Costa Rica eSIM

Not with a British passport: you can stay for up to 180 days — the immigration officer sets the exact length. Your passport only needs to stay valid for one day beyond your departure date, but officers can ask for a return or onward ticket and proof of about US$100 for each month of your stay. The US$29 departure tax is usually already included in the fare.

No — the regulator keeps an IMEI blacklist for stolen or tampered-with phones, and there's no registration step for visitors. Its FAQ says a foreign phone won't be blocked as long as the IMEI is valid.

Most travellers don't: WhatsApp keeps working on your usual number. Each plan's details say whether it includes a local number.

Claro, Liberty. Which one you connect to depends on local signal.

Yes. Operators here are listed with 4G / 5G; each plan's networks show which.

It depends on the plan: some keep a usable speed of 1 Mbps / 5 Mbps; others drop to 384 Kbps / 512 Kbps, which is enough for messaging; others stop data.

It starts when the eSIM first connects to a network. You can install it before you go.

Every plan here states personal hotspot support, so you can share data with a laptop or travel companions. It comes out of this eSIM’s allowance.

No. Each QR code installs once. If you delete the eSIM or reset the phone, it can't be installed again, and once it has connected to a network it can't be refunded.

Some plans add data, some add days, and some can't be topped up; each plan says which. Top up from the eSIM in My eSIMs. There's nothing new to install.

Yes. The listed price is the final price.