Ten Quick Facts about Costa Rica
For Expat Residents & Tourists Read time: 2.5 minutes. 1) Travel Requirements: Unless you are a citizen or legal resident of Costa Rica, you must show an outbound /return ticket upon entry. This includes individuals who have applied for residency and are awaiting approval. For more details: https://www.visitcostarica.com/planning-your-trip/entry-requirements 2) Crime: While crime is often sensationalized […]
Application Approval Slowdowns
“Hey Laura, where’s my application approval? It’s way overdue.” (If you have already read this, scroll down to the bottom for the April 4th good news update). Causes During COVID, there was a significant uptick in residency applicants in Costa Rica. Many new retirees fled the scourge de jour (politics, social degradation, COVID lockdowns) up […]
Costa Rica announces new 180-day entry visas
Effective Friday, September 8, 2023, entry visas for Group One Country tourists entering Costa Rica will, at the discretion of the customs officers, be granted a 180-day visa stamp. It is a privilege. Not a right. Here again is the crucial paragraph: (Translated) The Regulations for the Granting of Visas were reformed on June 15, […]
