At the moment, citizens of the Russian Federation can visit Costa Rica without issuing a visa, if the stay does not exceed thirty days. If the goal of your trip is tourism, then this is a sufficient period. And since this site and topics of articles are devoted to tourism and recreation, then consider the options for obtaining working or other visas for a longer stay in this country, we will not.
As for the CIS citizens, it is necessary to place a visa to visit Costa Rica. But here there are some difficulties. First of all, the fact that the embassies or consulates of this country is open not in every state and to submit documents, and get a visa, it will be necessary to go to Russia (Moscow), where there is a Costa Rica Consulate. It is very uncomfortable and not only takes a lot of time, but also will entail additional costs, and considerable. Moreover, when decorated, for an unknown reason, very often refuse to enter. But there is a way out of this situation. If there is an active passport American,
Canadian or Schengen visa You will be put on the territory of the country, and the migration staff will put the appropriate stamp directly at the airport. If you have one of these visas already open, then pay attention to its end. Depending on how much a visa is acting, and the stay in Costa Rica will be determined. In other words, if your Schengen or the other of the previously named visas, which give the right to enter this country, ends through (for example) seven days, the time of your stay in Costa Rica will be limited to seven days. Moreover, in this case, it will be necessary to have and provide a return ticket to the date that does not exceed this period, otherwise you simply will not be allowed. But, if there is a longer period (for three months, half a year, no difference), staying in Costa Rica, it will still be limited to thirty days.
Who has no one of the previously named visas, allowing to enter the territory of the country, the easiest way to issue Schengen visa , in the consulate of one of the countries belonging to this zone. Each country has its own definite conditions, someone more loyally refers to the documents provided, someone is scrupulously and demanding. In this case, much depends on your country, and the complete information of the necessary documents and the requirements of a European country should be interested in the websites of the consulate. For example, citizens of Moldova, in the countries of the European Union can visit without a visa, but in Costa Rica still have to arrange Schengen. It is clear that for its discovery, in consulates of countries Zone-Schengen , I will not find fault, and if you consider that a large number of Moldovans have citizenship and a passport of neighboring Romania, for which the visa in Costa-Rica is not needed, they can safely go to this country. By the way, recently, Romanian citizenship received many and citizens of Ukraine.
I will not explain the procedure for receiving and a list of necessary documents for the opening of a Schengen visa, since (as I have noted earlier) for each state there are certain conditions that need to be specified on the Consulate website. For example, some countries are asking for full booking of the hotel and having tickets in both ends, the emergency minimum, depending on the country, also ranges from forty to eighty euros per day. For the general list of necessary documents, you can additionally require certain references. So it all depends on your choice. But, in any case, we take this seriously, since the issuance of a visa, especially for the first time, is not a simple thing, and if you refuse it in her extradition, no one will return the money spent, and the next time (if it was previously denied), Documents will be checked even more carefully.
Even with a visa, going to Costa Rica, have a supporting booking of hotel, tickets or invitations from friends, relatives, and so on, in one word, confirming that you are not going to stay in this country. They may ask the migration service. If employees of this service have doubts about the purpose of your visit, then in the entrance can be denied, even if there is one of the visas that does not guarantee the unobstructed entry.
