COSTA RICA REPATRIATION REQUIREMENTS

Where is Costa Rica? Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama

Nationality: noun: Costa Rican(s) / adjective: Costa Rican

Ethnic Groups: White (including mestizo) 94%, black 3%, Amerindian 1%, Chinese 1%, other 1%

Language(s): Spanish (official), English

Religion(s): Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%

CONSULATE TELEPHONE: (212) 425-2620

REPATRIATION SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS:

1. Death certificate
2. Burial/Transit Permit
3. Passport of decedent
4. Embalmer's affidavit
5. Letter of non-contagious disease
6. Casket - no restrictions
7. Zinc-lined wood shipping box

CONTACT NUMBERS:

AZ, Tucson: (520) 577-5559
CA, Los Angeles: (213) 380-7915 / Fax (213) 380-5639
CA, San Francisco: (415) 392-8488
CO, Denver: (303) 696-8211 / Fax (303) 696-1110
DC, Washington: (202) 234-2945 / Fax (202) 265-4795
FL, Miami: (305) 871-7485 / Fax (305) 871-0860
GA, Atlanta: (770) 951-7025 / Fax (770) 951-7073
IL, Chicago: (312) 263-2772 / Fax (312) 263-5807
LA, New Orleans: (504) 581-6800 / Fax (504) 581-6850
MA, Boston: (617) 561-2444 / Fax (617) 561-2461
MN, Minneapolis: (651) 645-4103 / Fax (651) 645-4684
NY, New York City: (212) 425-2620
PR, San Juan: (787) 723-6227 / Fax (787) 723-6226
TX, Austin: (512) 445-0023
TX, Dallas: (972) 566-7020 / Fax (972) 566-7943
TX, Houston: (713) 266-0484 / Fax (713) 266-1527

ADDITIONS / CORRECTIONS

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