---
title: "Immigration status chronology (United States)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/us-immigration-status-chronology"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a30-us-immigration-status-chronology"
area_id: "A30"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A30-T1-R11", "A30-P20260916-2", "A30-P20260916-4"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Immigration status chronology (United States)

> 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.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/immigration-and-migration-law/us-immigration-status-chronology  
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 a US file needs a chronology of presence and filings for a benefit request or an RFE. Do not use it as a finding that the client is in or out of status, and do not swear it.

## Used for these tasks

- [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)
- [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)
- [Prepare a response-to-information-request checklist](https://ailawframework.com/practice/immigration-and-migration-law/prepare-a-response-to-information-request-checklist.md)

## How AI may be used

A tool may sort dates that are already printed on notices and passports in the file.

**AI may:**

- Enter one row per date printed on a document, with the document name
- Keep a client's remembered date in a separate row marked as the client's statement
- Flag two documents that state different dates for the same event

**AI must not:**

- Must not conclude that the client is in status or out of status
- Must not add a day-count for unlawful presence
- Must not convert the chronology into a declaration
- Must not drop a conflicting date

**The lawyer checks:**

- Every row is a document or is marked as the client's statement
- Conflicts are shown, not resolved by the tool
- The filing-date row for the pending request is present, because eligibility is tested at filing
- The chronology is unsigned

## 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-status-chronology 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.*