The Costa Rican General Immigration Directorate's website
is temporarily down as a preventive measure due to cybersecurity
breaches, with no clear date for resolution. The DGME has warned
about the circulation of fraudulent emails purporting to be from
its officials and advised that it is not currently contacting
individuals by email, phone, or WhatsApp. While the website is
down, foreign nationals and authorized third parties cannot book
appointments online for several immigration services (including
updating local Identity Cards, filing immigration applications on
behalf of accredited companies, and following up on filed
applications, among others) or verifying digital Identity Cards
online. Alternatively, applicants may be eligible to book an
appointment by phone (dialing 1311); however, phone appointments
are unavailable for some immigration services – for example,
updating local Identity Cards or following up on filed
applications. As a result, affected applicants
