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International Career Navigator

F-1 cost modeling → visa pathway scoring → credential ROI → geo-fiscal landing analysis. Full international student-to-worker decision chain. Each step pre-fills the next. Model your full US education and career trajectory in one workflow.

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Step 1 · AL-31 · International Student Cost Modeler
F-1 Program Cost, OPT Earnings & Net Investment
Full tool: AL-31 ↗
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yrs
F-1 Cost Model
$0
Annual Cost
Tuition + living (intl)
$0
Total Program Cost
Full duration
$0
OPT Earnings Credit
STEM OPT 3-yr est.
$0
Net Investment
Cost minus OPT credit
→ Net investment of $0 and home country (—) will pre-fill visa scoring in Step 2.
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Step 2 · AL-09 · Visa Pathway Scorer
Ranked Visa Pathways, Timeline & Immigration Cost
Full tool: AL-09 ↗
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yrs
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Top Visa Pathways
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Top Recommendation
Highest scored pathway
—
Est. Timeline
Processing months
$0
Immigration Cost Est.
Legal + filing fees
—
Lottery Exposure
H-1B lottery risk
→ Top visa pathway — and field salary will pre-fill credential ROI modeling in Step 3.
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Step 3 · AL-02 · Credential ROI
US Degree vs. Cost: Payback, NPV & ROI
Full tool: AL-02 ↗
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Credential ROI Analysis
$0
Annual Salary Lift
US vs. home country
—
Payback Period
Years to break even
$0
20-Year NPV
At 5% discount rate
0%
20-Year ROI
Return on investment
→ US salary of $0 will anchor geo-fiscal city comparison in Step 4.
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Step 4 · AL-04 · Geo-Fiscal Landing Analysis
CoL-Adjusted Net Purchasing Power by US Metro
Full tool: AL-04 ↗
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%
Geo-Fiscal City Comparison
City CoL Index State Tax CoL-Adj Salary Tax Cost Net Purchasing Power
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Best Net Purchasing Power
Across compared cities
$0
Net Purchasing Power
CoL-adj minus state tax
$0
Selected City NPP
Your chosen metro
$0
Gain vs. Selected City
Choosing best metro
Explore the full tools used in this demo
AL-31 International Student Cost Modeler → AL-09 Visa Pathway Scorer → AL-02 Credential ROI Calculator → AL-04 Geo-Fiscal Arbitrage Simulator →