Costa Rica Visa Rules 2007 : Fourth Group
CIRCULAR
DG-1087-2007
TO: Migration Agents abroad, all Departments and Migration Branches in Costa Rica.
DATE: May, 24th, 2007
FROM: Lic. Mario Zamora Cordero. General Director of Migration and Alienate
APPLY: Jun 15th, 2007
THEME: General Rules of Visas for non Residents
GENERAL RULES OF VISAS FOR NO RESIDENTS
FOURTH GROUP
ADMITTED WITH RESTRICTED AND AUTHORIZED VISA BY GENERAL DIRECTOR OF MIGRATION AND ALIENATE.
COUNTRY
AFGHANISTAN
BANGLADESH
CUBA
HAITI
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
IRAQ
MYANMAR (BIRMANIA)
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
SOMALIA
SRI LANKA
TRANSITORY I
Citizens of countries that are not in the four groups mentioned before are included in the fourth group.
TRANSITORY II
British, French, Dutch, American, Norwegian, Australian and New Zealander dependences have the same treatment if their citizens have passport of the country that they depend on.
DEPENDENCES
BRITISH
ANGUILLA
ASCENCION
BERMUDA
GIBRALTAR
CAYMAN ISLAND
CANAL ISLAND
ISLAND OF MAN
FALKLAND ISLAND
PITCAIRN ISLAND
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLAND
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
MONSERRAT
ST. HELENA
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
FRENCH
GUADELOUPE
FRENCH GUIANA
MARTINIQUE
MAYOTTE
NEW CALEDONIA
FRENCH POLYNESIA
REUNION
SAINT PIERRE AND MIGUELON
SAN MARTIN
FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES
WALLIS AND FORTUNA
DUTCH
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
ARUBA
BONAIRE
CURAZAO
DANISH
GREENLAND
FAROE ISLAND
AUSTRALIAN
COCOS ISLANDS
CHRISTMAS ISLANDS
HEARD AND McDONALD ISLAND
NORFOLK ISLANDS
AMERICAN
GUAM
UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS
US. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AMERICAN SAMOA
NEW ZEALAND
COOK ISLANDS
NIUE
TOLKELAU
NORWEGIAN
BOUVET ISLANDS
SVALBARD
DG-1087-2007
TO: Migration Agents abroad, all Departments and Migration Branches in Costa Rica.
DATE: May, 24th, 2007
FROM: Lic. Mario Zamora Cordero. General Director of Migration and Alienate
APPLY: Jun 15th, 2007
THEME: General Rules of Visas for non Residents
GENERAL RULES OF VISAS FOR NO RESIDENTS
FOURTH GROUP
ADMITTED WITH RESTRICTED AND AUTHORIZED VISA BY GENERAL DIRECTOR OF MIGRATION AND ALIENATE.
COUNTRY
AFGHANISTAN
BANGLADESH
CUBA
HAITI
IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)
IRAQ
MYANMAR (BIRMANIA)
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
SOMALIA
SRI LANKA
a) The nationals of the countries located in the fourth group, originating from countries that have diplomatic relations with Costa Rica and that have already a visa to enter the United States of America or the countries of the European Union, stamped in their passport, valid for 30 days minimum,, will be able to enter Costa Rica without consular visa, with the same conditions as of the nationals of the countries located in the second group. The nationals of the countries that fulfill this disposition will be exempted from the warranty deposit, as they have the same conditions as the nationals of the countries located in the second group.
b) The nationals of the countries located in the fourth group that are in quality of permanent resident with a non inferior use to six months, in the other not referred countries of the first group in the cluster "a", will be able to request for consular visa in that country of permanent residence, whenever they present before the respective Costa Rican consul, the document that credits that legal permanence. The Costa Rican consuls will have to verify before the migratory authorities of the residence country, the authenticity of the permanent residence.
c) The nationals of the countries located in the third group, originating from countries that have diplomatic relations with Costa Rica, residents in the United States of America, Canada and/or the countries of the European Union, will be able to enter Costa Rica without consular visa, with the same conditions as of the nationals of the countries located in the second group.
d) The carrying nationals of Hong Kong of British passports for overseas citizens (British National Overseas/BN) that is effective, will receive the same treatment that the nationals of the first group of the present regulation, reason why will not require visa to enter the country and its permanence will be up to 90 days natural. The nationals of Hong Kong who do not carry the referred document of trip, will require consular visa.
b) The nationals of the countries located in the fourth group that are in quality of permanent resident with a non inferior use to six months, in the other not referred countries of the first group in the cluster "a", will be able to request for consular visa in that country of permanent residence, whenever they present before the respective Costa Rican consul, the document that credits that legal permanence. The Costa Rican consuls will have to verify before the migratory authorities of the residence country, the authenticity of the permanent residence.
c) The nationals of the countries located in the third group, originating from countries that have diplomatic relations with Costa Rica, residents in the United States of America, Canada and/or the countries of the European Union, will be able to enter Costa Rica without consular visa, with the same conditions as of the nationals of the countries located in the second group.
d) The carrying nationals of Hong Kong of British passports for overseas citizens (British National Overseas/BN) that is effective, will receive the same treatment that the nationals of the first group of the present regulation, reason why will not require visa to enter the country and its permanence will be up to 90 days natural. The nationals of Hong Kong who do not carry the referred document of trip, will require consular visa.
TRANSITORY I
Citizens of countries that are not in the four groups mentioned before are included in the fourth group.
TRANSITORY II
British, French, Dutch, American, Norwegian, Australian and New Zealander dependences have the same treatment if their citizens have passport of the country that they depend on.
DEPENDENCES
BRITISH
ANGUILLA
ASCENCION
BERMUDA
GIBRALTAR
CAYMAN ISLAND
CANAL ISLAND
ISLAND OF MAN
FALKLAND ISLAND
PITCAIRN ISLAND
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLAND
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
MONSERRAT
ST. HELENA
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
FRENCH
GUADELOUPE
FRENCH GUIANA
MARTINIQUE
MAYOTTE
NEW CALEDONIA
FRENCH POLYNESIA
REUNION
SAINT PIERRE AND MIGUELON
SAN MARTIN
FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES
WALLIS AND FORTUNA
DUTCH
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
ARUBA
BONAIRE
CURAZAO
DANISH
GREENLAND
FAROE ISLAND
AUSTRALIAN
COCOS ISLANDS
CHRISTMAS ISLANDS
HEARD AND McDONALD ISLAND
NORFOLK ISLANDS
AMERICAN
GUAM
UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS
US. VIRGIN ISLANDS
AMERICAN SAMOA
NEW ZEALAND
COOK ISLANDS
NIUE
TOLKELAU
NORWEGIAN
BOUVET ISLANDS
SVALBARD
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