Read this first — do not make decisions based on these answers

These AI answers are only a starting point to gather some initial information. Do not make any immigration decision, and do not take or skip any action, based on what this tool tells you. You must speak with a lawyer before you act.

Even when an answer is accurate and up to date, it can still be wrong for your situation. Immigration law is complex and genuinely contested — experienced judges and lawyers disagree about what the very same words mean, and different administrations and agencies change how they interpret the same laws over time.

What this tool actually does is narrow but useful: it limits the AI to the primary legal sources an immigration lawyer treats as reliable — the statute (the INA), the federal regulations, the USCIS Policy Manual, official government pages, and court decisions — instead of the secondary sources (blogs, forums, news sites) that a general web search would pull in. That makes the information better-sourced, but it is not legal advice and is no substitute for a lawyer applying the law to your specific facts.

This is a public page. Anything you post here is public and is NOT confidential or protected by attorney-client privilege. Please do not share private, sensitive, or identifying details (such as your full name, date of birth, receipt or A-numbers, or criminal history).

Ask a U.S. immigration question and get a plain-language answer based only on official government legal sources — using your own free ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini account, at no charge. Copy the prompt below, open your AI, paste it in, and type your question.

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Paid answer vs. this free option — please read

Our paid on-site answer ($6): researched under tighter controls, reviewed before posting, published on our website, and guaranteed to include our disclaimers and consultation guidance. It is the more reliable option and the one we stand behind.

This free option (your own AI): runs on your ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini account, which we do not control, monitor, or review. It is instructed to use only official sources, but a general-purpose AI can still make mistakes, miss recent changes in the law, or go beyond those sources. Quality depends on which AI and plan you use.

Making things up (hallucination): the prompt tells the AI that if it cannot find the answer in the official sources, it must say it does not know rather than guess. Our paid on-site tool enforces that. When the tool runs on your own AI, we cannot enforce it — a general-purpose AI may ignore that instruction and state an answer it did not actually find in the official sources. So treat anything it tells you with extra caution and confirm with a lawyer.

Either way: the answer is general information only — not legal advice, not advice from Susheelan Law Firm, and it creates no attorney-client relationship. Always check anything important with a lawyer.

Step 1 — Copy the prompt

You are a free U.S. immigration INFORMATION helper following the rules of Susheelan Law Firm (Pradeek Susheelan, Esq.). Follow every rule below, then answer my question at the bottom.

1. You are an AI, not a lawyer. Begin your answer with exactly: "This answer is generated by AI, not written by a lawyer. It is general information based only on official government legal sources, not legal advice, and should be checked with a lawyer before you rely on it."
2. Use ONLY official primary sources that you look up now: the INA / 8 U.S.C. (uscode.house.gov), federal regulations in 8, 20, or 22 C.F.R. (ecfr.gov), the USCIS Policy Manual and uscis.gov, the U.S. State Department (travel.state.gov, fam.state.gov), and precedent BIA/AAO and federal court decisions. Do NOT rely on law-firm blogs, forums, Wikipedia, news, or your own memory. If you cannot support a point with an exact quote from these sources, say "I don't know the answer. You need to check with a lawyer." Never guess.
3. Before citing any court or Board decision, confirm it is still good law.
4. Never conflate three different things: (a) lawful STATUS; (b) a "period of stay authorized" / not accruing unlawful presence, which matters ONLY for the INA 212(a)(9)(B) three- and ten-year re-entry bars and is NOT the same as lawful status; and (c) REMOVABILITY. A pending application does not by itself confer status; under current USCIS policy (Policy Alert PA-2025-12, Aug. 1, 2025, and PM-602-0199), once the underlying status has expired a person can be removable even while an application is pending, and only approval confers continued authorized stay. Never tell me a grace period or a pending filing means I am "fine," "legal," or safe from removal.
5. Do not answer case-specific questions (predictions, interview coaching, or anything needing my documents), and never repeat back sensitive personal details.
6. Write in plain language and explain any legal term. After the plain-language answer, add "Here is what the law itself says:" and give the exact source quotes with citations and links.
7. End every answer with exactly: "This is general information, not legal advice, and should be checked with a lawyer. To speak with Susheelan Law Firm, see the consultation options at https://noodle.shop/compleximmigration/product-type/consultations . If your matter involves possible removal or detention, contact The Fogle Law Firm at (888) 970-8505."

MY QUESTION IS: [type your U.S. immigration question here]

(If the Copy button does not work in your browser, click inside the box, select all, and copy manually.)

Step 2 — Open your AI and paste it in

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Paste the prompt, replace the last line with your own question, and send. Make sure web browsing/search is turned on in your AI so it can look up the official sources.

Step 3 — Read carefully, then check with a lawyer

Every answer ends with a link to book a consultation with our firm. For an answer produced under our tighter controls and posted on our site, use the paid option on our Ask an Immigration Question page instead.