LABSCO SUMMARY

Entry rules with a verification date attached, which is the part a model cannot supply.

quick_visa_check returns when the pair was last checked, so an answer carries its own freshness rather than sounding equally confident whether it is current or three years stale. It is keyless for the simple question and metered for everything past it, which makes it cheap to add before you know whether you need the rest.

What it is

An MCP server over the Orizn visa database. It answers entry questions with data rather than a guess: what a passport holder needs for a destination, what it costs, how long it takes, and whether they may leave the airport during a layover. Coverage figures are read live from the API rather than printed in the documentation.

What you get

check_visa_requirement — the full entry picture for one passport into one destination: requirement type, days allowed, documents, application steps, fees, processing times, passport validity, photo specs, vaccinations, insurance, safety advisory, overstay penalties, entry by air, land or sea, remote-work visas, extension and minor rules, and embassies
quick_visa_check — one line for a pair: the requirement code, visa-free days, and the date the pair was last verified
compare_destinations — up to 25 destinations for one passport side by side, with requirement, visa-free days, passport validity, fee, safety, health and remote-work visa per row
check_transit_visa — layover rules only: whether the holder may stay airside or leave the airport, and how many free transit hours the main hubs allow
get_coverage_stats — the database's own coverage: pairs, passports, destinations, translations and languages, and the distribution of requirement types

Requirements

Node.js 18 or newer; clients run npx -y orizn-visa-mcp over stdio. quick_visa_check works with no key at all, at 10 checks a day, alongside get_coverage_stats. A free key in ORIZN_API_KEY (or passed as --api-key, which takes precedence) lifts that cap and opens check_visa_requirement in all 15 languages; on the free plan fees, processing times and transit rules come back as upgrade placeholders, and compare_destinations and check_transit_visa need the paid Hobby plan.

Setup effort

One command — npx orizn-visa-mcp

See installation options

USE CASES

01

Answering "do I need a visa"

Get the requirement, the visa-free days and the date the pair was last verified, with no key.

quick_visa_check

02

Preparing an application

Read the documents, fees, processing times, passport validity and photo specs for the pair.

check_visa_requirement

03

Choosing where to go

Compare up to 25 destinations for one passport on requirement, days and fees at once.

compare_destinations

04

Planning a layover

Check whether the passport holder may leave the airport and how many transit hours the hub allows.

check_transit_visa

6 tools

Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.

check_visa_requirement

quick_visa_check

compare_destinations

check_transit_visa

get_coverage_stats

get_recent_changes

BEFORE YOU INSTALL

What to know first

Tools you get

6 tools named in the project's documentation. get_recent_changes is currently switched off and returns an empty result. quick_visa_check (10 a day), get_coverage_stats and get_recent_changes need no key; compare_destinations and check_transit_visa need a paid plan.

Requires

npx on PATH

Optional

ORIZN_API_KEY in your environment

Where it runs

All 3 documented clients run the server on your machine.

INSTALLATION

Connect your client

Server setup

TERMINAL

npx orizn-visa-mcp

MCP Clients

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "orizn-visa": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "orizn-visa-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ORIZN_API_KEY": "<YOUR_ORIZN_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Orizn Visa