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Forty Two New Peace Corps Volunteers in Costa Rica

Forty two new Peace Corps volunteers will work in English Teaching as Foreign Language and Youth Development in Limón, Puntarenas, Alajuela and San José. These volunteers will devote two years of their lives to contribute with Costa Rican growth through their professional experience in linguistic education, psychology, sociology and business administration. Peace Corps has been ...

By U.S. Embassy San Jose | 24 October, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador | Tags: Tico 36

This week in the Peace Corps: Bricks to Bread – A success story

The Tico Times Brian Davis / Peace Corps Volunteer October 9, 2018 In July 2017, Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) Brian was introduced to Nancy Fitzimons Alvarado, a 1989 Peace Corps Volunteer and the co-founder of the non-profit organization, Bricks to Bread. Brian partnered up with Bricks to Bread with the hopes of bringing a great ...

By ramirezej | 19 October, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Featured Event, Press Releases | Tags: Talamanca

Costa Rica Aims to Be a Regional Leader in Judicial Practices

The U.S. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is supporting the Judicial Branch of Costa Rica with a special two-year project to strengthen the anti-corruption efforts; create a new internal ethics code, and tools improve anti-corruption training and investigations. As part of this project, representatives from the Costa Rican Judicial Branch of ...

By U.S. Embassy San Jose | 4 October, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, News | Tags: Anti-Corruption, Judicial Branch of Costa Rica, NCSC

Inicia proceso de lotería de visas

A partir de HOY, miércoles 3 de octubre, a las 10:00 a.m., y hasta las 11:00 a.m. del martes 6 de noviembre de este año, está disponible el formulario electrónico para participar en el programa de lotería de visas de diversidad, conocido como lotería de visas, organizado por el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos. ...

By U.S. Embassy San Jose | 3 October, 2018 | Topics: Immigrant Visas, Visas | Tags: dvlottery, Loteria, Visas

Message for U.S. Citizens: Consular Outreach Events in Uvita, and Perez Zeledon

San José, September 18, 2018 Embassy San Jose is pleased to announce two upcoming Consular events – routine Consular services for U.S. citizens in and Uvita and a Town Hall event in Perez Zeledon. Our Consular staff will be on hand to provide the below services in Uvita and to answer any questions. To RSVP for passport renewals, notary ...

By ramirezej | 18 September, 2018 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: immigration protest

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