The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Costa Rica condmucted field work in the cantons of Guápiles, San Carlos and Los Chiles with the objective of assisting Venezuelan migrants residing in these cantons with a high migrant population, especially those in vulnerable situations.

In the three localities, the services of migration legal advice and psychosocial care were provided; where 70 people were assisted in migration legal matters and psychosocial assistance, by professionals specialized in psychology and migration legal law.

"For the IOM it is of great interest to approach peripheral communities with a high migrant population density, reaching out to migrants in vulnerable conditions, who would otherwise be left out of the assistance they need so much. The work carried out during the tour had a great impact on the lives of the Venezuelan people assisted," commented Beatriz Vila, Project Coordinator, IOM Costa Rica.

The services provided are free of charge by the specialized staff of the 800-Venezuela program (800 836398352), after the request of the Venezuelan people who live in these areas and do not have the facility to go to the central offices of the program in San José, these initiatives are carried out.

"Those who organized the activity to provide care to the people of the communities that are in vulnerability, it was an excellent service in terms of immigration and psychological care because they help us to orient us in aspects that we were not aware of" said Yajaira Mercado, a beneficiary.

Among the services received by the people who attended were immigration counseling to regularize their immigration status in the country, as well as personalized psychosocial care, since many of the people have left their native country by force in search of stability for themselves and their families.

This activity was carried out within the framework of the 800-Venezuela Program, with funding from the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) of the U.S. Department of State.