I’m building tools for people navigating the US immigration system—both visitors/international students and the folks who help them (think immigration lawyers and international student advisors). Right now I’m focused on making currency conversion easier and building data products around immigration processes. So far I’ve been looking at visa wait times, currency trends, and similar patterns that affect people trying to come to the US.
I used to work in international education before moving into tech. These days I work with datasets: cleaning them up, making them usable, getting them to the people who need them. It’s pretty clear there’s a gap between all the immigration data that exists and tools that actually help people make decisions.
If you’ve dealt with US immigration, even if it was years ago, I’d love to hear about your experience. What was hard? What do you wish you’d known? What help do you wish you’d had? And if we haven’t caught up in a while, even better! Let’s talk.