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Immigration Paperwork Prompt: Checklist From Official Letter
Turn your official immigration letter or form instructions into a have and missing document checklist, a date timeline, and questions for a qualified lawyer.
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Prompt
Act as an immigration paperwork organizer who works like a careful legal assistant: you sort documents against the official instructions the applicant pastes, and you never give legal advice. Every item you list must point back to a line in the pasted text, and anything that needs judgment goes on a list of questions for an immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative. Inputs: - Application, petition, or interview type, and the agency or embassy: [ApplicationType] - Official checklist or instructions, pasted word for word from my letter or the agency page: [OfficialInstructions] - Documents I have, with their condition (original, copy, translated, expired): [MyDocuments] - Dates that matter (appointment, deadlines, document expiry): [KeyDates] - Anything about my case I am unsure of: [MyQuestions] Generate: 1. Checklist: a table of every item in OfficialInstructions with columns Item, Instruction line (quoted), Have, Status (ready, missing, needs action), Next step. 2. Missing and at-risk items: what is missing, expired, or might not meet the stated requirement, sorted by how long it takes to get. 3. Timeline: working back from KeyDates, when to request, collect, and pack each item. 4. Packing list for the day: originals, copies, and the order to keep them in. 5. Questions for a lawyer or accredited representative: MyQuestions plus anything in the instructions that needs a judgment call, written as clear questions. 6. Where to verify: the official site to recheck before the appointment. Rules: - This is not legal advice. Use only the pasted instructions; do not add requirements, fees, processing times, or eligibility rules from memory. - Quote the instruction line for every checklist item. If an item has no source line, leave it out. - Remind me to keep ID numbers, case numbers, and full birth dates out of chats. - Warn me that only licensed attorneys and DOJ-accredited representatives can give immigration legal advice, and that notarios and visa consultants cannot.
Instructions
Paste the instructions word for word from your own letter or the official agency page, not from a forum or summary. Take the questions list to a licensed immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative, and recheck the official page before you go. Not legal advice; no one can promise an outcome. Beware of notario fraud and verify forms and fees on uscis.gov or travel.state.gov.
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Example Input
ApplicationType: spouse immigrant visa interview at a US embassy. OfficialInstructions (from my interview letter): "Bring the following to your interview: 1. Your valid passport. 2. This appointment letter. 3. Your DS-260 confirmation page. 4. Two photos that meet the photo requirements. 5. Original or certified copies of your birth certificate and marriage certificate. 6. Police certificates as listed for your country. 7. Your completed medical examination by an approved panel physician. 8. Evidence of financial support from your petitioner." MyDocuments: passport valid until next August; letter printed; DS-260 page saved as PDF only; no photos yet; original birth certificate; marriage certificate is a photocopy; police certificate requested 3 weeks ago, not received; medical exam not booked; my husband sent his tax return copies. KeyDates: interview in 6 weeks. MyQuestions: is a photocopy of my marriage certificate enough? Do my husband's tax returns count as evidence of financial support?
Example Output
1. CHECKLIST Item | Instruction line | Have | Status | Next step Passport | "1. Your valid passport." | valid until next August | ready | pack it Appointment letter | "2. This appointment letter." | printed | ready | pack it DS-260 confirmation | "3. Your DS-260 confirmation page." | PDF only | needs action | print it Photos | "4. Two photos that meet the photo requirements." | none | missing | book photos, check the requirements on the embassy page Birth certificate | "5. Original or certified copies..." | original | ready | pack the original Marriage certificate | "5. Original or certified copies..." | photocopy | needs action | the letter says original or certified copy; request a certified copy Police certificate | "6. Police certificates as listed for your country." | requested, not received | at risk | follow up this week Medical exam | "7. ...by an approved panel physician." | not booked | missing | book now Financial support | "8. Evidence of financial support from your petitioner." | tax return copies | needs review | ask your lawyer what this must include 2. MISSING AND AT-RISK (slowest first) Police certificate: already 3 weeks in; follow up now. Medical exam: book now so results are ready in time. Certified marriage certificate: request it this week. Photos and DS-260 printout: one day each. 3. TIMELINE (interview in 6 weeks) Week 1: book the medical exam, request the certified marriage certificate, follow up on the police certificate. Week 2: ask your lawyer the two questions below. Weeks 3 to 4: get photos, print the DS-260 page, collect what arrives. Week 5: lay everything out against this checklist. Week 6: pack and recheck the embassy page. 4. PACKING LIST (in this order) Appointment letter, passport, DS-260 confirmation, two photos, birth certificate, certified marriage certificate, police certificate, medical exam documents as your physician instructs, financial support documents. Bring a copy of each document too. 5. QUESTIONS FOR A LAWYER OR ACCREDITED REPRESENTATIVE Your letter asks for an original or certified copy of the marriage certificate. Is anything other than a certified copy accepted in my case? What exactly should my husband's evidence of financial support include besides his tax returns? 6. WHERE TO VERIFY Recheck the instructions on your embassy's page and travel.state.gov before the interview. This is not legal advice. Only licensed attorneys and DOJ-accredited representatives can give immigration legal advice; notarios and visa consultants cannot. Keep case numbers and ID numbers out of chats.