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• The attorney or authorized representative completes and signs their own appearance; a client worksheet attestation cannot sign it.
• Confirm proceeding scope, practitioner eligibility/registration, and the form’s service requirements.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• A CILAN attorney membership does not enter an EOIR appearance.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• The attorney or authorized representative signs and dates the practitioner declaration.
• Complete proof of service or the applicable ECAS service option; an earlier immigration-court appearance is not a BIA appearance.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• Review a separate appearance for each represented party and each appeal or motion.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• The respondent signs the declaration; the person completing service signs the service certification where required.
• Do not automatically check the ECAS no-separate-service option for a client using a different submission channel.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• Prepare a separate form for each affected person with a pending case.
• Saving a new address in CILAN does not update EOIR, USCIS, or ICE and does not change court venue.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• The respondent signs the declaration and the applicable proof-of-service certification must also be completed.
• Practitioners updating their own professional address use the applicable practitioner process, not the client’s EOIR-33.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• Use the BIA destination and a separate copy for each affected person with a pending appeal.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• The appealing person or their authorized attorney/representative signs; counsel signing must also file the required EOIR-27.
• Review the proof of service separately. A worksheet confirmation is not an appeal signature or timely filing.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• Do not use this form as a general appeal of any USCIS decision.
• A qualified reviewer must assess the specific facts/legal grounds, affected parties, appealability, and exact receipt deadline.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• The respondent signs the financial affidavit, not their attorney or representative in the respondent’s place.
• If counsel submits the request, counsel separately completes the practitioner attestation.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• Verify that the specific fee can be waived and that supporting financial facts are complete.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• Part 9 directs the applicant not to sign there until appearing before an immigration judge.
• The preparer declaration and proof of service are separate signature sections; a generic signing action must not fill every signature.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• Counsel reviews eligibility, history periods, evidence, biometrics, and the specific court’s orders.
• Reserve the court-administered signature for the stage specified by the official form.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• Part 9 directs the applicant not to sign there until appearing before an immigration judge.
• Preparer and service certifications require separate review; the client’s worksheet attestation is none of these signatures.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• A qualified practitioner reviews the relevant relief basis, family/history evidence, and required private supporting records.
• Do not score hardship, infer eligibility, or prefill sensitive yes/no answers from a document upload.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• Verify the current applicant, preparer/interpreter, interview, and hearing signature sections in the actual accepted edition.
• Do not sign interview/hearing sections early, create signatures from an ID image, or treat a worksheet confirmation as an official signature.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• Confirm current edition before official PDF generation or field mapping.
• Counsel confirms USCIS versus EOIR jurisdiction, including exceptions; do not route solely from an A-number or a document title.
• The client verifies their own factual account in a language they understand; do not invent events, dates, claims, or supporting evidence.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• The client’s consent/signature and the attorney or accredited representative’s signature are separate requirements.
• Check current rules for an authorized signatory, minor/guardian, and electronic or paper submission; do not auto-select notice/document delivery consent.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• Confirm the DHS matter and appearance scope; G-28 does not replace EOIR-27 or EOIR-28.
• Verify the client’s choices about where agency notices and identity documents should be sent.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• The assisting practitioner signs and explains the limited scope to the client; review service certification.
• A new required limited-appearance form accompanies each subsequent assisted filing.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• The official instructions limit this route to qualifying cases originating in immigration court.
• Document assistance does not make the practitioner a full representative of record.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• The assisting practitioner signs the limited-appearance declaration; service is reviewed separately.
• Do not present limited document assistance as full representation or automatic admission to a case.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• File with the assisted document and review a new form for each subsequent assisted filing.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• Verify the applicant’s required certification and signature in the current accepted form.
• Review each interpreter, preparer, and interview-stage section separately; a CILAN interview does not complete a USCIS interview or oath.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• Review the applicant’s particular basis for naturalization and any relevant history periods; this worksheet does not decide eligibility.
• Confirm the current edition, supporting evidence, and permitted filing channel before official preparation.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• Identify the applicant or other permitted signatory and follow the current certification and signature instructions.
• The interpreter and preparer complete their own required sections; a draft worksheet is not an employment-authorization application.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the eligibility category, initial/renewal/replacement request, and relationship to any underlying matter.
• Do not infer work authorization, a renewal extension, or permission to work from saving this worksheet or uploading a receipt.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• Verify the petitioner’s certification and signature requirements; do not substitute the beneficiary’s worksheet attestation.
• Review any separately required supporting form, interpreter, and preparer signature against the current instructions.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• Identify whose factual answers are being collected; a funding applicant may be the petitioner or the beneficiary.
• Review relationship evidence, any required supporting forms, and the separate adjustment or consular process; this worksheet does not confer immigration status.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• Verify the applicant or permitted signatory, and each required certification, using the current accepted form.
• Review preparer/interpreter signatures and any accompanying document’s separate requirements; do not reuse one attestation across the package.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• Counsel determines USCIS versus immigration-court jurisdiction and any exception or case transfer; an A-number alone does not select the filing route.
• For court matters, verify current DHS/USCIS instructions for fees, security checks, and related submissions; do not automatically duplicate a previously filed application.
• Review the particular adjustment basis, supporting forms, and evidence without deriving eligibility from a campaign category.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• The actual sponsor must review the sponsor’s contract, certification, and signature requirements before signing.
• Do not use a beneficiary’s worksheet attestation or a CILAN donor’s pledge as the sponsor’s signature; review any additional sponsor or household member’s separate requirements.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• Identify the sponsor and beneficiary separately and verify which support form or exemption applies to the associated matter.
• The reviewer checks current household, financial, evidence, and signature requirements; this worksheet does not calculate eligibility or financial thresholds.
• Explain the form’s support obligations before execution. Immigration sponsorship is distinct from donating to a CILAN campaign.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.

• Determine the applicant, person for whom a request is made, and permitted signatory under the current instructions.
• Review the applicable certification, interpreter, and preparer sections for the selected request; do not carry signatures across request types.
• A qualified reviewer confirms the assigned form and applicable jurisdiction; no automatic form-selection or eligibility decision.
• Complete CILAN’s application-verification interview in the office or by Zoom, document the review, and resolve factual discrepancies before the final preparation decision.
• Reopen the official form page and verify the accepted edition, complete instructions, filing destination, and current case orders.
• Verify answers with the client and original evidence; unknown and not applicable are not automatically converted into no or zero.
• Check every required signature, interpreter/preparer section, attachment, translation, and proof of service separately.
• Check current fees, permitted fee relief, and actual deadlines from authoritative instructions and case notices; none are calculated here.
• Review the final official document and follow each signature’s required timing; an authorized person files through an approved channel.
• Retain the agency receipt and acceptance/rejection outcome separately; saving or uploading to CILAN is not filing.
• A qualified reviewer selects the exact request type, legal basis, supporting evidence, and current filing route.
• Review the effect of any planned travel on the specific matter before travel; saving a worksheet or filing an application does not authorize travel or guarantee admission.

Research checked: 2026-10-06. The filing professional must recheck the current official requirements before submission.