The Republic of Costa Rica is an exotic country with a 4 million population in Central America. For travelers it is very attractive that the state is washed by the waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans throughout its entire length. In addition, Costa Rica - it's amazingly beautiful nature: waterfalls, volcanoes, endless beaches, long mountain chains, covered with forests. Recently, vacation in Costa Rica is gaining popularity among tourists from the CIS countries. For those who intend to go on a tour to Costa Rica, it's interesting to know if you need a visa to visit the country?
Costa Rica visa for Russians
Until 2014 for Russian citizens, a trip without a visa to a state located in the Western Hemisphere was unthinkable. And at its design required at best two weeks, since it was necessary to send a request to Costa Rica, and upon arrival of confirmation, at the state embassy in Moscow to obtain permission.
In order to simplify the conditions for entry for Russians, on April 1, 2014, the Government of Costa Rica canceled visas. Now Russian tourists who enter the country do not need a visa. At present, the document on the abolition of visas to Costa Rica for Russian citizens has been published. According to him, Russia is included in the list of countries of the second group, along with Australia, Belgium, Brazil and a number of other countries (17 in total) whose citizens have the right to stay in the country without a visa for up to 30 days, if the purpose of the visit is tourism, transit travel, visits to relatives or business trip.
Entry into Costa Rica
When entering the state, you should show:
- a foreign passport , valid for at least 3 months at the time of arrival;
- tickets in the opposite direction with a note about the date of departure;
- guest invitation, if any;
- hotel reservation document;
- bank documents confirming the solvency of the tourist. In the sponsorship way of paying for a trip, documents confirming this fact.
Visa processing by citizens of other CIS countries
To obtain a visa to Costa Rica, Ukrainians and citizens of other CIS countries are given the following documents:
- passport of international standard, valid for at least 6 months for the time of arrival in the country;
- photocopies of the completed passport pages;
- two color photographs 3,5х4,5 cm of good quality;
- an extract from the place of work of the person who submitted the application, indicating the position, length of service, salary;
- Bank reference. On the settlement account of the applicant for a visa there must be an amount of $ 570;
- copies of tickets and hotel armor.
When traveling with children, you must additionally provide:
- certificates of birth of children and their photocopies;
- photographic shots 3,5х4,5 cm;
- if the child is entered in the parent's passport, it will be sufficient to produce photographs;
- for a child with a passport, a standard package with a set of documents is prepared, as well as for obtaining a visa for adults;
- if the underage children travel alone as part of a tour group, then permission from the parents is required for the child's trip,
certified in a notary's office; - if children go with one of the parents, the other parent writes permission to leave, assuring him of the notary.
All documents are presented or transferred through another person by proxy to the state embassy in the Russian capital. Address of the state of Costa Rica: Moscow, Rublyovskoye highway, 26, bldg. 1, of. Nos. 150 and 151. Documents in the institution are accepted solely by appointment. Phone: 8 (495) 415-4014. Forward documents requested in addition, possibly by fax: 8 (495) 415-4042.