We are grateful to our esteemed colleague Sebastián Vargas Roldán for informing us of an important official communication issued by the Directorate General of Immigration in response to his consultation regarding the possibility for foreigners with pending residency applications to remain in the country despite the expiration of their visas or entry permits.

Costa Rica, December 16, 2016. By Jacqueline Solano for Diario Extra. New conditions begin to govern for the entry of visitors to Costa Rican soil. The General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners issued directive DG-0042-11-2016, with which it establishes the rules with which it restricts the validation of visas issued by other countries as a pass to Costa Rica.