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We are pleased to inform you that as of October 14th, 2020, the General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners has launched the Digital File System, which will allow filing procedures with the General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners, through a completely digital platform.
Initially, the platform of Digital Procedures is enabled for presentation in the following categories:
1. Permanent Residence by linkage with Costa Rican
2. Temporary Residence as Spouse of a Costa Rican Citizen
3. Permanent Residence for having a Temporary Residence for more than three years
4. Special Category of Worker of Specific Occupation working for a Natural Person.
5. Special Category by Link with Temporary Resident
6. Special Category by Link with Tutor or Curator
7. Special Category for Domestic Employee with a natural person
8. Special Category for Temporary Worker
9. Special Category for Bond with Costa Rican Citizen
10. Special Category by Link with Permanent Resident
11. Special Category for Students, researchers, teachers, and volunteers.
This is a first phase of opening. They will soon be adding more categories until any existing type of immigration category can be submitted. We do not have a certain date today; However, we hope that the Investor, Rentista and Pensioner categories will be enabled soon, as well as the visa application.
The digitization of the service will also be transformed into a more expedite resolution of procedures, reduction of waiting times, security in the handling of documents and data, and economic savings for the user, since, as mentioned, everything will be done from the platform, except in exceptional cases, you will not have to go to any branch of the General Directorate.
At ERP Lawyers we have a team of experts in Migration Law, so if you wish to present your residence procedure or any other procedure before the General Directorate of Migration and Immigration, we invite you to contact us by email at info@erplawyers.com; where one of our experts will gladly answer your questions and provide you with quotes for the service.
We will have news about the next phases of opening in the Platform of Digital Procedures very soon!