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I am planning a semester stay in Costa Rica with my family for language school and volunteer work. I think I'm fairly informed about the residency statuses and the mechanics of the 90-day tourist visa (extended by the 72-hour shuffle to Nicaragua or Panama), and I was hoping to get student visas for my wife and myself so that we could avoid the logistic hassle of that shuffle.

However, what I haven't yet been able to find a clear answer about is whether all my children also need student visas, or if a parent's visa is good enough for them to enter. What will be required for my children aside from valid passports, if anything?

My family and I are US citizens.

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I suppose I could have done this before posting, but maybe the answer here will be helpful to someone else. I called the consulate of Costa Rica in Houston, Tx and asked this question. Their answer was that "yes, they have to all have visas or else they would be illegal."

I got a little chuckle out of the phrase, "they would be illegal", but there it is: children also have to have visas for entry.

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