{"id":158,"date":"2023-09-01T13:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T11:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/botschaften-bern.ch\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2024-11-07T20:54:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T19:54:00","slug":"costa-rica-botschaft-bern","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/botschaften-bern.ch\/en\/costa-rica-botschaft-bern\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica Embassy Bern"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"158\" class=\"elementor elementor-158\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15c2fa5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15c2fa5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6af44c0\" data-id=\"6af44c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065eaef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"065eaef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Embassy of Costa Rica in Bern<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4336042 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4336042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad990fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad990fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1aec6f\" data-id=\"d1aec6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-049b034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"049b034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Embassy of Costa Rica in Bern. Here you will find all consular services of the embassy as well as all necessary contact information such as <strong>phone number<\/strong>, <strong>address<\/strong>, <strong>opening hours<\/strong>, <strong>e-mail<\/strong> and much more information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4ba081\" data-id=\"c4ba081\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12dd041 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12dd041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"47\" src=\"https:\/\/botschaften-bern.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CostaRica-flag.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6316\" alt=\"Botschaft von Costa Rica in Bern\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e464b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e464b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03a9237\" data-id=\"03a9237\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b232ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b232ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21cb87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b21cb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Contact and address of the Embassy of Costa Rica<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ba51c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55ba51c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Address:<\/strong> Marktgasse 51, 3011 Bern, Switzerland<\/li><li><strong>Phone:<\/strong> +41 31 372 78 87<\/li><li><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:embcr-ch@rree.go.cr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #2f5aae;\">embcr-ch@rree.go.cr<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><strong>Social Media:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/embajadadecostaricaensuiza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #2f5aae;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><strong>Line:<\/strong> Mr. Alexander Antonio Pe\u00f1aranda Z\u00e1rate, Ambassador<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-962d663 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"962d663\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4180f74\" data-id=\"4180f74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d74335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d74335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a52e8a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a52e8a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48401cc\" data-id=\"48401cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133fd1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"133fd1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">opening hours of the embassy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c166e33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c166e33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-95b4808\" data-id=\"95b4808\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c6fce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22c6fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Monday:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a009:00 \u2013 17:00<\/li><li><strong>Tuesday:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a009:00 \u2013 17:00<\/li><li><strong>Wednesday:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 09:00 \u2013 17:00<\/li><li><strong>Thursday:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 09:00 \u2013 17:00<\/li><li><strong>Friday:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 09:00 \u2013 17:00<\/li><li><strong>Saturday:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Closed<\/li><li><strong>Sunday:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Closed<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa92e29\" data-id=\"fa92e29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f3c6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"87f3c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Botschaft%20Costa%20Rica%20Bern&#038;t=m&#038;z=10&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Embassy of Costa Rica Bern\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Embassy of Costa Rica Bern\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-518c418 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"518c418\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ff0bd9\" data-id=\"9ff0bd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293f2bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"293f2bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa16db3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa16db3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-392a481\" data-id=\"392a481\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f209a46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f209a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Consular Section of the Embassy of Costa Rica<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f17714 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f17714\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a624347\" data-id=\"a624347\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e4d3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26e4d3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>E-mail:<\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:cocnr-ch@rree.go.cr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #2f5aae;\">cocnr-ch@rree.go.cr<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #2f5aae;\"><a style=\"color: #2f5aae;\" href=\"mailto:costa.rica@bluewin.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">costa.rica@bluewin.ch<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3877047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3877047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a83acba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a83acba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e0832c\" data-id=\"8e0832c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11adcb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11adcb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Make an appointment at the Embassy of Costa Rica in Bern<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd75aa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd75aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For a visit to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/botschaften-bern.ch\/en\/\">embassies in Bern<\/a>\u00a0An appointment is usually necessary in advance.<\/p><p>Most services provided by the Embassy of Costa Rica require an appointment. This applies to visa applications as well as passport issuance and document authentication. Here are some ways you can book an appointment:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Make an appointment by phone:<\/strong> You can also try to contact the embassy directly by phone <span style=\"color: #2f5aae;\">+41 31 372 78 87<\/span>\u00a0to call to schedule an appointment. Have all necessary information ready to speed up the process.<\/li><li><strong>E-mail:<\/strong> Another option is to send an email to the embassy at <a href=\"mailto:embcr-ch@rree.go.cr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #2f5aae;\">embcr-ch@rree.go.cr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #2f5aae;\">\u00a0<\/span>to request an appointment. Include your name, reason for the appointment, and preferred appointment dates.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c083db elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3c083db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d79da9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d79da9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Required documents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d4498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0d4498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the processing of applications to the<strong> Embassy of Costa Rica in Bern<\/strong>\u00a0must certain\u00a0<strong>Documents<\/strong>\u00a0which vary depending on the service. The most commonly required documents include:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Valid passport or identity card<\/strong>: A current Bulgarian or foreign identity document.<\/li><li><strong>application forms<\/strong>: The corresponding, fully completed form for the respective service.<\/li><li><strong>passport photos<\/strong>: Current biometric passport photos are required when applying for passports or identity cards.<\/li><li><strong>evidence of personal data<\/strong>: Birth certificates, marriage certificates or other documents confirming identity.<\/li><li><strong>copies of the documents<\/strong>: Both originals and copies of the submitted documents are often requested.<\/li><li><strong>proof of payment<\/strong>: Proof of payment of consular fees, which must be paid in advance.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>It is recommended to use the required\u00a0<strong>documents completely<\/strong>\u00a0and prepare in advance to avoid delays or problems during processing. A detailed list of necessary documents can be found on the official website of the embassy.<\/p><p>For more information about visiting an embassy, you can also visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/botschaften-bern.ch\/en\/faq-botschaften-und-konsulate-in-bern\/\">FAQ<\/a> Visit page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af1248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6af1248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea49ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea49ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Services of the Embassy of Costa Rica in Bern<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02cfa4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02cfa4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Embassy of Costa Rica in Bern offers a variety of consular services for its citizens and foreign visitors. The most important <strong>services<\/strong>\u00a0belong:<\/p><ul><li><strong>visa application<\/strong> for trips to Costa Rica<\/li><li>Issuance and extension of<strong>\u00a0passports<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>certification<\/strong> of documents (e.g. birth certificates, marriage certificates)<\/li><li>Consular assistance in <strong>emergencies<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>registration<\/strong> of births, marriages and deaths<\/li><li><strong>Notarial Services<\/strong>, including powers of attorney and signature certifications<\/li><li>Exhibition of <strong>consular certificates<\/strong><\/li><li>Support with <strong>legal<\/strong> <strong>matters<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>For most of these services, a <strong>appointment scheduling<\/strong> necessary in advance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e561ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0e561ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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