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Costa Rica Tourist Visa
If Costa Rica requires you
to acquire a tourist visa, you will be allowed to
enter Costa Rica and stay either for 30, 60 or 90 days. Once
you enter Costa
Rica as a tourist, you have two choices.
Conduct your business, until your tourist
permitted stay expires: Business people who want to enter Costa Rica
to do business, for a short period of time (less
than 90 days), usually enter Costa Rica with a tourist visa and
conduct business,
without getting a temporary residency permit, due to time constraints.
If your business will require you to stay in Costa Rica, a bit longer
than your
permitted stay, you can cross the border, into one of Costa Rica's
neighboring countries, (ensuring that the port of exit official,
stamps your passport, with the
exit seal) and come back into Costa Rica. When you re-enter Costa
Rica, you
will be granted another 90 days to stay as a tourist.
If you
are a business person, who requires visa issuance authorization, to
get
a visa, to enter Costa Rica and want to stay longer,
to finish your course or
study... of more than 30 days, you file for an extension of stay,
at the
Immigration Department of Costa Rica.
File
for an Employment Temporary Residence Permit (TRP). The employment
TRP, is granted to upper management executives, business people, board
members, of a foreign international company, ESL (English as
a Second Language) teachers, technicians, scientist, professionals
or people who intend to work for a Costa Rican company or an
International company with offices in Costa Rica.
You will be required to leave Costa Rica, upon
labor contract expiration, so you must keep renewing your contract
in a timely manner.
The company must be accredited by the Immigration Department of Costa
Rica. The company will be 100% responsible for your stay, as
well as for your departure.
It takes between 90 and 180 days to process your temporary
resident permit request.
Business Temporary Residence
Permit
(TRP) Required Documents:
Passport, valid for at least six months. Academic Degrees or
equivalent. Original Birth certificate. Police Record from home
country.
Personal letter, addressed to the Director
of the Department of Temporary Permits
& Extension of Stays, at the Immigration Department, stating your
name, last
names, nationality, passport number, current address, area of
work specialization,
name of your employer (person or company), your job description, your
expected
salary.
The letter must be notarized by an attorney or you must sign it
in front of the person, receiving your application at the Immigration
Department. A recent passport sized photograph. (Enclose four
original photographs, Costa Rican passport size photographs are 4.5 cm
high X 3.5 cm wide (1.77 in. high X 1.37 in. wide).
Get your finger prints taken, at the Archivo Policial del
Ministerio de Seguridad
Publica. (Police Department at the Ministry of National Security).
They are
open from 8:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and are located at the Centro
Comercial
del Sur (Sur Shopping Center). You must bring your passport and
two passport size photographs. Labor contract, according to the Labor
Code Article 24. An
employer letter, stating the reasons, why they want to hire you. Copy
of the
Employer Tax ID.
Caja
Costarricense de Seguro Social (Social Security Administration)
certification, stating that the employer is
registered with them and it is current with their dues.
Once your temporary residency permit is approved, you will be required
to make a guarantee deposit, equaled to $100.00 US, then take
the receipt, to the Immigration Department
to pick up your temporary residency permit. If you
are a professional, you will be required to register with the proper
professional association, in Costa Rica.
Document must be authenticated, by a Consulate of Costa Rica, prior
to coming to Costa Rica, translated into Spanish, (either in your home
country, by a Registered translator, by a Costa Rican translator,
certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Costa Rica, or by a
Costa Rican Notary Public, who speaks the language and
certifies the translation), issued thirty days, prior to your arrival
in Costa Rica and
be no more than six months old, after its issuance date.
Authentication &
Certifications
Authentication Services, rendered by Consulates of Costa Rica,
in the
U.S. The Consulate General in Washington, D.C. and the
other Consulates of Costa Rica, in the U.S. can only
authenticate documents, issued in the United States of America.
Honorary Consulates of Costa Rica, may not authenticate powers
of attorneys.
If you have a document, issued in another country, you need to
contact the nearest Embassy or Consulate, that is
in charge of the area, in which the document was issued.
Links:
Guardian Angels CR
Relocation Specialists:
Your mentors in Costa
Rica, managing
your move with assistance in the following areas:
* Schools * Homes * Attorneys * Immigration
* International Movers * Pet Transportation * Doctors & Hospitals
* Banking Procedures * Culture Shock Awareness
Aside from finding the right school, we will assist you in
locating the right home for your family, take you to the hospitals,
the supermarkets, the embassy of your country, assist you
in getting your drivers license, opening a bank account, forwarding
your mail, transporting your pets and household goods,
and everything else your family will need during your move to
Costa Rica. For more information contact Guardian Angels
CR Relocation Specialists 506-293-8142 or 1-877-889-1131
Email:
info@guardianangelscr.com
Website: www.guardianangelscr.com
FirstGov
Index of U.S. government info for Americans
living and traveling Abroad
Passports And Visas.com
Private company expedites U.S. passport service.
Costa Rica Law
A Guide to Legal Research in Costa Rica
U.S. Customs
Leaving
/ Arriving in U.S.
Know Before You Go
Top 10 U.S. Custom Tips
Air Travel
U.S. Transportation Security Administration
Records FAQ
Finding Old Records
Vaccinations for Travelers
Visa Resource Center
Airport tax is $ 26 per person.
Entry Requirements for Americans
Safety Tips
From the Costa Rica Tourism Board
Consular Information Sheet for Costa Rica
Currency
The Costa Rican monetary
unit is the Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
(Plural is colones).
The
symbol is ¢. One colon is 100 centimos.
U.S. dollars are
widely
accepted, as are most major credit cards.
There is a 13% sales tax on all purchases and an additional 3% tourism
tax
on hotel rooms. Restaurants add a 10% gratuity,
to the check, along with the
sales tax.
Coins
Bills
Today's Exchange Rate
International Currency Conversion
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with Western Union
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