Costa Rica
General Directorate of Migration and Immigration REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA Regional Consultation Group on Migration RCGM Costa Rica President Pro-Tempore 2013 “Migration with a Human Face”
Migration Assistance in Negotiating Free Trade Agreements General Directorate of Migration and Immigration REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA Migration Assistance in Negotiating Free Trade Agreements
Establishing an Inter-institutional Group Trade negotiations led by the Ministry of Foreign Commerce Services and Investment Group: Ministry of Foreign Trade General Directorate of Migration and Immigration Ministry of Labour and Social Security
Free Trade Agreement between Central America and the United States
Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union
Free Trade Agreement between Costa Rica and China
Free Trade Agreement between Costa Rica and Singapore
Free Trade Agreement between Costa Rica and Colombia
Free Trade Agreement between Costa Rica and Peru
Free Trade Agreement between Central America and Mexico
Free Trade Agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) EFTA members: Iceland Liechtenstein Norway Switzerland
Free Trade Agreement between Costa Rica and Canada
Direct assistance to COMEX Negotiations with representatives from counterpart institutions: Migration and Ministries of Labour Presentation of national legislation Chapter on temporary entry of business persons Processes in accordance with current legislation on migration matters Addressing enquiries by the Legislative Assembly Working groups to follow up on agreements
Migration Policy: Integration and Development ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Objectives: To promote, regulate, orient and organize migration flows in order to ensure their contribution to the economic development of the Costa Rican society. To promote the investment in Costa Rica by Costa Rican nationals living abroad. Strategy: Inter-institutional coordination to facilitate the implementation of free trade agreements signed by Costa Rica.
www.migracion.go.cr Regional Consultation Group on Migration RCGM Costa Rica President Pro-Tempore 2013 “Migration with a Human Face”