---
title: "Estimate Global Talent visa cost"
method: POST
path: "/tools/estimate_cost"
---

# Estimate Global Talent visa cost

`POST /tools/estimate_cost`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://ukglobaltalentvisa.org/mcp/rest`
- URL: `https://ukglobaltalentvisa.org/mcp/rest/tools/estimate_cost`
- Auth: none required

Returns a GBP line-by-line cost breakdown for a Global Talent application (endorsement + visa fee + IHS + optional fast-track), scaled by family size and visa length.

## Request body

- object
  - `route` 'tech' | 'academia' | 'arts', required: Which endorsing-body route.
  - `years` integer, required: Visa length in years.
  - `adults` integer: Number of adult applicants (main + partner).
  - `children` integer: Number of dependent children.
  - `priority` boolean: Include the optional fast-track service fee (tech / academia only).

## Response `200`

Markdown-formatted tool result, flattened from the MCP `content` array.

- ToolResult
  - `text` string, required: Markdown body — pass straight through to the user.
  - `isError` boolean: True when the backend returned a recoverable tool error (e.g. unknown route_slug). The status code stays 200 so ChatGPT can still surface the message to the user.

## Other responses

- `400`: Tool error.
- `502`: Tool error.

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/ukglobaltalentvisa/apis/uk-global-talent-visa-mcp-rest-surface.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/ukglobaltalentvisa/apis/uk-global-talent-visa-mcp-rest-surface/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/ukglobaltalentvisa/apis/uk-global-talent-visa-mcp-rest-surface/revisions/a835b935f109?raw)