COVID-19 Information
Last updated:10/06/2022 The CDC’s Order requiring proof of vaccination for non-U.S. citizen nonimmigrants to travel to the United States is still in effect. For more…
Absentee Voting Week is October 1-8, 2022.
Be an Active Voter by taking the necessary steps to vote in the 2022 U.S. elections and participating in Absentee Voting Week! In some states…
Welcome to the September 2022- Quarterly U.S. Citizen newsletter!
Stay up to date on key topics important to the U.S. citizen community in Costa Rica: Welcome to the Quarterly U.S. Citizen newsletter! Stay up…
Conferencia Centroamericana de Comercio se realizará en Costa Rica
Invitación para la prensa La Embajada de Estados Unidos invita a la ceremonia de apertura de la Conferencia Centroamericana de Comercio. ¿Cuándo? Lunes 22 de agosto…
Under Secretary Lago to Lead Trade Mission to Central America
WASHINGTON – Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago will lead a trade mission of 32 U.S. companies to Central America from August…
Health Alert: U.S. Embassy, San Jose
Location: Countrywide Event: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Monkeypox in Multiple Countries . The World Health Organization has…
Registering to vote and submitting a ballot is fast, easy, and can be done from anywhere in the...
Start by confirming your voter registration with your state. Some states require absentee voters to register annually so you may need to re-register. Go to …
Message for U.S. Citizens: Worldwide Caution
On July 31, 2022, the United States conducted a precision counterterrorism strike in Afghanistan that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s deputy and successor as…
Remarks by Ambassador Cynthia Telles on Independence Day
Welcome and good evening to all. Honorable President of the Republic Rodrigo Chaves, President of the Supreme Electoral Court Eugenia Zamora, Vice President Mary Munive,…
Weather Alert
June 29, 2022 Location: Throughout the country Event: The U.S. National Hurricane Center and Costa Rica’s National Commission on Risk Prevention and Emergency Response (CNE)…
Students from La Carpio Surf Safer on the Internet
The bilingual magazine Paper Boat: Exploring my Digital World is now in hands of a group of La Carpio students to learn early in childhood…
Welcome to the Second Quarterly U.S. Citizen newsletter!
Stay up to date on key topics important to the U.S. citizen community in Costa Rica: AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY: Happy Fourth of July – The…
Health Alert: U.S. Embassy, San Jose (June 13, 2022)
Location: Countrywide Event: As of June 12, 2022, the CDC order requiring all persons to show a negative COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery…
INOLASA: 15 Years of Innovation to Protect the Environment
INOLASA, company devoted to the production and marketing of vegetable oils, soy lecithin and flour for animal consumption, began a transformation process in 2007 to…
Launch of Pay.gov DS-82 Passport Renewal Online Fee Payment Program
Message for U.S. Citizens The Department of State is pleased to announce that U.S. Embassy San Jose will begin supporting online payment for DS-82 passport…
United States and Costa Rica Sign Migration Arrangement
U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica Cynthia Telles; the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas; and Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado signed an arrangement establishing…
$1 Billion in New U.S. Security Assistance for Ukraine This Week
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 16, 2022 In recent days, Russia has escalated its premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war on Ukraine,…
Ambassador Telles Officially Assumes Her Diplomatic Functions in Costa Rica
Presentation of credential letters to President Alvarado formalizes the beginning of Ambassador Telles’ work in the country She arrived in the country on March 8…
Message to U.S. Citizens: Certain Colones Bills to be withdrawn from Circulation February 1, 2022
Message to U.S. Citizens: U.S. Embassy San Jose (January 27, 2022) Location: Costa Rica Subject: Certain Colones Bills to be withdrawn from Circulation February 1, 2022…
