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Contact Numbers
Location

9.930927, -84.102671

Migration Procedure
Operating Hours
Mondays to Thursdays: 08:00 am - 12:00 noon / 12:40 pm - 04:00 pm. Fridays: 07:30 am - 01:00 pm
Procedure Process

COVID-19 restrictions:

1. Passengers and airline crew must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate uploaded in ArriveCAN showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 15 days (day of vaccination + 14 days) before arrival. The certificate must be in English, French or accompanied by a certified English or French translation. Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (Covishield), AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covaxin, Covovax, Janssen, Medicago Covifenz, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm or Sinovac. A combination of vaccines is accepted. This does not apply to:

  • nationals of Canada;
  • permanent residents of Canada;
  • persons registered under Canada's Indian Act with the Certificate of Indian Status (CIS) or the Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS);
  • passengers with an authorization from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) for compassionate entry;
  • passengers with a Canadian Refugee Travel Document or a Single Journey Document for Resettlement to Canada;
  • passengers younger than 18 years traveling with their vaccinated parents/guardians;
  • passengers with an application for permanent residence. They must have a written notice issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
  • nationals of Ukraine and their immediate family members with a Canadian Temporary Resident Permit or a Canadian Temporary Resident Visa.

More exemptions can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/s4tbrc8

2. Passengers must have:

  • a negative molecular COVID-19 test taken outside of Canada at most 72 hours before departure of the last direct flight to Canada. Tests accepted are: CRISPR, Ct, detection of the E gene, detection of the N gene, detection of Orf1a/b, detection of the RdRp gene, detection of the S gene, ddPCR, isothermal amplification, LamPORE, NAAT, NAT, NGS, PCR, qPCR, RNA, RT-LAMP, RT-PCR, sequencing and WGS; or
  • a negative COVID-19 antigen test taken at most one day before departure of the last direct flight to Canada.

More details can be found at https://tinyurl.com/uuf5nnt. This does not apply to:

  • passengers younger than 5 years;
  • passengers between 5 and 11 years traveling with their fully vaccinated parents/guardians;
  • passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 15 days (day of vaccination + 14 days) before arrival. The certificate must be in English, French or accompanied by a certified English or French translation. Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (Covishield), AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covaxin, Covovax, Janssen, Medicago Covifenz, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm or Sinovac. A combination of vaccines is accepted;
  • passengers with a positive molecular COVID-19 test taken at least 10 days and at most 180 days before departure of the last direct flight to Canada. Tests accepted are: CRISPR, Ct, detection of the E gene, detection of the N gene, detection of Orf1a/b, detection of the RdRp gene, detection of the S gene, ddPCR, isothermal amplification, LamPORE, NAAT, NAT, NGS, PCR, qPCR, RNA, RT-LAMP, RT-PCR, sequencing and WGS;

More exemption can be found via:  https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/exemptions

3. Passengers and airline crew must submit their information electronically, at most 72 hours before arrival, through the ArriveCAN app or the website https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/arrivecan.html. Passengers must present an ArriveCAN receipt before boarding.

4. Passenger could be subject to COVID-19 molecular test upon arrival. Details can be found at https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada for vaccinated passengers and https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/exemptions#unvaccinated for unvaccinated passengers.

6. Passengers could be subject to quarantine for 14 days. Details can be found at https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/flying-canada-checklist. This does not apply to:

  • passengers younger than 12 years traveling with their fully vaccinated parents/guardians;
  • passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 15 days (day of vaccination + 14 days) before arrival. The certificate must be in English or French or be accompanied by a certified translation to English or French.

Vaccines accepted are: AstraZeneca (Covishield), AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covaxin, Covovax, Janssen, Medicago Covifenz, Moderna (Spikevax), Nuvaxovid (Novavax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm or Sinovac. A combination of vaccines is accepted.

More details can be found at https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid/travel-restrictions/covid-vaccinated-travellers-entering-canada


Vaccination and Health: You must undergo a medical examination if you want to stay in Canada for more than 6 months, or if you lived or traveled for more than 6 months in certain countries in the year prior to your trip. These countries are listed with a "YES" in the second column of the table below: http://bit.ly/2xpLIzR

You need a visa: Visitor Visa (or Temporary Resident Visa). You can stay in Canada for up to 6 months.

If you have the following particularities: Canadian dual citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, foreign registration card. If you are travelling to Canada for employment or visiting your children or grandchildren, please see here for specific entry requirements: http://bit.ly/307NMsK

Documents to submit: if you are out of Canada, to apply for your visa you must:

Submit the documents detailed in this link: http://bit.ly/2xnKrcr

Complete and submit the following application forms:

- Application for Temporary Resident Visa (IMM 5257)

- Family Information (IMM 5645 or IMM 5707) Document Checklist (IMM 5484) Document Checklist

- Applicants in Canada (IMM 5721), if applicable Statutory Declaration of Common-law Union (IMM 5409), if applicable Use of a Representative (IMM 5476), if applicable Authority to release personal information to a designated individual (IMM 5475), if applicable

To find the application forms you need, see here:  http://bit.ly/2J7B3Ax

You may also need to provide your biometric data (photograph and fingerprints). Find out if you need to provide your biometric data here:  http://bit.ly/2Yu6hH8

More information: http://bit.ly/2Yqw2YR

Visa Type
Name

Embassy of Canada in Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua

Country of Destination
Country of Nationality
Address

La Sabana Executive Office, building 5, floor 3, behind the Comptroller General's Office, Sabana Sur, San José.