Free Green Card Pathway Comparison Tool Launched by Senior Software Engineer

A Senior Software Development Engineer has launched gcpathways.com, a free online tool designed to help immigration applicants compare and evaluate multiple green card pathways simultaneously. The tool requires no account or email registration and covers major employment-based categories including EB-1A, EB-1B, EB-1C, EB-2 NIW, EB-2 PERM, EB-3 PERM, EB-5, and family-based options. For each pathway, the tool provides an eligibility assessment based on the user's visa status, country of birth, employer, and family situation. It also generates timeline estimates using the current visa bulletin and real USCIS processing times, along with detailed cost breakdowns covering filing fees, attorney fees, medical exams, and translations. A notable feature is the risk rating system, which evaluates employer dependency, policy vulnerability, denial rates, and timeline uncertainty for each pathway. The tool also identifies parallel filing opportunities and flags any conflicts between simultaneous applications — a feature that can be particularly valuable for EB-3 applicants exploring whether they may also qualify for faster categories like EB-1A or EB-2 NIW. The developer also built a companion Visa Bulletin Tracker at gcpathways.com/visa-bulletin, which shows month-over-month movement for every EB category, including retrogression data that directly impacts priority date cutoffs for EB-3 applicants from backlogged countries. The tool is updated monthly and is positioned as a self-service resource for applicants who want an overview of their options before or in addition to consulting an immigration attorney.