Temporary Travel document

Temporary Travel document

The Direction of Immigration authorizes the issuance of temporary travel documents only in cases of extreme urgency. To apply for a temporary travel document you have to send to the Consulate:

• “Application for a temporary travel document” form.
• Photocopy of your valid identity card or Birth Certificate issued by the Civil Registry, with no more than one year of issuance.
• 2 recent Passport photos (3.5 cm x 4.5cm).
• Photocopy of the expired passport personal information page or “Declaration of theft, loss or retention” form.
• Receipt of deposit for US$32 (corresponding to US$31 of consular fee for a temporary travel document, and US$1 for the tax meter machine maintenance consular fee) at Bank of Montreal, account N°0005-4608-520, “Embassy of Costa Rica, Consular Services”. If you make the deposit by wire transfer, you must add US$14 for banking service charges.  Cash payments are not accepted at the Consulate.
• When the applicant is a minor, the legal representatives must present the Birth Certificate  (with less than one year of issuance) or the identity card for minors issued by the Civil Registry, the “Application for a temporary travel document for minors” form signed by both parents, and photocopy of the valid identity document of both parents; the  “Authorization for temporary travel document for minors” form (as applicable) signed by both parents. If one of the parents is in Costa Rica, he/she must go to the General Direction of Immigration office, in Costa Rica, to complete the application and photocopy of the valid identity document of both parents.