How to apply for a Costa Rican visa?

1. The visa applicant confirms the purpose and itinerary of going to Colombia;

2. Log in to official website, embassies and consulates in China to browse the visa information and the list of materials required for visa application, and download the visa application form;

3. Prepare visa application materials

Make an appointment Before submitting the application, you need to make an appointment with embassies and consulates in China by telephone, fax or email.

5. I apply to embassies and consulates in China or entrust a third party agent in writing. Ordinary mail applications are not accepted.

6. The residence applicant must submit a visa application (Direcció n Genera de Migra Ció n y Extranjerí a) to the Costa Rican Immigration Bureau, or entrust an inviter from Colombia to submit a visa application to the Colombian Immigration Bureau and send it to the applicant after approval.

7. Get a visa. After obtaining a visa, you should carefully check whether all the information on the visa is correct, especially whether the start and end time and the number of days of stay of the visa are consistent with the application, and whether the personal information on the visa, such as the spelling of the name, is correct. If you find any mistakes, you should contact the consular section of the embassy in time.

Materials required for Costa Rica visa:

1. Passport or travel document valid for not less than 6 months;

2. Air, land or water transportation reservation for returning to Costa Rica. The advance order must include the departure date;

3. The economic certificate required by the applicant during his stay in Costa Rica. This document must be translated into Spanish. Economic proof refers to:

4. Letter of introduction or work certificate of the unit, which requires the description of the applicant's position or title, income and working hours;

5. The bank account of the applicant in the last 3 months (i.e. details of salary card);

6. The documents submitted by the applicant should not only prove the economic repayment ability, but also prove that the applicant will have follow-up contact with his country;

7. The Costa Rican consulate may require the applicant to provide additional documents;

8. The birth certificate must be fair, certified and accompanied by an official translation in Spanish;

9. No criminal record certificate. It must be proved that there is no criminal record in the last three years, and it must be fair, certified and officially translated in Spanish. The certificate must be issued by the relevant authorities of the country to which the applicant belongs or the relevant authorities of the applicant's residence;

10.2 color passport photo. Photos should include the front of the applicant's face, eyes open, unobstructed and easy to identify. The background of the photo should be white, with sufficient light and appropriate contrast and clarity.

The Republic of Costa Rica (Spanish: La Repú blica de Costa Rica), referred to as Costa Rica for short, is a presidential republic in Latin America, bordering Nicaragua in the north and Panama in the south.

Costa Rica was originally inhabited by Indians. Spain began its colonial conquest. 1564 became a Spanish colony. 1821September 15 declared independence.

Join the Central American Federations 1823 to 1838. The Republic of China was founded on August 30th, 848. 1983165438+1October 17 was declared as a permanent neutral country. According to the Constitution, Costa Rica has no army, only the police and security forces maintain domestic security. It is the first country in the world without an army.

Extended information Costa Rica * * * and China visa refers to the procedures that need to be completed from China to Costa Rica * * * and China. Visa is a kind of license issued by a government agency of a country according to its own laws to foreigners who apply for entry, exit or transit.

Application description

China citizens with diplomatic and official passports can stay in Costa Rica for no more than 30 days without a visa; Persons holding official or private passports and China citizens holding Hong Kong or Macao SAR passports must obtain visas before entering the country. To apply for a visa to Costa Rica, you must report to the Colombian Immigration Bureau for approval, which means "re-signing".

Applicants with valid entry visas for at least 3 months from the United States, Canada, the European Union or Schengen countries, Japan and South Korea can enter Costa Rica visa-free for a maximum stay of 30 days. Those who have legally resided in the European Union, the United States or Canada for more than 6 months (including work residence and study residence) can also enjoy the same treatment.

From 2011110, China entrepreneurs and investors can apply for Costa Rican visas directly at the Colombian Embassy in China with the letter issued by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade or the Beijing Representative Office of the Costa Rican Council for the Promotion of International Trade, without "re-signing".

20 12 in may, the Costa Rican immigration bureau issued the decree DG-0018-04-2012sv, which relaxed the restrictions on China residents applying for Costa Rican visas. Specifically, China people and citizens who have lived in Beijing and Shanghai for more than 8 years can apply for consular visas at the Costa Rican Embassy in China, that is, they will be directly examined and issued by the consul.

References:

Costa Rica visa-Baidu encyclopedia