How Claudette prepares your case with you

Claudette is the AI companion inside Juriap. She works beside you from the first conversation to the filed package: interview, document plan, declaration, forms, audit, filing, and court preparation. Here is what each step looks like and what you do at each one.

One conversation, start to finish

Claudette is not a form-filler and not a chatbot that answers one question at a time. She is the person beside you for the whole case. You talk to her in English or Spanish, by voice or by typing, from any phone or computer. She remembers everything you told her, keeps every document you gave her, and turns all of it into the forms, statements, and packages your case needs. You stay in control: nothing is filed, signed, or sent without your approval.

This article walks through each stage of the work, in the order it usually happens.

Step 1: Understanding your situation

The first conversation is free and has no forms in it. Claudette asks what is going on, in plain language: how you came to the U.S., who is in your family, whether you have ever had contact with immigration or the police, what papers you have received, and what you are afraid of or hoping for. She asks follow-up questions the way an experienced immigration practitioner would, because the details decide the path: your date of entry, whether you were inspected, your spouse's status, whether you were ever ordered removed.

At the end she tells you honestly what she sees: which paths exist for you, which do not and why, which deadlines are already running, and whether anything is urgent. If a hearing is in days or someone is detained, she says so first and tells you what to do today.

Step 2: Your case plan

If you decide to go ahead, Claudette lays out a plan: the forms involved, the stages of the work, what she will prepare, what you will need to gather, roughly how long each part takes, and what it costs. The plan is specific to your facts, not a generic list. You can ask her to explain any part of it before you commit.

Step 3: The interview

The interview is the deep version of the first conversation, broken into short sessions you can leave and return to. Claudette asks every question the forms and the law require, one at a time, with explanations of why each matters. She never fills in an answer you did not give. If you skip something, she marks the gap and returns to it later rather than guessing. Everything is saved as you go, and you can correct any answer at any time; she carries the correction into every place it appears.

Step 4: The document plan

From the interview, Claudette builds a list of exactly what your case needs: identity documents, proof of entry, relationship evidence, medical or police records, tax returns, photographs, letters from others. Each item says why it is needed and what to do if you cannot get it. You upload photos or scans from your phone. Claudette reviews every upload and tells you plainly whether it looks right, whether a page is missing or unreadable, or whether something else would be stronger.

For letters that only another person can write, such as a letter from an employer or a friend who witnessed what happened, you name the person and Claudette sends them a private link. They answer her questions in their own words, and the letter is built from their answers, then signed electronically.

Step 5: Your declaration

Many cases turn on a sworn written statement in your own words. Claudette co-drafts it with you on one screen: your statement on top, her question below. She organizes what you tell her into clear, chronological paragraphs, but every fact is yours. Where you have not answered something, the draft shows a visible note instead of invented text, and it cannot be signed until every note is resolved. If you write in Spanish, the English version is placed alongside paragraph by paragraph, with the translator certification the agency expects.

Step 6: Forms and the audit

Claudette prepares the official forms from your interview, in English, exactly as USCIS or the court requires them. Then she audits the whole file: the same date in every form, the same spelling of every name, every trip and address accounted for, every question answered, every supporting document in place and legible. She flags contradictions and gaps and walks you through fixing them. You review every page before anything is final.

Step 7: The filing package

The finished package is assembled in filing order with a cover letter, a table of contents, exhibits labeled, translations certified, and instructions for where and how to file it, including what to expect afterward. You sign where signatures are required. Claudette tracks receipt notices, biometrics appointments, interview dates, and renewal windows, and reminds you ahead of each one.

For court cases: the Court Room

If your case is in immigration court, the Court Room is where Claudette prepares you for each hearing: what the judge will ask at the master calendar, which allegations to admit or deny, which relief to request, and practice cross-examination before the individual hearing from your own declaration and evidence. She drafts motions (change of address, continuance, change of venue, to reopen, bond) in the court's format, builds the evidence index with proof of service, and tracks the court's deadlines, including the 30-day appeal deadline after a decision.

Attorney review, when you want it

At any point, and especially when the package is complete, you can ask for a licensed immigration attorney to review it before filing. This is optional and priced separately. The attorney sees the whole file, writes notes back to you, and Claudette applies the changes with you.

How Claudette helps with this

You tell the truth, gather what you can, read what she prepares, and decide. Claudette asks the questions in the interview, builds the document plan, co-drafts the declaration, prepares and audits the forms, assembles the filing package, and in court cases runs the Court Room with hearing prep and motions. The case is yours, and so is every decision in it.