Costa Rican regulations dictate that refugees who have been granted recognition in the country are entitled to participate in various forms of remunerative or profitable employment. This can encompass both self-employment opportunities as well as positions within an employer-employee framework.  In the case of asylum seekers, after passing the admissibility phases - not having passed through a safe third country, not having a "manifestly unfounded" application or not having passed one calendar month since entering Costa Rica - they receive a provisional document corresponding to their legal status in the country; however, they must wait three months to apply for a work permit and be able to work.