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Costa Rica Migration Assistance in Free Trade Negotiations

Discover how the General Directorate of Migration and Immigration in Costa Rica provides assistance in negotiating free trade agreements. Explore the inter-institutional approach taken by Costa Rica to facilitate trade negotiations and address enquiries by the Legislative Assembly. Learn about the country's migration policy aiming to integrate and develop through economic development objectives and strategies including promoting the investment in Costa Rica by nationals living abroad. For more information, visit www.migracion.go.cr.

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Costa Rica Migration Assistance in Free Trade Negotiations

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  1. Costa Rica

  2. General Directorate of Migration and Immigration REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA Regional Consultation Group on Migration RCGM Costa Rica President Pro-Tempore 2013 “Migration with a Human Face”

  3. General Directorate of Migration and Immigration Migration Assistance in Negotiating Free Trade Agreements REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA

  4. Establishing an Inter-institutional Group • Trade negotiations led by the Ministry of Foreign Commerce • Services and Investment Group: • Ministry of Foreign Trade • General Directorate of Migration and Immigration • Ministry of Labour and Social Security

  5. Free Trade Agreement between Central America and the United States

  6. Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union

  7. Free Trade Agreement between Costa Rica and China

  8. Free Trade Agreement between Costa Rica and Singapore

  9. Free Trade Agreement between Costa Rica and Colombia

  10. Free Trade Agreement between Costa Rica and Peru

  11. Free Trade Agreement between Central America and Mexico

  12. Free Trade Agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) EFTA members: • Iceland • Liechtenstein • Norway • Switzerland

  13. Free Trade Agreement between Costa Rica and Canada

  14. Direct assistance to COMEX • Negotiations with representatives from counterpart institutions: Migration and Ministries of Labour • Presentation of national legislation • Chapter on temporary entry of business persons • Processes in accordance with current legislation on migration matters • Addressing enquiries by the Legislative Assembly • Working groups to follow up on agreements

  15. Migration Policy:Integration and Development • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Objectives: • To promote, regulate, orient and organize migration flows in order to ensure their contribution to the economic development of the Costa Rican society.  • To promote the investment in Costa Rica by Costa Rican nationals living abroad. Strategy: • Inter-institutional coordination to facilitate the implementation of free trade agreements signed by Costa Rica.

  16. www.migracion.go.cr Regional Consultation Group on Migration RCGM Costa Rica President Pro-Tempore 2013 “Migration with a Human Face”

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