Costa Rica Travel Tips
Visa Information
For additional information about obtaining visas or other questions about Costa Rica, contact one of the Costa Rica embassies or consulates.
United States
2112 S St. NW
Washington, DC 20008
202-234-2945
www.costarica-embassy.org
Canada
325 Dalhousie St.
Suite 407
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 5TA
613-562-2855
Great Britain
14 Lancaster Gate
London, England
W2 3LH
020-7706-8844
Australia or New Zealand
There are no Costa Rican embassies in Australia or New Zealand. However,
you can contact the honorary consul in Sydney, Australia
Level 11, De La Sala House
30 Clarence St.
Sydney NSW 2000
02-9261-1177
Customs Information
What You Can Bring - although Costa Rica customs officials rarely check tourists' luggage, visitors arriving in Costa Rica are officially allowed to bring the following into the country:
- 500 grams of tobacco
- 5 liters of liquor
- $500 in merchandise
- Electronic equipment (computers, cameras, digital music players) for personal use are allowed duty free
What you can take home with you
- US citizens are allowed to leave Costa Rica with $800 worth of merchandise duty free once every 30 days. A flat duty fee is applied to the next $1000. Beyond this amount, duty fees vary. If you owe a duty fee, you're required to pay the duty upon arrival in the United States.
Travel quotes:
"No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow."
Lin Yutang
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