Work Permit:

• There are several types of work permit within this category. Worker Specific Occupation to work with legal employer or physical employer or self-employed are of these. These are different than the temporary residence subcategories of executive, manager, specialized employees, etc.
• Student and their dependents: if you are a university student or any recognized educational center in Costa Rica you can obtain an official DIMEX WITHOUT a work permit. On the other hand, if you have minor children studying in school or college in Costa Rica you can apply for this category for them and the parents as dependents can apply for the same official DIMEX without work permit. Although it does not have work permit, has several advantages.
• Professors, Researchers, volunteers
• Dependents of Costa Rican citizen, permanent and temporary resident: if you are a person over 18 to 25 years of age of a Costa Rican person or a sibling over 18 to 25 years of age of a Costa Rican person; if you are a spouse, parent, child or sibling under 18 to 25 years of age of a permanent resident; if you are a parent or child over 18 to 25 years of age of a temporary resident, you can obtain this category.
• Humanitarian reason: if your health situation or social situation merits a humanitarian condition and there is no option in migration law and regulations for your immigration regularization, you can apply for this category.
• Worker Specific Occupation to Work with Legal and Physical Employer.
• Among others.