The Eligibility Puzzle: Why Finding Where You Can Work is So Hard
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The Eligibility Puzzle: Why Finding Where You Can Work is So Hard

BorderProof Strategy
January 23, 2026

BorderProof: Making Geography Optional

"While technology has made work global, the rules that govern who can live and work where are still locked in the past."

Today, global mobility operates as a $10B gatekeeper monopoly. Fragments of information, opaque requirements, and expensive intermediaries stand between talented professionals and their global ambitions.

The Friction

  • PDF Graveyards: Critical eligibility data is buried in outdated, poorly translated government documents.
  • The Anxiety Tax: Professionals pay $5k–$10k to lawyers just to understand basic options that should be accessible.
  • Lost Opportunity: Recruiters hesitate to hire globally due to visa uncertainty, causing talent to self-select out before they even begin.

The Momentum

This friction exists at the exact moment the world is moving in the opposite direction.

  • 50+ Countries are now in a race for global talent, launching visas at record speed.
  • 100M+ People are actively considering a move, but remain paralyzed by uncertainty.
  • Clarity is the New Currency: In a world of remote work, eligibility is the first and most critical hurdle.
"Intent is everywhere. Clarity is nowhere." — The BorderProof Thesis

The Infrastructure for a Borderless Economy

Every global hire starts with eligibility—and no one owns that moment. We are building the data layer that turns "Where can I work?" from a month-long research project into a 60-second assessment.

By aggregating thousands of data points and policy shifts into a single, AI-powered engine, BorderProof isn't just showing you visas; we're unlocking the potential of a truly global workforce.