VISA FOR TEACHERS AND RESEARCHES OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS REGISTERED IN THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT

Application Requirements:

  1. Application form
  2. 1 recent passport-size photo.
  3. Copy of the personal information page of the passport. The passport must have a minimum validity of 6 months.
  4. Original and copy of the acceptance letter from the organization or educational institution registered at the Immigration Department (Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería). 
  5. Original and copy of the following documents with less than 6 months of issuance and duly apostilled:
    1. International birth certificate
    2. Criminal record from the place wherethe applicant has lived during the last 3 years
  6. Proof of economic solvency. One of the following documents must be submitted (Either the original or a copy, signed and stamped by the employer or the respective financial institution, must be submitted):
    1. Bank statement that shows the movement of income and expenses for the last 3 months.
    2. Titles of movable and immovable properties.
    3. Official letter from the employer, indicating salary, years of service and current position.
  7. Other documents requested by the Consul. 

Starting the process at the Embassy:

The interested person must send the documents to the Embassy of Costa Rica in Berlin. Once the documents have been revised an appointment at the Embassy will be given in order to sign the application form. Please bring the original passport to the appointment. 

The interested person must send the documents to the Embassy of Costa Rica in Berlin at least one month and a half prior to the flight to Costa Rica.

If you start the process at an Honorary Consulate of Costa Rica in Germany, you must also do so a month and a half in advance, but you must coordinate previously with the respective Consulate.

 

Concluding the process in Costa Rica

On the day of the appointment the visa will be stamped in the applicant's passport and the original documentation will be returned. The interested person must travel to Costa Rica within 60 days after the visa is stamped. After entering Costa Rica, the interested person will have a period of 30 days to formalize the residency application at the Immigration Office (Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería) and must submit the original documents.

Cost:

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