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Welcome to the Website of the British Embassy in San Jose. We hope you will find the information you want in the various pages that follow and through the links we have established.
 
We play an active role in strengthening political and economic links between Costa Rica, Nicaragua and the UK. For more information about our work, we invite you to visit our Consular Section, Commercial Section, Press and Public Affairs Section, and we also provide information about Chevening Scholarships.
 
 

The British Consulate in New York will now handle all enquiries regarding applications for UK visas and UK Residence Permits. Visa Applicants can get information about how to obtain a visa by calling WorldBridge’s user pay phone service at 1212-796-5773. Trained agents will provide you with visa application information. There is a fee equivalent to US $12 to make this call or you can visit a free website at www.visainfoservices.com
 
INFORMATION FOR BRITISH CITIZENS TRAVELING TO USA.
 
The US government requires that citizens of VISA WAIVER countries entering the US apply for an authorization which has to be required before the journey.
 
The system is called ESTA and will entail applying online for authorization from the American Embassy. The authorization is free (for the moment) and will be good for two years. You may wish to visithttp.//esta.cbp.dhs.gov./ and learn all about it. The website was inaugurated on 1st. of August, 2008 and the rule will come into force on 1st. of January, 2009.
 
 
FCO blogging platform: global conversations
UK Foreign Office Blogs

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has launched a new blogging platform.

This is a new platform for UK Ministers to engage in a dialogue about international affairs and the work of the FCO. To begin with there will be six bloggers including Foreign Secretary David Miliband, and Europe Minister Jim Murphy, as well as staff from throughout the organisation. The FCO has also launched a new YouTube video channel and Flickr photo account.
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NEW WEBSITE COMING UP IN AUGUST!
 
We are working on our new website to be launched next August!
 
Please be aware that we are not updating this current site as regularly as before. Thank you!
 
 
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You can now register with us from your own home !!
 
To register your presence with the British Embassy in San Jose, please login below to complete our online consular registration form.
 
 
 
Selections from Voices from the Coast receive recognition from Prince Charles
Five stories and drawings from the popular British Embassy sponsored book Voices from the Coast have been chosen by the office of Prince Charles to be included in his website.
 
The young Nicaraguan authors are the only ones from outside the UK to have received this recognition. To view the stories and drawings see this link: http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/search/results.shtml?sq=nicaragua&x=16&y=3
 
Direitos Humanos
Bluefields Jail Appeal
Our embassy has started a fundraising campaign for the construction of two cells for juvenile offenders in Bluefields Nicaragua. Young offenders are held in these cells with adults and the conditions are inhuman. The British Nicaraguan association in Managua has opened a bank account for this campaign. A web page has been created to help raise awareness of this issue and donations of any amount are appreciated. For more information see http://www.freewebs.com/caribbean-coast-prison-appeal/index.html