Current Costa Rican border requirements

 

CURRENT costa rican border ENTRY REQUIREMENTS AS OF aUGUST 15, 2020

I.                  FOREIGN NATIONALS RELATED TO COSTA RICAN NATIONALS  MUST HAVE:

1. Valid Passport
2. Marriage or birth certificates proving relationship between foreigner and Costa Rican
3. Round-trip ticket showing departure from Costa Rica
4. Insurance covering hospitalization for Covid-19 illness and accommodations if quarantine is necessary
5. Completed Health Pass form provided by airline or immigration
6. Must complete 14-day quarantine period unless  they arrive  from an authorized country (or US state),  were there a minimum of 14 days before arrival, and  have  negative PCR-RT COVID-19 test results. (The test must  have been administered no more than 48 hours before arrival  to Costa Rica.)

 

II.               COSTA RICAN NATIONALS & RESIDENTS 

Costa Rican Nationals

1.       May enter Costa Rica from any country  (this is technically what the law states but has been misinterpreted differently by immigration officials thereby creating problems for some residents to enter).

2.       Need to complete  Health Pass form provided by airline or immigration

3.       Will need to complete a 14-day quarantine period unless  they arrive  from an authorized country (or US state),  were there a minimum of 14 days before arrival, and  have  negative PCR-RT COVID-19 test results. The test must  have been administered no more than 48 hours before arrival  to Costa Rica.

 

Temporary Residents, Permanent Residents, People with Special Categories or Estancias

1.       May enter the country via air regardless of where they are coming from

2.       Must have Valid Passport and  valid DIMEX card

1.       If the DIMEX expired after December 17, 2019, carry a copy of Resolution N° DJUR-0105-07-2020-JM (which extended the validity of the DIMEX cards until September 30, 2020, for Residents and Special Categories and until October 18, 2020, for Estancias that expired after March 17, 2020)

3.       Must be able to prove that the CAJA is up to date. This applies to all residents,  spouses and children.

4.       Must complete  Health Pass form provided by airline or immigration.

5.       Will need to complete a 14-day quarantine period unless  they arrive  from an authorized country (or US state),  were there a minimum of 14 days before arrival, and  have  negative PCR-RT COVID-19 test results. The test must  have been administered no more than 48 hours before arrival  to Costa Rica.

 

III.            TOURISTS & PEOPLE WITH RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS IN PROGRESS MUST:

 

1.       Arrive  from one of the authorized countries or states from the USA and be able to prove that you have been there for at  14 days before arrival.

2.       Have negative PCR-RT COVID-19 test result. The test needs must been administered no more than 48 hours before arrival  to Costa Rica.

3.       Insurance covering hospitalization for Covid-19 illness and accommodations if  quarantine is necessary

4.       Have  valid passport.

5.       Have a round-trip ticket showing departure from Costa Rica.

6.       Complete Health Pass form provided by airline or immigration.

 

 

Additional Notes for Tourists :

 

1.       Tourists and people with residency applications being processed will not be required to complete the 14-day quarantine period.

 

2.       Any tourists who arrived to Costa Rica after December 17^th, 2019, will automatically be allowed to stay in the country until November 18^th, 2020 and  their tourist visa will be extended until that date.