1. Migration and Integration in Costa Rica NATIONAL REPORT General Directorate of Migration and Immigration

2. Migration and Integration General Migration and Immigration Act No. 8764: Article (5): “This Act promotes the integration of migrants into development in the country; to this end, the General Directorate of Migration and Immigration shall design strategies and public policy oriented toward strengthening the sustainability of the Social State of Law” INTEGRATION: A bidirectional process of shared responsibility between Costa Rican nationals and foreign nationals, oriented toward improving the level of positive social coexistence and strengthening our Social State of Law.

3. Migration and Integration in Costa Rica: National Report 2011 Objective: To establish baseline information on the current level of participation and integration of immigrants in Costa Rica. INFORMATION SOURCES: 1.Several secondary sources: FLACSO, World Bank, etc. 2.Data bases of the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses 3.SIEMCA and SIEMMES-OIM Projects 4.Data from the General Directorate of Migration and Immigration 5.Data from the Supreme Court of Elections 6.Data from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security 7.Data from the Actuarial and Economic Directorate of CCSS 8.Data from the Ministry of Public Education 9.SIPO- IMAS 10.Ministry of Housing and Human Settlements 11.National Directorate of Community Development 12.IDESPO – UNA 13.IPSOS – UNHCR

4. Components of the National Report 2011 1.Demographic structure of immigrants 2.Granting Costa Rican Nationality 3.Migration and Labour 4.Migration and Health 5.Migration and Education 6.Migration and Housing 7.Participation of Immigrants in Community Movement 8.Perceptions regarding Immigration in Costa Rica

5. Migration and Demography YearNumber of Immigrants 197025.416 198054.305 1990140.103 2000296.727 2010374.094 Evolution of Immigrants in Costa Rica (1970-2010)

6. Migration and Demography Foreign populations documented by the General Directorate of Migration and Immigration relating to INEC estimates for migrant populations living in the country 2003-2010) Total Population in Costa Rica Immigrant Population Costa Rica Percentage of Immigrant Population 20003.810.179296.7277.80% 20084.133.884333.1938.06% 20104.562.087374.0948.20% Immigrant Population Survey Foreign nationals, permanent stay

7. Migration and Demography Migration flows of foreign nationals in Costa Rica by gender, 2003-2008 Regularized migrants living in Costa Rica, December 31, 2010 according to data from the General Directorate of Migration and Immigration

8. Migration and Demography Total number of births by nationality of the mother and by country of origin of the mother Costa Rica Other Births in Costa Rica by nationality of the mother, 2010 Costa Rican mother Nicaraguan mother Other

9. Migration and Demography Estimate of distribution of immigrants by region, 2010 Estimate of relative distribution of immigrants by total number of population and by region, 2010

10. Total No. of Homes Total presence of at least one member born abroad Area1.198.12013,2 Urban720.40512,9 Rural477.71513,7 Region1.198.12013,2 Central771.17012,5 Chorotega90.69216,7 Pacífico Central62.73010,5 Brunca88.9205,7 Huetar Atlántica120.48817,3 Huetar Norte64.12022,5 Homes with Family Members Born Abroad, 2007 Migration and Demography

11. Naturalizations in Costa Rica Evolution of Costa Rican nationality granted to foreign nationals Naturalizations * Data missing for 2008 Total number of persons naturalized by country of origin in 2010 Other

12. Migration, Labour, and Health NationalForeign Agriculture, hunting, forestry87,7412,26 Manufacture, mines and quarries91,498,51 Construction81,8018,20 Restaurants and hotels8515 Trade91,528,48 Other services91,808,20 Average total participation90,039,97% Source: National Institute of Statistics and Censuses Work force percentages – national and foreign workers by productive sector, 2003 - 2008

13. Migration, Labour, and Health Población trabajadora extranjera activa en Costa Rica según nacionalidad Labour behaviour of migrant and national workers, 2003-2008 Nat.Foreign Active foreign workers in Costa Rica, by nationality Other

14. Migration, Labour, and Health Total number of workers contributing to CCSS, 2003-2008 Foreign Nationals

15. Migration, Labour, and Health Costa Rican WorkersForeign Workers Total No. of Workers INEC Workers contributing to CCSS Total No. of Workers INEC Workers contributing to CCSS 1.549.2231.227.190169.231142.448 Total number of Costa Ricans and foreign nationals in 2008, According to the INEC report on the workforce and the number of persons contributing to CCSS Source: Survey of INEC 2008 / CCSS Actuarial and Economic Directorate

16. Migration, Labour, and Health Monthly estimates of salaries of Costa Rican workers contributing to CCSS for 2008-2010 (in million Colones) Private enterprises Household work Autonomous inst. Government Self-employed Agreements Monthly estimates of salaries of foreign workers contributing to CCSS for 2008-2010 (in million Colones) Private enterprises Household work Autonomous inst. Government Self-employed Agreements

17. Migration, Labour, and Health Country of BirthAbsoluteRelative TOTAL10.084.558100 Costa Rica9.487.72894 Nicaragua501.4934.97 Colombia18.6740.18 El Salvador14.2800.14 Panama11.9680.11 Other / Unknown50.4150.60 Distribution of national ambulatory patients of the CCSS, 2010 Country of BirthAbsoluteRelative TOTAL5.487.001100 Costa Rica5.146.77493.80 Nicaragua280.3555.10 Colombia13.1580.23 Panama9.5380.17 United States5.5690.10 El Salvador4.5950.08 Other / Unknown27.0120.49 Emergency health care by CCSS by country of birth, 2010 Percentages of persons leaving CCSS hospitals, three primary nationalities, 2005-2010 Percentages of foreign nationals leaving CCSS hospitals, 2010

18. Migration, Labour, and Health Total regulated income estimated according to level of expenditure, 2005-2010 (in million Colones) Regulated income, health sector Expenditure, health sector

19. Migration, Labour, and Health Estimates of hospital admissions and cost of health care for foreign nationals, CCSS, 1997-2009 (in billion Colones) Estimates of ambulatory patients and cost of health care for foreign nationals, CCSS, 1997-2009 (in million Colones) Estimated regulated fees of the health insurance for foreign nationals in regard to the cost of health care (million Colones, 2008-2010) Health care costsRegulated fees

20. Migration and Education

23. “AVANCEMOS” Scholarships, 2010 Migration and Education

24. National Institute for Learning Migration and Education

25. Migration and Housing

26. Migration and Citizen Participation

27. Migration and Perception

28. ACTIONS BASED ON THE REPORT Establishing public priorities relating to integration: Migration Education Health Justice Social participation Resources from the Social Migration Fund A four-year plan NATIONAL INTEGRATION PLAN

29. ACTIONS BASED ON THE REPORT A programme to support migrants and Costa Ricans by improving access to information about services provided by public institutions. Designed to facilitate full integration into the Costa Rican society and strengthen the Social State of Law. MIGRATION HEALTH EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT

30. “Entre Vecinos” (Among Neighbours) Programme Promotes participation of migrants on Boards of Directors of Development Associations. Based on recognizing the local cultural diversity as a focus for integration. Art and recreation as a driving force of local awareness-raising.

31. Freddy Mauricio Montero M. Sub-director General General Directorate of Migration and Immigration www.migracion.go.cr/integracion_desarrollo/index.html