Costa Rican visitor visa can be granted to a non-Costa Rican national who does not have a residence or occupation in Costa Rica and whose sole objective of visiting Costa Rica is for casual visit to meet friends and relatives.
Please check from Costa Rican Visa Information to see if you will need a visitor visa to go to Costa Rica or the up-to-date visitor visa requirements for Costa Rica.
Along with the generally required documents for Costa Rica visa, below, the Costa Rican embassy may require some specific documents from the visa candidates depending on their employment status as well as several additional documents depending upon the type of Costa Rican visitor visa applied for.
The legal guardians of minors applying for a Costa Rican visa, must submit some extra documents for the underage applicant and these may include child’s birth certificate, visa application form signed by both parents, family court order – in cases where only one parent has full custody over the child and certified copies of ID / passport of both parents.
If the child will be travelling alone, a notarized parental authorization signed by both legal guardians is generally required.
Please Note: In individual circumstances, you may be asked to produce additional documents. Costa Rican embassy procedures and policies can and do, alter overnight. We take no responsibilty for any such changes or any transaction initiated directly between an applicant and the Costa Rican embassy in Germany.
Steps to Applying for Costa Rican visa To apply for a Costa Rican visa follow the steps given below:
Please Note: Please consult Costa Rican embassy in your country as visa regulations for Costa Rica can and often change overnight. In individual cases, additional documents required for Costa Rican visa. We accept no responsibility as we have no affiliation with the embassy of Costa Rica or their visa section.
Going for a visa interview at the embassy? The visa officer at the Costa Rican consulate will look over your application and ask you questions if they wish to clarify anything. It is best to answer these questions honestly.
Typical questions asked at the Costa Rica visa interview include:
Common reasons why your Costa Rican visa application got rejected include: