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VISA
REQUIREMENTS TO ENTER COSTA RICA Effective Date: December 01, 2009
I. A 90 DAY VISITOR’S PERMIT IS GRANTED TO CITIZENS OF the following countries without REQUIRING A CONSULAR’S VISA, but A PASSPORT with NO LESS THAN 1 day of validity REMAINING AT THE TIME OF entry is REQUIRED.
(*) Their dependents receive similar consideration. (**) Includes England, Wales and Scotland. II. A 30 DAY VISITOR’S PERMIT without REQUIRING A CONSULAR’S VISA IS GRANTED TO CITIZENS OF the following countries HOLDING A PASSPORT with NO LESS THAN 3 MONTHS validity REMAINING AT THE TIME OF entry.
I. III. 30 DAY CONSULAR VISAS, IN ADDITION TO A PASSPORT with NO LESS THAN 6 MONTH validity REMAINING AT THE TIME OF entry validity REMAINING AT THE TIME OF entry, ARE REQUIRED FOR CITIZENS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES,:
IV. RESTRICTED CONSULAR VISAS REQUIRING A CONSULTATION FROM THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF
IMMIGRATION AND FOREIGNERS*
IN COSTA RICA, IN ADDITION TO A PASSPORT
with
NO LESS
THAN 6 MONTHS
validity
REMAINING AT THE TIME OF entry
IS REQUIRED FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE
FOLLOWING COUNTRIES
(some listed in Spanish):
AFGHANISTAN ALBANIA ANGOLA ARABIA SAUDI ARGELIA ARMENIA AZERBAIYÁN BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BENIN BERMUDAS BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BRUNEI-DARRUSAI BUKINA FASO (ALTO VOLTA) BURUNDI BHUTAN CABO VERDE
CAMBODIA CAMERON CAMORRAS
COAST of
MARFIL CROATIA CUBA CHAD EMIRATES ARABS UNITED ERITREA ETHIOPIA FIJI GABON GAMBIA GEORGIA GHANA GUINEA GUINEA BISSAU GUINEA
EQUATORIAL HAITI INDIA INDONESIA IRAN IRÁQ ISLAS MARIANAS DEL NORTE ISLAS MARSHALL ISLAS MENORES ALEJADAS DE LOS ISLAS SALOMÓN ISLAS VÍRGENES AMERICANAS JAMARAHIRIYA ARABE LIBIA JORDANIA KAZAJISTAN KIRGUIZISTÁN KIRIBATI KUWAIT LESOTO LEETONIA LEBANON LIBERIA MACAO MADAGASCAR MALAWI MALDIVES MALI MOROCCO MAURICIO MAURITANIA
MICRONESIA
(Federated States MOLDAVIA MONGOLIA MOZAMBIQUE MYANMAR (BURMA) NAMIBIA NAURU NEPAL NIGER NIGERIA OMAN PAKISTAN PALAOS PALESTINE PAPUA NUEVA GUINEA QATAR REINO DE TONGA REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA
POPULAR DE LAOS REPÚBLICA ÁRABE SAHARAHUI
(SAHARA OCCIDENTAL) REPÚBLICA ÁRABE SIRIA REPÚBLICA CENTROAFRICANA REPÚBLICA DE MACEDONIA REPÚBLICA DEL CONGO REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DEL
CONGO (ANTES ZAIRE) REP. FEDERAL DE YUGOSLAVIA (SERVIA
Y MONTENEGRO) REP. POPULAR DE CHINA (CHINA
CONTINENTAL) REPÚBLICA POPULAR DEMOCRÁTICA
DE COREA DEL NORTE RWANDA SAMOA SANTO TOMÉ Y PRINCÍPE SENEGAL SEYCHELLES SIERRA LEONA SOMALIA SRI LANKA SUDAN SWAZILAND TANZANIA TAJIKISTAN TERRITORY
BRITANNICA TIMOR ORIENTAL TOGO TUNIS TURKMENISTAN TUVALU UKRAINE UGANDA UZBEKISTAN VANUATU VIET-NAM YEMEN YIBUTI ZAMBIA NOTE: Citizens of countries listed in Group IV that obtain permanent residents status in a country that is listed in Grupo I will require only a CONSULAR VISA to enter Costa Rica with exception to those nationals of Irán, Iraq, Argelia, Palestine, Jordan, Libya, Lebanon, Syria, The Popular Republic of China, Afganistán, Pakistán, Sudán y Argelia, who ARE required to obtain a VISA AUTHORIZED by the General Direction of Immigration and Foreigners* even though they have permanent resident status in a country listed in Group I. * La Dirección General de Imigración y Extranjería. V. NATIONALS OF COUNTRIES NOT LISTED IN ANY OF THE PREVIOUS LISTS ARE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF GROUP IV ABOVE. VI. DEPENDENTS Dependents of Britain, France, Holland, Norway, New Zealand and of The United States of America will all receive the same treatment that citizens of those countries receive, as long as they carry a valid passport of the country that they are a dependent of (some listed in Spanish): British
French
AUSTRALIAN U.S.A DEPENDENTS
NEW ZEALAND NORWEGIAN
CHINESE POPULAR REPUBLIC
VII. CITIZENS OF HONG KONGØ Holders of ‘Identity Certifications’ and Identity Documents from Hong Kong REQUIRE VISA AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER COSTA RICA expedited by the “General Direction of Immigration and Foreigners” (La Dirección General de Imigración y Extranjería). Ø Holders of British Passports as citizens of British National Overseas/BN and holders of the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong DO NOT REQUIRE A VISA TO ENTER COSTA RICA and are granted a 90 Day Permit. NOTE: Paradise Tours provides this information as a service and guideline only and is not meant or implied to be a guarantee of what you may actually encounter or experience. We accept no responsibility for any inaccuracies contained within. Please visit the Costa Rican Consular's website cited at top of this page for the most up-to-date information and for information on where you can contact them yourself for any questions.
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