---
title: "Immigration intake and document checklist (United States)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/us-immigration-intake-and-documents"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a30-us-immigration-intake-and-documents"
area_id: "A30"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A30-P20260916-2", "A30-P20260916-3", "A30-T1-R11", "A30-A20260923-2"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Immigration intake and document checklist (United States)

> 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.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/us-immigration-intake-and-documents  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Immigration & Migration Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law.md)
- Jurisdictions: United States
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the 2 authorities it cites, for United States.

## When to use it

Use when opening a USCIS benefit-request file or when gathering documents for a request already filed. Do not use it as a declaration, an affidavit, or a form the client swears.

## Used for these tasks

- [Reconcile a visa evidence pack with successful uploads](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/reconcile-a-visa-evidence-pack-with-successful-uploads.md)
- [Check translated documents are paired and complete](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/check-translated-documents-are-paired-and-complete.md)
- [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)
- [Draft a client declaration or interview-question list from the facts](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/draft-a-client-declaration-or-interview-question-list-from-the-facts.md)

## How AI may be used

A tool may list documents the client has already handed in and mark which intake questions have no answer.

**AI may:**

- Build a row per document, with the date on the document
- Flag a foreign-language document that has no English translation in the file
- Copy the benefit-request receipt number if it is printed on a notice in the file

**AI must not:**

- Must not add a declaration, a jurat, or the words of a sworn statement
- Must not tell the client which benefit to seek
- Must not invent a form number
- Must not state that the client is eligible

**The lawyer checks:**

- The list is unsigned
- Eligibility is recorded as a question for the lawyer, with the filing date
- Every foreign-language document is paired with a full translation or marked missing
- The lawyer chooses the benefit request. The tool does not.

## Authorities

- [8 CFR 103.2 (Submission and adjudication of benefit requests), including paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(3), (b)(8), and (b)(16)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-8/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-103/subpart-A/section-103.2)
- [USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 1, Part E, Chapter 6 (Evidence), including requests for evidence, translations, response time, and derogatory information](https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-1-part-e-chapter-6)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/us-immigration-intake-and-documents and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

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