Q COSTARICA — Starting today, October 1, all Costa Ricans applying for a visa to the United States must appear in person at the embassy for an interview, including children under 14 and adults over 79, according to Vice Consul Samantha Ducey. The measure affects both new applicants and those […]
Daily Archives: October 1, 2025
Q COSTARICA — The Economic Affairs legislative committee issued a majority ruling on File 24,658, which eliminates the need for a court order to lift bank secrecy. The proposal, presented at the end of 2024 by Frente Amplio (FA) legislator Sofía Guillén, eliminates the need for a judge to approve […]
Q COSTARICA — With no clear favorite to win in the first round, the presidential elections kick off today, Wednesday, October 1, with 20 candidates. Barring any surprises, a runaway win by one of the candidates, Costa Rica will enter its fifth runoff election that will take place in April, […]
Q24N — Between January and August 2025, 30 flights carrying 3,482 deported Nicaraguan immigrants arrived in Nicaragua, according to the US Deportation Flight Report, prepared by Thomas Cartwright and published this September by Human Rights First. According to the report, the number of documented Nicaraguans deported through last August already exceeds […]
Q24N — Once again, the United States Department of State warned of the dangers of investing in Nicaragua and advised that extreme caution and due diligence be exercised when doing so. As part of the growing deterioration of the investment climate, it detailed that the constitutional reform, effective February 2025, […]