immigration-support-letter

Drafts formal immigration support letters from employers, family members, or community supporters for USCIS petitions, asylum claims, removal proceedings, hardship waivers, or naturalization. Use when drafting employment verification letters, family relationship letters, character references, or extreme hardship testimonials for any U.S. immigration matter.

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Best use case

immigration-support-letter is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.

Drafts formal immigration support letters from employers, family members, or community supporters for USCIS petitions, asylum claims, removal proceedings, hardship waivers, or naturalization. Use when drafting employment verification letters, family relationship letters, character references, or extreme hardship testimonials for any U.S. immigration matter.

Teams using immigration-support-letter should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.

When to use this skill

  • You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.

When not to use this skill

  • You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
  • You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.

Installation

Claude Code / Cursor / Codex

$curl -o ~/.claude/skills/immigration-support-letter/SKILL.md --create-dirs "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CaseMark/skills/main/skills/legal/immigration-support-letter/SKILL.md"

Manual Installation

  1. Download SKILL.md from GitHub
  2. Place it in .claude/skills/immigration-support-letter/SKILL.md inside your project
  3. Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill

How immigration-support-letter Compares

Feature / Agentimmigration-support-letterStandard Approach
Platform SupportNot specifiedLimited / Varies
Context Awareness High Baseline
Installation ComplexityUnknownN/A

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this skill do?

Drafts formal immigration support letters from employers, family members, or community supporters for USCIS petitions, asylum claims, removal proceedings, hardship waivers, or naturalization. Use when drafting employment verification letters, family relationship letters, character references, or extreme hardship testimonials for any U.S. immigration matter.

Where can I find the source code?

You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.

SKILL.md Source

# Immigration Support Letter

Drafts first-person support letters as testimonial evidence in U.S. immigration matters. Letters establish writer credibility, corroborate specific facts, and close with a penalty-of-perjury declaration.

## Quick Start

Gather before drafting:

1. **Writer identity** — full legal name, title/relationship, address, phone, email
2. **Immigration benefit** — family petition, employment-based, asylum, hardship waiver, removal defense, naturalization
3. **Applicant** — full name, A-Number (if known), country of origin
4. **Key facts** — dates, locations, observations, employment details, or hardship circumstances
5. **Recipient** — USCIS office, immigration court, consular post, or "To Whom It May Concern"

If any of these are missing, ask before drafting.

## Letter Structure

### Header

- Writer's name, title, organization (if applicable), address, contact info
- Date
- Addressee
- Re: [Applicant Name] / [Petition Type] / [A-Number]

### Opening

- Writer identity, relationship to applicant, letter purpose — one paragraph
- Basis of knowledge (years known, capacity)

### Body by Letter Type

| Type | Required Specifics |
|---|---|
| **Employment verification** | Title, start/end dates, duties, salary, performance, future intent |
| **Family relationship** | How writer knows both parties, duration, shared experiences, details only a genuine witness would know |
| **Character reference** | Concrete anecdotes of moral character, community ties, contributions — no vague praise |
| **Extreme hardship** | Specific medical, financial, educational hardships from denial/removal; tie each to applicant or qualifying relative |
| **Asylum corroboration** | Dates, locations, incidents witnessed; basis for fear; country conditions known to writer |

> **Specificity rule**: Adjudicators weigh specific dates, locations, and named incidents over general praise. Every claim must be grounded in the writer's personal knowledge.

### Closing

- Statement of support
- Offer to provide additional information or appear
- Perjury declaration (required): *"I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief."*
- Signature block: printed name, title, date, space for wet signature

## Pitfalls and Checks

- **Personal knowledge only** — flag any claim the writer cannot personally attest to
- **No exaggeration** — false statements constitute immigration fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1001, INA § 274C)
- **Notarization** — not required but recommended for employment and character letters; flag the option
- **Letterhead** — use for employer/organizational letters; individuals use block format
- **Length** — 1–3 pages; detailed enough to matter, short enough to hold attention
- **Jurisdiction** — U.S. federal (USCIS, EOIR, DOS); tailor salutation to the adjudicating body

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