the face of the section applies. The tool does not calculate the bar. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build a status chronology for a person who may be out of status](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/build-a-status-chronology-for-a-person-who-may-be-out-of-status.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the passport, I-94 and approval notices the lawyer identifies, list each period of stay, the authorized end date and any departure date, with the document cite. Do not count the days and do not say the person is inadmissible.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The three-year and ten-year grounds are triggered by a later application for admission, not by the mere fact of unlawful presence.
- Other inadmissibility grounds in § 1182 are separate. Do not fold them into this chronology.

## Sources

- [8 U.S.C. § 1182, Inadmissible aliens, including unlawful presence](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1182) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [USCIS: Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative](https://www.uscis.gov/i-130) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Immigration intake and document checklist (United States)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/us-immigration-intake-and-documents.md) | Checklist | Yellow | A client intake and document list for a USCIS benefit request, tied to eligibility at filing and to full English translations, with no sworn statement. |
| [Immigration status chronology (United States)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/us-immigration-status-chronology.md) | Checklist | Yellow | A dated list of entries, filings, and status documents in a USCIS file, with each date tied to a document or marked as the client's statement. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*