Bill number 22156 has been or is about to be approved by Congress in second debate. As soon as it is published, it will come into force...

As of November 1st 2020, people coming from all countries are welcome in Costa Rica under the normal circumstances previous to the...

This past September 21st, 2020, a Bill was submitted by 20 congress people in order to promote a new migratory Legal Stay for what they...

UPDATE OF EXTENSIONS GRANTED BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT Update to 09-22-20 This past september 21st, the Immigration Department...

On August 19, 2020, Legislators María Inés Solís, (PUSC), Silvia Hernández (PLN), and Mileidy Alvarado (PRN) submitted bill No. 22156...

RE OPENING OF AIRWAY BORDERS AS OF AUGUST 2ND 2020 UPDATED OCTOBER 14th 2020 Tourists will be allowed back in Costa Rica as non...

El sabio no atesora. Cuanto más ayuda a los demás, mas se beneficia. Cuanto más da a los demás, más obtiene para él” Lao Tse En medio de...

DIMEX, VALIDITY OF DOCUMENTS, VISAS AND TERMS FOR SUBMITTING APPEALS AND DOCUMENTS AGAIN EXTENDED BY THE GOVERNMENT. Decree...

WHAT IF I NEED TO LEAVE COSTA RICA AND COME BACK IN BEFORE JUNE 30TH? The Costa Rican government closed borders until June 30th, so...

The government has extended the restrictions to enter the country for tourists and non residents as well as residentes or people with a...

On April 17th, 2020, the Immigration Department announced that the fines for irregular stay (permanent tourism or overstaying the period...

The Costa Rican Government has taken a series of actions in order to control and define the possibility of citizens, residents, and...

On march 19th an Emergency Decree is put in effect due to the Coronavirus issue in Costa Rica and the rest of the world. Specifically...

Since march 1st 2010, the law included some provisions regarding the stay in CR for longer than the term of your visa. Rules developing...