---
title: "Obtain client consent before using AI in immigration assistance"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/obtain-client-consent-before-using-ai-in-immigration-assistance"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A30-B1-1"
practice_area: "Immigration & Migration Law"
tier: "green"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["CTH"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-10"
---

# Obtain client consent before using AI in immigration assistance

> Draft an advance notice and written consent form for AI use with client personal information.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/obtain-client-consent-before-using-ai-in-immigration-assistance  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-10

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Immigration & Migration Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Green: AI drafts, lawyer checks |
| How AI is used | Draft an advance notice and written consent form for AI use with client personal information. |
| What the lawyer must review | Confirm OMARA guidance (primary page) and Code obligations. |
| Written for / versions | Commonwealth |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer review required**

The responsible lawyer reviews the work against the instructions, sources and intended use.

- What the AI does: Draft an advance notice and written consent form for AI use with client personal information.
- What the lawyer does: Confirm OMARA guidance (primary page) and Code obligations.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in the matter and the forum
- Basis: Planning guidance checked against the linked public sources on 10 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.
- Why: The traffic light follows the consequence of an error and how much of the output the lawyer must check before it is used.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Open the cited source and confirm it is the current instrument for this forum and this date.
2. Confirm OMARA guidance (primary page) and Code obligations.
3. Compare the output with the source and the instructions, including material the output left out.
4. The responsible lawyer approves the exact output for its intended use, or sends it back.

## Notes

- Suggested working checks from the linked public sources. Read the source and confirm it applies to this forum and this date. The checks do not approve software or record that the work is done.
- This note relies on a secondary report. The primary OMARA page was not retrieved; confirm the primary text before reliance.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Commonwealth

**Deliverable**: Obtain client consent before using AI in immigration assistance

**Inputs**

- OMARA AI guidance (reported)
- The matter instructions and the documents the output will rely on.

**Example**: Stop before the result is filed, sent or relied on. Confirm OMARA guidance (primary page) and Code obligations.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The cited source is not the instrument that applies to this forum or this date.
- The output states a fact, date, citation, figure or commitment that is not in the instructions or the source.
- The responsible lawyer has not approved the exact output for its intended use.
- The only text in hand is a secondary report and the primary instrument has not been read.

Checked 2026-10-10.

## Sources

- [OMARA AI guidance (reported)](https://migrationalliance.com.au/immigration-daily-news/entry/2026-03-omara-guidance-on-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence-in-migration-assistance.html) (checked 2026-10-10)

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