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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Costa Rica · C3

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C3 visas issued to people from Costa Rica · February 2026
1

That is 1 more than in January 2026 (0).

C3 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
last month: no earlier data▼-50.0% vs February 2025 (2)

All published months together: 396

Costa Rica · C3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202525
  • 20261
02468JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January00–
February21▼ -50.0%
March0––
April6––
May6––
June0––
July1––
August0––
September0––
October6––
November4––
December0––

When is it busy? Costa Rica · C3

Busiest month: August (15.7% of a typical year). Quietest: January (3.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

3.5%
6.1%
6.4%
6.2%
6.5%
9.2%
6.2%
15.7%
7.3%
13.1%
11.3%
8.4%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Costa Rica · C3: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02550751002017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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YearIssuances
2017 partial88
2018 82
2019 59
2020 8
2021 38
2022 36
2023 28
2024 31
2025 25
2026 partial1

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Total visas issued
24
Latest 12 months · Costa Rica · C3
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Costa Rica · Visa class C3 · One total per month
  • Dec 20250
  • Jan 20260
  • Feb 20261
Dec 2025
00% of selected
Jan 2026
00% of selected
Feb 2026
1100% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 higher than Dec 2025.
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Total001