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Official Form Preparation Sheet

For the method in Navigating a Government Form With AI Without Inventing an Entitlement. Work only from the form’s own current instructions. Never auto-submit.

Not for

Eligibility, deadline, or legal-status determinations. Any entitlement question goes to the issuing authority, not this sheet.

Source record

FieldValue
Form name / number
Official source URL
Version or publication date on the form
Date retrieved
Official submission deadline, confirmed with source/date
Receipt or submission-confirmation method

Working from the form’s own instructions, not a summary or a model’s memory of it: ☐ Yes

Field-by-field checklist

Field (as named on the form)Plain-language meaningEvidence requiredCondition (if any)Status
☐ Clear ☐ Unclear
☐ Clear ☐ Unclear
☐ Clear ☐ Unclear
☐ Clear ☐ Unclear
☐ Clear ☐ Unclear

Evidence to gather

Questions for the authority

Phrase each as a specific, answerable question — do not attempt to answer these yourself.

Contact method used: ☐ Phone ☐ In person ☐ Official email Date contacted:

The three prompts to reuse

1. Field-by-field translation

Here are the official instructions for [form name], copied directly
from [official URL], version dated [date]: [paste instructions text].
Working only from this text, list every field the form asks for, in
plain language, in the order they appear. For each field, note: what
it is asking for, any evidence or document it says is required, and
whether the instructions state a condition for that field. Do not
add fields, requirements, or conditions that are not in the text I
gave you, and do not guess what a vague field is asking for — mark
it "unclear, needs confirmation" instead.

2. Build the evidence checklist

From the field list above, build a checklist of every document or
piece of evidence mentioned, in the exact wording the form uses,
next to a plain-language note of what it means. Group items by
whether they apply to everyone or only under a stated condition.

3. Draft authority questions

From this checklist [paste], list every item marked unclear or
needing confirmation, plus any question about whether my situation
meets a stated condition. Phrase each as a specific, answerable
question I can ask the authority directly. Do not attempt to answer
these questions yourself.

Before you submit