Costa Rica Beckons
If you've heard the call of Costa Rica, and are thinking of heading there for your next adventure, you'll be happy to know that a valid passport is all you'll need to enter this tropical and unique country. U.S. citizens may stay up to 3 months in Costa Rica without a visa.
However, you may very well fall so madly in love with the Pacific and Caribbean coastlines or tropical jungles of Costa Rica that you'll want to go back for a much longer visit. In that case, you'll need a Multiple visa. A Multiple visa allows you to enter and exit Costa Rica over and over. Cruise line crewmembers or business visitors most often apply for this type of visa.
You can download the Multiple visa application from the Embassy of Costa Rica web site. Fill it out completely and start gathering the additional documentation such as a birth certificate and a criminal background check plus copies of your passport. These must all be certified. A notary stamp should do the trick.
You must also show that you can support yourself during your stay. Submit copies of your most recent bank statements or other financial documents that support this claim.
In addition to certification, your documents must be authenticated by the Consulate of Costa Rica here in the U.S. They will charge between $40.00 and $80.00 for this service.
Once you have all your documentation together, send it and your completed application to one of the consulates located in Washington DC, Atlanta GA, Los Angeles CA, New York NY, Houston TX, Miami FL and Tampa FL. If you live near one of the consulates, you can deliver your forms in person. Otherwise, contact the closest consulate for details on mailing your application. In general, you'll need to use a traceable method such as UPS, Express Mail or FedEx.
Once you've received your Multiple visa, pack your bags and tell your friends you're heading for a tropical paradise!
C.L. Hendricks has been a Jill-of-all-trades and become an expert in some. She has also traveled extensively and now writes about travel destinations around the world for Rate this Article:
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C.L. Hendricks has been a Jill-of-all-trades and become an expert in some. She has also traveled extensively and now writes about travel destinations around the world for Vacation Things to Do and How to Get a Passport
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