COVID-19 Information
Last updated: 11/18/2021 *** Effective November 8, 2021, all non-immigrant, non-U.S. citizen air travelers to the United States will be required to be fully vaccinated…
Enroll in or update your information in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)
The U.S. Embassy in San Jose is conducting an annual verification of STEP enrollments. Please log in to your STEP account to verify that your…
Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on Nicaragua’s Sham Elections
NOVEMBER 07, 2021• STATEMENTS AND RELEASES What Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, orchestrated today was a pantomime election that…
Alert:New CDC Requirements for Entry to the United States Beginning November 8, 2021
Subject: Alert:New CDC Requirements for Entry to the United States Beginning November 8, 2021 Travel Alert: U.S. Embassy San Jose (26 October 2021) Location: Costa Rica — Level 4…
Fact Sheet: Biden Administration Releases Additional Detail for Implementing a Safer, More Stringent...
OCTOBER 25, 2021• STATEMENTS AND RELEASES As we continue to work to protect people from COVID-19, today, the Biden Administration is releasing additional detail around…
RESIDENTS of FLORIDA AND OHIO: UPCOMMING SPECIAL ELECTIONS
Register and request an absentee ballot now for these special Congressional elections: November 2, 2021: Florida Special Primary Election in U.S. Congressional District 20…
Requirements for Air Travelers to the U.S.
Updated Requirements for Air Travelers to the U.S. due to COVID-19 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a new Order for…
Travel Alert: Information on COVID-19 Testing Requirements. Costa Rican Sanitary Measures and Driving...
Travel Alert: U.S. Embassy San Jose (15 October 2021) Event:Important Information on COVID-19 Testing Requirements Through October 31, 2021. Costa Rican Sanitary Measures and Driving Restrictions…
Travel Alert: Information on COVID-19 Testing Requirements. Costa Rican Sanitary Measures and Driving...
Travel Alert: U.S. Embassy San Jose (30 September 2021) Location: Costa Rica — Level 4 Do Not Travel Event: Important Information on COVID-19 Testing Requirements. Costa Rican…
Costa Rican Students Awarded with a Scholarship to Study in the United States
Costa Rican Students Awarded with a Scholarship to Study in the United States Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, networks, and telecommunications are the main areas…
U.S. Embassy Donates Handwashing Stations to Puriscal
Students, professors, and representatives from the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) thanked the U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Representative (ODR) for the donation of 728…
Travel Alert: Information on COVID-19 Testing Requirements. Costa Rican Sanitary Measures and Driving...
Travel Alert: U.S. Embassy San Jose (31 August 2021) Location: Costa Rica — Level 4 Do Not Travel Event: Important Information on COVID-19 Testing Requirements. Costa…
Weather Alert
July 23, 2021 Location: Costa Rica Event: Costa Rica’s National Emergency Commission (CNE) has placed all of Costa Rica under weather alerts due to heavy and persistent…
The United States Donates Half a Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Costa Rica
Press Release Tuesday, July 13, 2021 The United States Embassy in San Jose is pleased to announce the arrival of half a million Pfizer COVID-19…
Safe Tourists
The United States Embassy joined the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT), the National Tourist Security Council (CONSETUR), and the National Women Institute (INAMU) to create…
Travel Alert: National Public Transport Strike Possible on June 15
Travel Alert: National Public Transport Strike Possible on June 15 Location: Costa Rica – Level 4 Do Not Travel Travel Alert: Monday June 14, 2021 Event: …
Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Costa Rica
PRESS STATEMENT NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON MAY 27, 2021 Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel on June 1-2 to San José, Costa Rica,…
Travel Advisory: Information on COVID-19 Restrictions for March 2021. Information on Entry and Exit...
Location: Costa Rica Event: U.S. citizens may directly return to the United States with certain expired U.S. passports. Expired passports cannot be used for travel outbound from…
RESIDENTS OF TEXAS AND OHIO: UPCOMMING SPECIAL ELECTIONS
Submit your absentee ballot now in these special elections for federal office: July 27, 2021: Texas Special Runoff Election in U.S. Congressional District 6 August…
