Constitution

Costa Rica 1949 Constitution (reviewed 2020)

Table of Contents

TITLE III. Foreigners

Sole Chapter

Article 19

Foreigners have the same individual and social rights and duties as Costa Ricans, with the exceptions and limitations that this Constitution and the laws establish.

They may not intervene in the political affairs of the country, and they are submitted to the jurisdiction of the tribunals of justice and of the authorities of the Republic, without recourse through [ocurrir] the diplomatic way, except for that provided by international agreements.