[quote="Boynton"]The scam is offering a COVID insurance document to satisfy the ICT (Tourism Board) to allow you to enter Costa Rica. Take a ham sandwich, grab a sharpie and scribble the right words on it, the ICT will certify it and you will get in. The country really is that desperate for tourist dollars.
If you require medical treatment for COVID (or a broken limb, or severe laceration, etc) the CR medical system will issue a bill and an exit impediment will be registered against your passport until the bill is paid. Try to leave the country with an exit impediment and immigration will stop you at the airport. If you happen to get out, the country has right to pursue you in the US or Canada. Those international treaties can be a bitch. Whether they would or not, who knows, but for sure you will not be re-entering Costa Rica until the impediment is satisfied.
I am not implying that You did anything illegal or even unethical. You got in, you had fun, you are a weiner. Actually, the risk of a tourist needing COVID treatment during a 10 day visit seems pretty small. I have yet to see any media reports of a recent tourist needing treatment or quarantine. Who knows if dropping the inbound negative test requirement will allow infected tourists to enter the county and then the medical system. Also, I have read of some states requiring a negative test for tourists returning from overseas. Perhaps this will catch some locally infected toursts necessitating a 14 quarantine here in Costa Rica.
Perpetual tourists is a different matter. Many expats express the opinion that COVID insurance is just a money grab. I couldn't possible comment.
Rest assured that if the worst happens to you, your trip is covered up to $450.
If you encounter any problems, just mention my name. If that fails, just flash your CRT VIP card, that thing is priceless.
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Boynton, you just saved me from having to start a new thread. I was wondering if there had been any reports either officially or anecdotally of any mongers having to be quarantined, but I think you answered that. Thanks.