COVID-19 Information
COVID-19 Information Last updated: 12/08/2020 Country-Specific Information: Costa Rica has a total of 147,430 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since March 2, 2020. 619 people are…
Visa Services Available
Press Release December 15th, 2020 The U.S. Embassy suspended routine visa services on March 18 of this year due to Covid-19 and, at this time,…
Donation for Los Santos Mobile Quarantine Center
Donation for Los Santos Mobile Quarantine Center The Los Santos area has a mobile quarantine center for patients positive for Covid-19 who cannot fulfill a…
San Carlos, Heredia, Cartago and Desamparados Have More Voices against Domestic Violence
Thanks to the program Hacete Escuchar (“Make Yourself Heard”) developed by U.S. Embassy San Jose’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) office, 296 young people…
Travel Alert: Information on November COVID-19 Restrictions and Entry Requirements for U.S. Citizens
Location: Costa Rica — Level 3 Reconsider Travel Event: Information on Current COVID-19 Restrictions. Information on Requirements for Entry into Costa Rica. PLEASE READ ENTIRE…
Travel Alert: Information on November COVID-19 Restrictions and Entry Requirements for U.S. Citizens
Location: Costa Rica — Level 3 Reconsider Travel Event: Information on Current COVID-19 Restrictions. Information on Requirements for Entry into Costa Rica. PLEASE READ ENTIRE…
Students and Professors Receive Supplies for Their Return to the Classrooms
The Office of Defense Representative’s Humanitarian Assistance Program, the Humanitarian Assistance Bureau of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the United Nations…
Travel Alert: Updated Information on October COVID-19 Restrictions and Entry Requirements for U.S....
Location: Costa Rica — Level 3 Reconsider Travel Event: Information on Current COVID-19 Restrictions. Information on Requirements for Entry into Costa Rica and Commercial Flights…
Offices of Women’s Affairs Across the Country Receive Personal Protection Equipment
The U.S. Embassy’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) donated hand sanitizer, gloves, face shields and digital thermometers to Offices of Women’s…
Travel Advisory: Costa Rica–Level 3 Reconsider Travel
Travel Advisory: Costa Rica–Level 3 Reconsider Travel Location: Costa Rica (14 October 2020) Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before you plan any international travel. The Centers for…
Security Alert: Protests Continue Across Costa Rica
Security Alert: Protests Continue Across Costa Rica Location: Costa Rica (9 October 2020) Event: Continued Nationwide Protests Costa Rican media and other open source and social…
Message for U.S. Citizens: Limited Appointments for Routine Services Now Available
Location: Costa Rica — Level 4: Do Not Travel Message for U.S. Citizens: Limited Appointments for Routine Services Now Available Travel Alert: U.S. Embassy San…
Travel Alert: Information on October COVID-19 Restrictions and Entry Requirements for U.S. Citizens
Location: Costa Rica — Level 4: Do Not Travel Event: Information on October COVID-19 Restrictions. Information on Requirements for Entry into Costa Rica and Commercial Flights…
Message for U.S. Citizens – Don’t Let the Elections Pass You By
Don’t Let the Elections Pass You By If you plan to vote in the November 2020 election it is important to ACT NOW! Don’t wait, return…
U.S. Embassy Donates School Supplies
Students from Pochotal School in Jaco received school supplies that will facilitate and improve their learning process. Thanks to the United States Embassy Office of…
Travel Alert: Updated Information on September COVID-19 Restrictions and Entry Requirements for U.S....
Location: Costa Rica — Level 4: Do Not Travel Event: Information on September COVID-19 Restrictions. Information on Revised Requirements for Entry into Costa Rica and…
Indigenous Community Rey Curre Receives Donation from the U.S. Embassy
The U.S. Embassy donated personal protection equipment to nine schools from indigenous territories of the Brunca Region in the southern zone of Costa Rica. The…
Travel Alert: Information on September COVID-19 Restrictions and Entry Requirements for U.S....
Location: Costa Rica — Level 4: Do Not Travel Event: Information on September COVID-19 Restrictions. Information on Revised Requirements for Entry into Costa Rica and…
U.S. Citizens Living in Costa Rica Can Vote in This November’s General Election
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 Press Release The U.S. Embassy in San José can help U.S citizens request an absentee ballot and send it to their…