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San Jose, Costa Rica

Visa issuances recorded by the US Department of State at this post.

Latest data: February 2026. The State Department publishes these counts about 7 months in arrears; this is the most recent month it has released, not the current month.

Applicants charged to Costa Rica read the Worldwide column of the visa bulletin — only China, India, Mexico and the Philippines have their own columns.

Nonimmigrant volume moved down — the last three months averaged 9,043 against 11,877 for the three before them, a change of -23.9%.

Immigrant volume moved up — the last three months averaged 64 against 55 for the three before them, a change of 17%.

Nonimmigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
B1/B28,827
H2A27
L126
L218
J110
A28
H1B8
F17
14 other classes43

Immigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
IR518
IR116
IR29
CR18
F2B3
FX1
IW1

Nonimmigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 20268,974
January 20269,829
December 20258,327
November 202511,304
October 202512,376
September 202511,952
August 202510,895
July 20259,772
June 20258,862
May 202510,035
April 20259,243
March 202510,004

Immigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 202656
January 202661
December 202576
November 202563
October 202554
September 202548
August 202579
July 202599
June 202553
May 202563
April 202555
March 202560

What this does not tell you

There is no wait time here. These are visas issued, and issuance is limited by annual numerical caps and by staffing rather than by how many people are waiting. The number of people in the queue at this post is not published, so any wait calculated from these figures would be a guess dressed as a fact.

For appointment availability and local instructions, use the post's own site. For when a priority date becomes current, use the visa bulletin.

Source: monthly visa issuance statistics, US Department of State.

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