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MonthCosta Rica
Oct '189,210
Nov '187,590
Dec '185,847
Jan '195,436
Feb '195,660
Mar '195,985
Apr '195,197
May '195,912
Jun '194,849
Jul '194,694
Aug '195,162
Sep '193,854
Oct '196,735
Nov '196,030
Dec '196,348
Jan '206,718
Feb '206,387
Mar '203,815
Apr '20280
May '20451
Jun '20502
Jul '20387
Aug '20793
Sep '20957
Oct '201,281
Nov '201,279
Dec '202,556
Jan '211,984
Feb '211,718
Mar '212,900
Apr '212,370
May '212,197
Jun '212,877
Jul '212,402
Aug '212,797
Sep '212,684
Oct '213,435
Nov '212,182
Dec '212,691
Jan '223,485
Feb '224,166
Mar '225,141
Apr '223,459
May '225,198
Jun '224,917
Jul '226,290
Aug '226,900
Sep '224,834
Oct '228,423
Nov '228,773
Dec '227,440
Jan '236,557
Feb '235,999
Mar '234,759
Apr '234,652
May '236,956
Jun '238,566
Jul '236,176
Aug '236,603
Sep '235,810
Oct '236,659
Nov '234,724
Dec '236,957
Jan '248,228
Feb '247,572
Mar '247,320
Apr '247,357
May '247,167
Jun '245,374
Jul '248,389
Aug '246,828
Sep '246,573
Oct '245,803
Nov '245,853
Dec '247,587
Jan '258,114
Feb '258,668
Mar '259,805
Apr '258,940
May '259,690
Jun '258,630
Jul '259,509
Aug '2510,709
Sep '2511,716
Oct '2512,188
Nov '2511,129
Dec '258,242
Jan '269,689
Feb '268,906
Total507,582

Source: U.S. Department of State monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports. Monthly figures are preliminary. Issuance counts do not measure approval rates. A dash means that month has not been published.