ImmigrationLayer MCP

An MCP server that provides immigration law firms with current USCIS data, including form editions, filing fees, processing times, and Visa Bulletin updates. It ensures AI assistants provide dated, cited answers to prevent rejected filings due to outdated information, serving attorneys and paralegals.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in: your client connects and lists tools immediately, with no account or key.

No sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-10-18Operated by ImmigrationLayer

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://immigrationlayer.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Check current form editions and effective dates
Verify general filing fees for tracked forms
Look up published processing time estimates
Access Visa Bulletin final action and filing dates

Tools advertised by the last live check:

check_form_edition
list_form_changes
get_fee
get_processing_time
get_visa_bulletin
search_alerts
get_visa_bulletin_dv
get_visa_bulletin_notes

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers a Streamable HTTP server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http immigrationlayer-mcp https://immigrationlayer.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add immigrationlayer-mcp --url https://immigrationlayer.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable immigrationlayer-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "immigrationlayer-mcp": {
      "url": "https://immigrationlayer.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure). The type must be streamableHttp for a remote HTTP server.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "immigrationlayer-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://immigrationlayer.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start immigrationlayer-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "immigrationlayer-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://immigrationlayer.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http immigrationlayer-mcp https://immigrationlayer.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "immigrationlayer-mcp": {
      "url": "https://immigrationlayer.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "immigrationlayer-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://immigrationlayer.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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