The Alien Project

A comprehensive dashboard to help prepare and track your EB-1A (Extraordinary Ability) visa application.

Live Demo: alien-lake.vercel.app

Features

• 10 EB-1A Criteria - Select and track the criteria you're targeting (need 3+ to qualify)
• USCIS Policy Guidance - Official regulatory language, evidence examples, and key guidance for each criterion with links to the USCIS Policy Manual
• Task Management - Create manual or sync-able tasks for each criterion
• Evidence Documentation - Markdown editor for documenting evidence per criterion
• Sync Integration - Infrastructure for syncing data from GitHub, Google Scholar, LinkedIn, etc.
• AI Grader - Get AI-powered feedback on your evidence strength (simulated, connect your own API)
• Progress Tracking - Visual progress bars and completion stats
• Authentication - Supabase Auth with email/password
• Cloud Storage - All data stored in Supabase PostgreSQL

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React 19 + TypeScript + Vite
• Styling: Tailwind CSS 4
• Backend: Supabase (PostgreSQL + Auth)
• Hosting: Vercel
• Icons: Lucide React

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• npm or pnpm

Installation

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/omairqazi29/Alien.git
cd Alien

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start dev server
npm run dev

Environment Variables

Copy .env.example to .env and fill in your values:

cp .env.example .env

VITE_SUPABASE_URL=your_supabase_project_url
VITE_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=your_supabase_anon_key

Setting up Supabase

1. Create a new project at supabase.com
2. Go to SQL Editor and run the schema from supabase/schema.sql
3. Run migrations from supabase/migrations/ in order
4. Add your project URL and anon key to .env
5. Configure Auth redirect URLs in Supabase Dashboard:
   • Site URL: https://your-domain.vercel.app
   • Redirect URLs: https://your-domain.vercel.app/**

EB-1A Criteria

The 10 criteria for EB-1A extraordinary ability:

1. Awards - National/international prizes for excellence
2. Membership - Associations requiring outstanding achievements
3. Press - Published material about you in major media
4. Judging - Participation as a judge in your field
5. Original Contributions - Major significance in your field
6. Scholarly Articles - Authorship in professional journals
7. Exhibitions - Display of work at artistic showcases
8. Leading Role - Critical role in distinguished organizations
9. High Salary - Commanding high remuneration
10. Commercial Success - Success in performing arts

Development

# Run dev server
npm run dev

# Type check
npm run build

# Preview production build
npm run preview

License

MIT