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title: "Record the grounds on which a visa or other documentation is not issued"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/record-the-limbs-for-granting-or-refusing-a-visa/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A30-FL20261022-16-US"
practice_area: "Immigration & Migration Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Record the grounds on which a visa or other documentation is not issued

> List the three grounds in 8 U.S.C. § 1201(g) and leave each one blank for the application the lawyer has marked: it appears to the consular officer, from the application or the papers, that the person is ineligible…

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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 | List the three grounds in 8 U.S.C. § 1201(g) and leave each one blank for the application the lawyer has marked: it appears to the consular officer, from the application or the papers, that the person is ineligible under section 1182 or any other provision of law; the application fails to comply with the chapter or the regulations; or the consular officer knows or has reason to believe the person is ineligible under section 1182 or any other provision of law. Record that a benefit request must also establish eligibility at filing and through adjudication. Do not decide that a visa is refused. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether a ground is met. Section 1201(g) is the nonissuance rule, including two provisos about a bond that are not applied beyond the opened words. Section 1182 was opened for the fraud ground and is not restated as a complete list of inadmissibility. 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(b)(1) is the eligibility rule for a benefit request filed with the agency. The tool does not refuse a visa. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Record the limbs for granting or refusing a visa](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/record-the-limbs-for-granting-or-refusing-a-visa.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the three grounds in 8 U.S.C. § 1201(g) and leave each one blank for the application the lawyer has marked: it appears to the consular officer, from the application or the papers, that the person is ineligible under section 1182 or any other provision of law; the application fails to comply with the chapter or the regulations; or the consular officer knows or has reason to believe the person is ineligible under section 1182 or any other provision of law. Record that a benefit request must also establish eligibility at filing and through adjudication. Do not decide that a visa is refused.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Consular nonissuance under section 1201(g) is not the same decision as a USCIS denial of a benefit request.
- Do not treat section 1182 as if every inadmissibility ground had been opened. Only the fraud ground was used in a separate task.

## Sources

- [8 U.S.C. § 1201, issuance and refusal of visas](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1201) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [8 C.F.R. § 103.2, submission and adjudication of benefit requests](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/8/103.2) (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.*