Immigration Will Regularize Foreigners From These Countries with Pending or Rejected Asylum Applications
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Costa Rica will regularize thousands of migrants with pending requests for refuge from Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia and Venezuela, through a special immigration category that will be in force for two years with the possibility of extension, the Directorate General for Migration and Aliens (DGME) said on Wednesday. “The selected populations are motivated by political, social, economic and public order situations in countries of origin determines the…
Iván Olivares is a Nicaraguan journalist and, as such, had to leave his country to avoid imprisonment or torture by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. Like thousands of others persecuted, he crossed the border to Costa Rica on July 23, 2021 and a week later he was already seeking refuge, hoping for a legal status that would make him feel protected. However, time passed and almost five years later he still awaits a response, like te…
The measure will also benefit migrants from Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Colombia who applied for asylum during the last 12 years and are still waiting for a response.
Immigration will regularize foreigners from these countries with pending or rejected asylum applications
Q COSTARICA — Thousands of Nicaraguans, Venezuelans, Cubans, and Colombians in Costa Rica will be able to access legal residency and the labor market starting in September, thanks to the new “categoría especial temporal complementaria (special temporary complementary category) announced by Costa Rica’s immigration service, the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME). According to the text published in La Gaceta, this is a complementa…
Nicaraguans, Venezuelans and Colombians are also included in the measure, which aims to unleash a collapsed system
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