Embassy of Japan in San José, Costa Rica

Address

Contact

Phone

+506 2232 1255, +506 2231 0357

Fax

+506 2231 3140

Email

embjapon@sj.mofa.go.jp

Email

japon-consulado@sj.mofa.go.jp

Website

www.cr.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_es/index.html ↗

Facebook

www.facebook.com/EmbajadadelJaponenCostaRica ↗

Instagram

www.instagram.com/embajadajapon_cr/ ↗

Office hours

Closed: Saturday, Sunday

Consular services

• Process passport applications
• Process visa applications
• Notarize certain documents
• Legalization of documents
• Issuing emergency travel documents
• Register marriages, births, and deaths
• Authentication of documents

Visa

If you hold a Costa Rican passport, you do not need a visa to enter Japan.

• Diplomatic or official visa
• Transit visa
• Tourist visa (within 90 days)
• Visa for visiting relatives and acquaintances (within 90 days)
• Visa for business, conference, or seminar participation
• Working visa (professor, artist, journalist, researcher, engineer, skilled labor, etc.)
• The study, cultural activities, and related visas
• Designated activities visa (Spouse of Japanese/ Permanent resident and related visas)

Holidays observed

• November 23Labor Thanksgiving Day
• December 1Day of Abolition of the Army
• December 25Christmas Day

External links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs ↗
• Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ↗
• Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism ↗
• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ↗
• Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ↗