LiveAbroad.FYI

LiveAbroad.FYI

As a part of project 6x6, where I build six artificial intelligence projects in 6 months, I'm introducing https://liveabroad.fyi!

The Background

I've always been one to travel, and I've been fortunate enough to have many opportunities to live, work, and study outside of my home country.

The Problem

Viewing your options, and gathering the requirements for applying for visas can be difficult, and as a citizen of a particular country, I don't have a resource I can go to and see what all my options are, based on my current life circumstances (age, health, citizenship, etc.)

The Solution

This is what LiveAbroad.FYI aims to solve. It automatically retrieves and parses unstructured data from visa websites into structured data using artificial intelligence, to put together a comprehensive database on what options you have if you want to live and work outside of your home country.

I'm building and launching six artificial intelligence involving startups/projects/websites over the next six months. Why? Because I believe AI can do some seriously good stuff for the world, and I want to be part of that change.

The Build

The build is comprised of two components:

• a data pipeline
• a web interface

The web interface is pretty simple, but the data pipeline is where the real magic happens. After retrieving and saving a page to use as a source of information, the pipeline can be run on it. It works by evaluating the page, understanding the type of visa that it's describing, and classifying it by asking questions about various traits of the visa like:

1. Do you need to already have a job?
2. Can you bring your family with you?
3. What sort of health restrictions are in place with this visa?
4. How much money do you need to have saved up?
5. Is there an age limit?

Once the questions are asked, we get a bit of structured data that looks something like this:

- name: Youth Mobility Scheme
  host_country: Taiwan
  consumer_country: United Kingdom
  application:
    fee:
      amount: 50
      currency: GBP
    instructions:
    - Visit the website
    - Fill out the application form
    - Submit required documents
    - Pay the application fee
    - Wait for processing
    limit: null
    processing_time: 5 - 7 working days
  description: >
    A working holiday visa for citizens of the 
    United Kingdom who wish to work and travel in Taiwan.
  requirements:
    age:
      max: 30
      min: 18
  working_holiday_visa:
    can_bring_family: false
    can_get_permanent_job: false
    can_study: false
    duration: 1 year
    renewable: false

Which can be passed into the website to make it easy for non-tech users to browse and understand.

Check It Out

You can check out the live website at https://liveabroad.fyi. Thanks for reading!