Costa Rica Activates Special Migration Category to Regularize Thousands of Refugees from Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela and Colombia Costa Rica's General Directorat
Costa Rica has reactivated a special migration category to grant legal residency and work permits to thousands of refugees. This initiative aims to regularize the status of individuals from Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela, and Colombia who have pending or rejected refugee applications. The General Directorate of Migration and Immigration (DGME) is overseeing this process to provide a pathway to legal status for these individuals. AI
IMPACT This policy change directly impacts immigration and refugee processing, with no direct AI industry implications.