Tegucigalpa, Honduras.- the Honduras Which they own visa From the United States or Canada will be able to enter costa rica, As announced by the Costa Rican Embassy in Tegucigalpa.
In this sense, citizens with US B1 and B2 visas with multiple entry, Canadians and Schengen visas will be able to enter the territory of Costa Rica, without having to apply for a Costa Rica visa.
According to what was reported by the Costa Rican Embassy in Tegucigalpa, this measure will be until further notice, so it will be temporary.
On October 6, La Gazeta de Costa Rica published the decree in which Honduras was included among the countries to which it had begun submitting visa applications.
This decision surprised the Honduran government, which has implemented the principle of reciprocity since last Tuesday – October 10 – as it, for its part, began requesting an entry visa for Costa Rican citizens to enter the territory of Honduras, while denying them passage if they do not have a visa.
What is a US B1 and B2 visa?
The B1 tourist visa allows travelers to undertake temporary business activities, which, as the name indicates, refers to trips to negotiate contracts, attend conferences, exhibitions or any type of short training. You can also use it to visit customers and suppliers.
While the tourist visa (B2) is intended for practicing tourism and recreational activities.
In this sense, B2 visas are used for activities such as visiting friends and relatives, as well as for health issues, such as obtaining medical treatment.
A Canadian visa allows foreigners to enter the territory of Canada for a short stay to visit the country, undertake tourism, or spend a vacation in that country.
For its part, the Schengen visa allows foreigners to engage in tourism activities, business, family visits, medical treatment, studies, non-work training or volunteer activities of no more than 90 days, or for other activities that do not have a lucrative income. nature.
The Schengen Area covers 27 European countries without border controls, including: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania. , Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Why does Costa Rica require a visa from Hondurans?
According to that country’s Minister of Security, Mario Zamora Cordero, they discovered the influence and connections of Honduran organized crime in that country.
“When they ask for records in Peñas Blancas and they see the constant passage of armored vehicles – driven by – Honduran people who say they will be stationed in the Morales 1 neighborhood in Limón, you can notice a line of communication between the Honduran groups and the criminal groups in the Limón phase,” Zamora Cordero said during a press conference.
He stated that: “Immigration barriers are protection barriers, which we use at this moment precisely to protect the country from the influence of murderers, organized gangs, which from Honduras are in the process of criminal expansion from north to south, and claimant groups. Hondurans about our country.
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