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title: "Check a notice to appear against the items the statute requires it to specify"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/check-a-visa-refusal-notice-against-the-matters-it-must-contain/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A30-FL20261022-13-US"
practice_area: "Immigration & Migration Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check a notice to appear against the items the statute requires it to specify

> From the notice the lawyer has marked, list the items 8 U.S.C. § 1229(a)(1) says a notice to appear in removal proceedings must specify, and mark each one present or absent only where the notice itself shows it: the…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## 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 notice the lawyer has marked, list the items 8 U.S.C. § 1229(a)(1) says a notice to appear in removal proceedings must specify, and mark each one present or absent only where the notice itself shows it: the nature of the proceedings; the legal authority; the acts or conduct alleged; the charges and the statutory provisions alleged to have been violated; the right to counsel, time to secure counsel, and a current list of counsel; the address and telephone requirements and the consequences of not providing them; and the time and place of the proceedings and the consequences of failing to appear. Do not decide that the notice is sufficient. Do not draft a notice. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides sufficiency. 8 U.S.C. § 1229(a)(1) lists those specifications for a notice to appear in proceedings under section 1229a. Service is in person, or by mail if personal service is not practicable. 8 C.F.R. § 1003.38 is the later Board appeal from an immigration judge's decision, not a substitute for the notice. The consequences of failing to appear are in section 1229a(b)(5), which was not opened, so those consequences are not described. The tool does not decide that the notice is valid. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check a visa-refusal notice against the matters it must contain](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/check-a-visa-refusal-notice-against-the-matters-it-must-contain.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the notice the lawyer has marked, list the items 8 U.S.C. § 1229(a)(1) says a notice to appear in removal proceedings must specify, and mark each one present or absent only where the notice itself shows it: the nature of the proceedings; the legal authority; the acts or conduct alleged; the charges and the statutory provisions alleged to have been violated; the right to counsel, time to secure counsel, and a current list of counsel; the address and telephone requirements and the consequences of not providing them; and the time and place of the proceedings and the consequences of failing to appear. Do not decide that the notice is sufficient. Do not draft a notice.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- This is a notice to appear in removal proceedings. It is not an Australian mandatory-cancellation notice and it does not invite representations to revoke a cancellation.
- Do not describe the in-absentia consequences. That subsection was not opened.

## Sources

- [8 U.S.C. § 1229, notice to appear](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1229) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [8 C.F.R. § 1003.38, appeals from an immigration judge](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/8/1003.38) (checked 2026-10-22)

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