Chinese Embassy & Consulates in Costa Rica

At del cruce de Santa Marta carretera hacia el Cristo de Sabanilla 900 metros a mano derecha, Sabanilla, San José, Costa Rica, the Chinese embassy represents China towards Costa Rica. The head of mission on record is Wang Xiaoyao. Its phone number and website are on its page.

China also has a consulate general in San José; a consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Costa Rican citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to China. In Costa Rica, applications go to the Chinese embassy in San José or the consulate in San José, or to a visa centre working for China.

Costa Rica has no mission in China on record; Costa Rican citizens there would be served by an embassy accredited from another country.

China in Costa Rica

Worldwide, China has 328 missions in 182 countries; 2 of them are in Costa Rica.

Travel to Costa Rica for Chinese citizens

Costa Rica requires Chinese citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. In Costa Rica, Chinese citizens can turn to the Chinese embassy for passports and emergency help.

When Chinese missions in Costa Rica are closed

Chinese missions in Costa Rica close on Costa Rica’s public holidays, the next being Army Abolition Day (Día de la Abolición del Ejército) on Tuesday 1 December 2026, Christmas Day (Navidad) on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day (Año Nuevo) on Friday 1 January 2027, and usually on some holidays of China, such as New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027.