If you are staying at the SL, they will make a color copy of your Passport free of charge. Also, keep with you a card of the hotel you are staying at. The hotel can also support your date of arrival.
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| Author: | El Ciego [ Thu Jul 05, 2018 1:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Passports etc. |
1. For U.s. nationals, a photocopy of the identity page/photo and arrival stamp are all that is required. Don't risk losing your actual passport...carry a copy. 2. Carry the ticket stub from your arriving flight. THis is additional proof that you have not overstayed your tourist visa. 3. A wallet-sized, laminated copy of your passport I.D. page and entry stamp is available for around U.S. $5.00 at a small shop, main floor, north side of Av. Central, a block west of the Hotel Presidente. Process takes about fifteen minutes, depending on the line at the counter of the print shop. |
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| Author: | JTF-Bravo [ Thu Jul 05, 2018 4:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Passports etc. |
Great advice. A so good to hear from you, again, El Ciego! |
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| Author: | JTF-Bravo [ Thu Jul 05, 2018 4:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Passports etc. |
Another thing to do is to have a second passport. You can ask for a passport that is limited to a particular country or two, in addition to your general use passport. |
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| Author: | desertsun [ Thu Jul 05, 2018 10:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Passports etc. |
If you are staying at the SL, they will make a color copy of your Passport free of charge. Also, keep with you a card of the hotel you are staying at. The hotel can also support your date of arrival.
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| Author: | SinCity [ Thu Jul 05, 2018 11:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Passports etc. |
[ Quote: 3. A wallet-sized, laminated copy of your passport I.D. page and entry stamp is available for around U.S. $5.00 at a small shop, main floor, north side of Av. Central, a block west of the Hotel Presidente. Process takes about fifteen minutes, depending on the line at the counter of the print shop. [/quote]I've been goin to that joint for 14 years & u got fleeced if they charged ya $5.00. The price has gone up a bit since 2004 but I paid 1k colones a couple months ago there, about $1.80usd |
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| Author: | El Ciego [ Fri Jul 06, 2018 11:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Passports etc. |
SinCity...you're correct. I stated the price in error...think I was thinking of something else...but you're right. It's less than $2.00 as of this writing. By chance do you remember the name of the print shop? I know it's in a little "mall" with two stories; upstairs is a small shop which will take the photos from your telephone or SIMM card and make prints for you...not cheap by U.S. standards, but affordable. I've used that store as well. . SinCity wrote: [ I've been goin to that joint for 14 years & u got fleeced if they charged ya $5.00. The price has gone up a bit since 2004 but I paid 1k colones a couple months ago there, about $1.80usd[/quote]
Quote: 3. A wallet-sized, laminated copy of your passport I.D. page and entry stamp is available for around U.S. $5.00 at a small shop, main floor, north side of Av. Central, a block west of the Hotel Presidente. Process takes about fifteen minutes, depending on the line at the counter of the print shop. |
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| Author: | MM3 [ Fri Jul 06, 2018 12:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Passports etc. |
"Officially" the copy of your passport only gives you a reprieve until you produce your actual passport (if that is demanded by the authorities). Banks, shops, etc. may / will ask for the real thing also. |
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