Live at Build for the Border · NYC · May 9, 2026

GitHub for Immigration.

Every immigration journey is a repo. Every missing artifact is an issue. Every helper review is a pull request. Every milestone is a release. Every approved case can pay it forward.

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README.md

EB-1A · Forrest Pan · Filing target Q3 2026

Senior ML engineer with 2 patents, 7 publications, 1.2k GitHub stars on open-source ML libraries. Strongest on Original Contributions and Critical Role. Gaps: Press Coverage and Awards.

EB-1A criteria coverage

Original Contributions
85%
Critical Role
78%
Authorship / Publications
70%
Judging
45%
Press Coverage
20%
Awards
15%

The mapping

The whole app speaks fluent GitHub.

Engineers ship code with version control, code review, CI, and release notes. Immigrants ship the most consequential project of their lives with none of that. We brought it.

Repository
A Case

One per visa journey · panforrest/eb1a-2026

Issues
Missing artifacts

Gaps, blockers, evidence to collect

Pull requests
Mentor reviews

Lawyer / friend feedback on letter drafts

Commits
Document updates

Every upload or revision is a commit

Releases
Milestones

PERM Filed · I-140 Approved · AOS Submitted

Contributors
Recommenders

Lawyer · mentor · employer rep · references

How it works

From messy inbox to a structured case in 60 seconds.

01

Drop in your story

Resume, offer letter, LinkedIn, GitHub, publications. We accept the chaos — Featherless.ai turns it into structure.

02

AI builds your Case Repo

A README of your visa strategy, Issues for every gap, Releases for every milestone, an Evidence Graph mapping artifacts to USCIS criteria.

03

Track, collaborate, pay it forward

Tavily pulls live USCIS data. Mentors review your drafts as PRs. When you're approved, optionally contribute your anonymized playbook back.

What you get

The infrastructure your case deserves.

Readiness Score

0–100 score with per-criterion breakdown. Tells you exactly what to do next to reach 80.

Evidence Graph

Interactive canvas mapping every artifact to every USCIS criterion. Gaps glow red.

Tavily Research feed

Live USCIS processing times, RFE patterns, employer H-1B history, latest policy news.

Open-source playbooks

Browse approved cases anonymized by visa type and profession. Fork the template that fits.

Your case deserves version control.

Spin up your repo. Upload one resume. Watch your visa strategy assemble itself.