Consul
Built at OpenAI GPT-5 Startup Hackathon · Aug 9, 2025
Problem: Applying for a visa is notoriously tedious. It can take days of research, gathering documents, filling out forms, securing appointments, and more. Most of these steps could be automated, saving travelers time, stress, and errors. Solution – Consul: Consul is your personal AI visa agent, designed to prepare your entire visa application in minutes. It can: Provide accurate, up-to-date visa requirement information. Automatically fill out your visa application forms. Generate ready-to-print cover letters. Scan, read, and validate your documents. Monitor and schedule visa appointments. Book preliminary flights and hotels. Purchase travel insurance. According to ChatGPT, there are around 8,000 different types of visa applications worldwide. Consul can handle them all, making it the TurboTax of visa applications, powered by AI.