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Costa Rica Special Category for Business Visitors

14 facts quoted from the official source

Special non-residence category for a qualifying business visit that does not amount to ordinary local employment.

Route type
Short stay & visit
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
6
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

6 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Business VisitThe purpose must be a qualifying business visit.
  • Character and securityA legalised or apostilled criminal-record certificate covering the relevant country of origin or last three years of legal residence is required.
  • Completed Affiliation FormA completed and signed affiliation form is required.
  • Fiscal StampsThe regulation requires the applicable fiscal-stamp payment.
  • Limited Authorised ActivityOnly the business activity authorised for the visit may be performed.
  • Passport Blank Pages MinAll pages of the valid passport must be supplied as a certified or authority-compared copy.
Also stated by the source
  • Application ChannelProof of consular registration is required.
  • Biometrics RequiredTwo recent passport-size photographs are required.
  • Eligibility summaryThe current Costa Rican authority material establishes Special Category for Business Visitors and its route-specific requirements.
  • Local EmploymentThe category does not replace the residence or work category required for ordinary local employment.
  • Official source basisThe current Costa Rican authority material establishes Special Category for Business Visitors and its route-specific requirements.
  • Report summaryThe current Costa Rican authority material establishes Special Category for Business Visitors and its route-specific requirements.
  • Supporting documentsA legalised or apostilled foreign birth certificate is required.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
1 proven from the official source.
  • Written Legal Stay RequestA signed legal-stay request must identify the applicant, claim, address and notification channel.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Costa Rica?
The official source states: Special non-residence category for a qualifying business visit that does not amount to ordinary local employment.

Every answer is quoted from the official pgrweb.go.cr page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 14 points against the official source; 14 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source pgrweb.go.crLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Costa Rica government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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