get_visa_paths

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/main.ts:711-714 (registration)

  Tool registration: defines name, description, and inputSchema for 'get_visa_paths'

    name: "get_visa_paths",
    description: "Work visa / right-to-work paths per country for hiring foreigners. Visa types, cost, timeline, sponsorship requirements.",
    inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { country: { type: "string", enum: Object.keys(COUNTRY_BRIEFS) } }, required: ["country"] }
  },

• src/main.ts:791-819 (handler)

  Handler implementation: extracts country from args, looks up COUNTRY_BRIEFS, returns a hardcoded visaInfo map with types, cost, timeline, and sponsorship details per country.

  case "get_visa_paths": {
    const country = args?.country as string;
    const brief = COUNTRY_BRIEFS[country];
    if (!brief) throw new Error(`Unknown country: ${country}`);
    const visaInfo: Record<string, any> = {
      uk: { types: ["Skilled Worker visa", "Global Talent", "Health & Care Worker"], sponsor_licence_required: true, cost_usd: "$1.5K-5K + IHS surcharge", timeline: "3-8 weeks" },
      ireland: { types: ["Critical Skills Employment Permit", "General Employment Permit"], sponsor_licence_required: false, cost_usd: "$1K-2K", timeline: "4-12 weeks" },
      germany: { types: ["EU Blue Card", "Skilled Workers visa", "Job Seeker visa"], sponsor_licence_required: false, cost_usd: "$200-500", timeline: "8-16 weeks" },
      france: { types: ["Talent Passport", "Salaried Worker visa"], sponsor_licence_required: false, cost_usd: "$300-1K", timeline: "8-12 weeks" },
      spain: { types: ["Highly Qualified Professional", "Standard work visa"], sponsor_licence_required: false, cost_usd: "$200-500", timeline: "6-12 weeks" },
      netherlands: { types: ["Highly Skilled Migrant", "ICT permit", "DAFT (US/Japan citizens)"], sponsor_licence_required: true, cost_usd: "$500-2K", timeline: "4-8 weeks" },
      nordics: { types: ["Skilled Worker visa per country (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland have separate)"], sponsor_licence_required: false, cost_usd: "$200-1K per country", timeline: "8-12 weeks" },
      mexico: { types: ["Temporary Resident visa with work permit", "INM permit"], sponsor_licence_required: true, cost_usd: "$400-1.5K", timeline: "8-16 weeks" },
      brazil: { types: ["Temporary Visa V (work)", "Permanent Visa"], sponsor_licence_required: true, cost_usd: "$500-2K", timeline: "10-20 weeks" },
      india: { types: ["Employment Visa (E)", "Project Visa"], sponsor_licence_required: true, cost_usd: "$200-500", timeline: "4-8 weeks" },
      japan: { types: ["Highly Skilled Professional", "Engineer/Specialist", "Intra-company Transferee"], sponsor_licence_required: true, cost_usd: "$300-1K", timeline: "4-12 weeks" },
      singapore: { types: ["Employment Pass", "S Pass", "Tech.Pass", "ONE Pass"], sponsor_licence_required: true, cost_usd: "$500-2K", timeline: "1-4 weeks (fastest in this list)" }
    };
    return {
      content: [{
        type: "text", text: JSON.stringify({
          module: "Visa & Right-to-Work Paths",
          country: brief.market,
          ...visaInfo[country],
          note: "EOR providers handle visa sponsorship as part of their service in countries where they have entities."
        }, null, 2)
      }]
    };
  }