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| Published Monday, April 12, 2021
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
On Saturday, the access system to International Police, Interpol, which is in operation at the posts of the General Directorate of Migration, was turned off due to a maintenance process that lasted from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. For that reason, authorities reported that there could be delays in the migration procedures for travelers.
According to Migration, next Saturday, April 17, another Interpol system maintenance process will also take place for more than 12 hours which will block online access to travelers' police records.
The integrated system to access Interpol files allows officers to detect the entry or exit of people with criminal records, with international arrest warrants, detection of stolen documents, identify people with an international warrant or missing persons among others, said Migration in its statement.
This suspension of access to Interpol files next Saturday could generate delays in the country's immigration control processes because officers must review travelers' records manually.
The Professional Migration Police will try to solve this situation following the protocol established by Interpol Costa Rica officials, which are manual consultations for each person. "These manual consultations are going to delay the control processes in the air, maritime and land control posts, due to the increase in review time established to each person," Migration said in its statement.
The authorities call on travelers who are leaving the country on Saturday to take provisions, such as showing up at least 3 hours before their trip and be sure of taking with them full documentation.
According to immigration statistics, during the first week of April 38, there were 834 travelers who departed and 45,448 entered the country through the different immigration control posts, either by air, sea and land.
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