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INSIDECOSTARICA
| Tuesday
28 September 2010 |
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Tourist
Overstay
Fine Not
Yet
Being
Applied,
December
Is The
Deadline
Leaving
Costa
Rica for
foreigners
who have
overstayed
their
"tourist"
visa
period
could be
costly
and be
barred
from
returning
to Costa
Rica for
a period
of up to
three
times
they
overstay.
Although
that is
the law,
immigration
officials
have yet
to
enforce
it,
which
could be
anytime
between
now and
December
13.
Visitors
from
North
America
and
Europe
typically
are
given a
stay of
up to 90
days,
while
many
other
nationals
are only
given 30
days,
when
they
must
leave
the
country
or their
stay in
Costa
Rica
becomes
illegal
and are
subject
to
sanctions
and
expulsion.
Under
the new
immigration
law that
went
into
effect
on March
1, 2010,
tourists
are
required
to pay a
fine of
us$100
for each
month
they
over
stay
their
visa
period
and must
stay out
of the
country
for a
period
of up
three
times
their
overstay
before
they are
allowed
to
return.
Immigration
officials
can
easily
check
the
passport
and
their
database
to see
when a
person
entered
the
country
by land
or air
and can
also
determine
if a
person
is not
permitted
re-entry.
The
rules
are
usually
stricter
at the
country's
airports
than at
land
border
crossings.
However,
the
immigration
service
has yet
to
enforce
this
overstay
rule and
according
to
immigration
officials
tourists
who have
overstayed
their
visa
period
will not
be
required
to pay.
Not yet
anyways,
but will
be
required
to do so
when the
law is
expected
to be
enforced
before
the
middle
of
December.
Currently,
Costa
Rican
authorities
at the
San José
airport
are
checking
the
entry
stamp at
the
security
check
point
which
occurs
after
paying
the exit
tax and
given a
boarding
pass by
the
airline.
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