If you want to do volunteer work, you can talk with our staff to determine which organizations will meet your expectations. It is possible to do volunteer work in San José while you are studying or outside of San José after finishing your Spanish program.
*The charge for making the arrangements is $120 for 2011 and $130 for2012 for students who enroll in Spanish classes. Students who do not enroll in Spanish classes pay $220 for 2011 and $230 for 2012.
Robert Kahn, Ph D "Millsaps College incorporates Service Learning into the courses that we offer. Whenever we bring students to Costa Rica, COSI arranges for group projects at a nearby orphanage as well as at a home for senior citizens. COSI also arranges individualized programs. Whatever we ask them to do, they go out of their way to accommodate us" |
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VISAS TO ENTER AND TO STAY IN COSTA RICA
Students from most European countries, the USA, Canada & Japan receive a tourist visa for 90 days when they arrive in Costa Rica. For some countries the visa is for 30 days.
For updated information about visas go to the website of the Costa Rican immigration office: http://www.migracion.go.cr.
If students want to stay longer they need to get a delinquency certification (from their country of origin) stating that they have not had any police record. That certification must be certified by the consulate of CR in the country of origin which costs $40 (price may change without previous notice).
Once in Costa Rica foreigners can apply for a visa. It costs $300 (for three months, price may change without previous notice) to get the paperwork done. This includes a fee for a lawyer.
They will also need a contract from the organization which is providing the volunteer opportunity or the internship. COSI helps with this.
In order to avoid that process some students (who stay longer than the provided visa) go to another country (usually Panama or Nicaragua) and when they come back they get another visa for the same length of time they got the visa the first time.
