For registration and renewals of domain names of third and second level, the rates are as follows:

* Any Domain Name under the or.cr, ac.cr,.ed.cr and .sa.cr category requested by public institutions or entities of the Republic of Costa Rica will be exempt of payment. This same principle will apply to any Domain Name requested under .go.cr by the Costa Rican government.

All registration and renewal rates are NOT reimbursable once NIC-Internet Costa Rica has proceeded accordingly. The only exception is stipulated in section 5.3 of the "Policies for Operating the .CR Top Level Domain" document. .cr..

Rates' Note: The registration and renewal rates may be modified for promotional purposes or any other activity. These rate variations will be notified through the official website http://www.nic.cr, and other means of communication that the National Academy of Sciences and NIC-Internet Costa Rica consider appropriate..

Payment Methods:

• In Costa Rica:
  • Bank Deposit or transfer (Internet Banking BNCR): Checking account in US dollars: 100-02-080-600043-7 Beneficiary Name National Academy of Sciences, Banco Nacional de Costa Rica (any branch).
  • Online Payment through our website using a debit or credit card: : MASTERCARD, VISA, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DINNERS y JCB (from any issuing bank)..
  • National Electronic Payment System (SINPE), Under "Observaciones" (deposit detail) include the Domain Name you are renewing or registering. If you are renewing or registering several DNs just enter one name.
    The National Academy of Sciences and NIC-Internet Costa Rica are not to be held responsible for any payment not credited to its account, if the user didnt include the Domain Name in the "Observaciones" section and such transaction cannot be located.
    Once the funds have been transfered, sign in to http://www.nic.cr and fill out the online payment form and enter "SINPE" in the "Transfer" field.

• Overseas Payment:
  • Bank Wire Transfer:

    SWIFT Code:	SWIF BNCRCRSJ
    Name:	Banco Nacional de Costa Rica
    Telephone:	(506)2212-2919, (506)2212-2000, (506)2212-2157
    Fax:	(506)2222-6346
    Address:	San José, Costa Rica
    P.O Box:	10015-1000, San José, Costa Rica

  • Online Payment through our website using a debit or credit card: MASTERCARD, VISA, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DINNERS y JCB (from any issuing bank)..
  • National Electronic Payment System (SINPE), Under "Observaciones" (deposit detail) include the Domain Name you are renewing or registering. If you are renewing or registering several DNs just enter one name.
    The National Academy of Sciences and NIC-Internet Costa Rica are not to be held responsible for any payment not credited to its account, if the user didnt include the Domain Name in the "Observaciones" section and such transaction cannot be located.
    Once the funds have been transfered, sign in to http://www.nic.cr and fill out the online payment form and enter "SINPE" in the "Transfer" field.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

If the registration or renewal rate is paid through a bank deposit or SINPE transfer, the payment should be made before filling out the Domain Registration Form or the Domain Renewal Form; due to the fact that on either form the registrant will have to include the deposit or transfer number or just SINPE. If the payment is made through credit card it should be made at the time of filling out either of the above-mentioned forms. .

Any payment made through bank wire from overseas does not include the transfer fee, which will have to be paid by the applicant, as well as a $10 USD fee that the Banco Nacional de Costa Rica will charge for receiving the transfer..