| Costa Rican passport | |
The front cover of a contemporary Costa Rican passport
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| Issued by | Costa Rica |
| Type of document | Passport |
| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility requirements | Costa Rican citizens |
| Expiration | 6 years after acquisition |
Costa Rican passports are issued to Costa Rican citizens to travel outside of Costa Rica. Currently, it is valid for 6 years (10 years before 2006). It is issued to people born on Costa Rican soil (who are citizens by default), and to children of Costa Rican citizens born abroad, who are reported to the nearest Costa Rican embassy (who, immediately after such report, become citizens too).
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It is dark blue on the outside, with letters and the Costa Rican coat of arms in gilded-looking letters.