In development · Research opens October 1

IMMIGRATION DELAYS · UNDERSTAND YOUR NEXT STEP

Still waiting on
your application?
Understand what’s next.

Planned educational and self-help support for people facing long immigration application delays.

A long wait for a green card or another immigration decision can leave life on hold. MandaStep is being built to help you understand mandamus, learn the self-represented process, and organize the work of preparing your next step—with AI assistance.

Join the research waitlist What is mandamus?

Free to join · No case documents needed

Illustrative scene of someone carefully organizing papers and folders beside a laptop — A little more clarity. A little more confidence.

PLANNED AI ASSISTANCE

Your materials. Personalized AI assistance.AI guidance → Your timeline → Your draft

AI-guided learning and contextAI-assisted organization and draftingYou stay in control at every step

Planned self-help software for people preparing their own case. MandaStep is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or attorney review. You make every legal decision and submit your own filings.

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UNDERSTANDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS

Asking for action
when an application stalls.

A writ of mandamus is a court order compelling a government official or agency to perform a duty owed to the person bringing the case. In some immigration-delay cases, people ask a federal court to require action on a pending application.

It seeks action, not guaranteed approval. A long wait alone does not establish a valid claim. Whether relief is available depends on the application, facts and applicable law; a decision may still be a denial.

General educational sources: 28 U.S.C. § 1361 · 5 U.S.C. § 706(1)

Explore our planned self-help support

What we’re building to help you prepare.

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Your AI guide to the process

A planned AI assistant that explains each self-represented case stage in plain language, with guidance suited to your preparation stage and detailed educational resources linked to official sources.

AI organizes your materials and timeline

Upload your relevant materials together. Our planned AI assistant would help sort documents, extract key dates and connect events into a personalized timeline, flagging gaps and inconsistencies for you to check.

AI drafts from your confirmed facts

Turn your confirmed facts and timeline into an individualized draft with planned AI assistance and reviewed templates. The assistant would explain what to verify in each section and flag details that need your confirmation.

Understand filing and service

Planned filing and service-of-process education, checklists and progress tracking. Learn what comes after preparing documents; you arrange filing and service yourself.

GUIDED PREPARATION. YOUR CONTROL.

A system to support you. Decisions that stay yours.

A guided preparation system: planned AI-assisted learning, material organization and drafting help you work through each step. The software provides educational support rather than legal advice or representation.
You decide whether, when and where to file. The system helps you understand the process and organize your preparation around the choices you make.
Your facts, your review: AI helps prepare the materials; you check the details and confirm what enters your documents. The planned pilot is self-guided; human or attorney review would need to be arranged independently.
A clearer preparation process helps you approach the next step with more understanding. Agency action, timing, approval and court outcomes remain outside the system’s control and cannot be guaranteed.
Your interest helps shape what we build next. Supported application types, courts and access will be announced separately; joining records interest rather than confirming eligibility or reserving access.

BUILD THE NEXT STEP WITH US

Where should we build next?

Expected one-time software price per case

$149 / case

Joining the waitlist is free. The planned software price excludes court fees, service or mailing costs, and attorney review. Product access is not yet available.

WHERE SHOULD WE BUILD NEXT?

Which federal district court are you considering?

We use state-level location and court preferences to understand demand. No address is needed. Your location does not select a court for you; these choices do not establish eligibility or promise support. Official court directory ↗

I confirm these are my current research preferences, not a filing decision.

I’m open to being contacted for a 15–20 minute product-research conversation.

By joining, I agree to receive waitlist and research updates. This is not product access, legal advice, or a promise that my situation will be supported.

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FAQ

Before you join

Is this a law firm or lawyer service?+

No. It is a planned self-help software product. It does not provide individualized legal advice or attorney review.

Which applications will be supported?+

We welcome research interest from people with delayed immigration applications. Educational topics and document-generation support are different: supported application types and courts will be announced separately. Joining does not establish eligibility or access.

Does the product choose my court or defendants?+

No. Those choices remain yours. The dropdown records research preferences only. It does not assess venue or promise support for a selected court.

What information does this page collect?+

Your email, general matter type, state or region, intended court (or not sure), confirmation of those preferences, and optional research-contact consent. Do not send case identifiers, narratives, or documents.

When will the pilot be available?+

The 30-day research test opens October 1. Product access is not yet scheduled or promised.

Still waiting onyour application?Understand what’s next.

Asking for actionwhen an application stalls.