Master Calendar

Required Step

EOIR E-registry

In order to enter an appearance on behalf of your client in immigration court, you must first register to practice before the immigration court by completing EOIR’s E-registry process. It is a two-step process involving online registration followed by in-person verification of your identity at your local immigration court.

Annotated Notice to Appear

Immigration Justice Campaign
The Notice to Appear (NTA) is the charging document in immigration court proceedings. Pleading to the factual allegations and legal charges in the NTA happens at a Master Calendar hearing, before an individual hearing is scheduled. This annotated NTA explains the significance of the most important elements of the NTA.

Mock Master Calendar hearing

Executive Office for Immigration Review
A mock master calendar hearing in an asylum case from the EOIR Model Hearing Program.

Immigration Equality’s Immigration Court Proceedings Manual section on Master Calendar Hearings

This manual provides a clear step-by-step description of what to expect at the Master Calendar Hearing. Although this manual is written in the asylum context, the information provided is relevant to many types of cases in immigration court.

Immigration Court Practice Manual: Master Calendar Hearing

The Master Calendar Hearing section of the Immigration Court Manual outlines EOIR’s official rules and guidance related to the proceeding.