Cuban migrants stuck in Costa Rica since Nov. 14 are being asked to pay for their travel if they want to reach the United States. Approximately 7,802 Cubans are being asked by the Costa Rican government to pay the upfront amount of $555 per adult passenger to board a flight to El Salvador then to the southern Mexican border.

According to Fusion.net, this measure by the Tico government to control the influx of Cuban migrants is given priority to the Cubans who have cash in hand and have been stuck in Costa Rica the longest. It is also only applicable to the 7,802 Cuban migrants who have temporary visas to stay in Costa Rica. Any Cuban who shows up after that is said to be on his or her own.

Families with children are also asked to pay for their kids' flight for $350, which is also the same cost for a commercial flight with Avianca Airlines from San Jose, Costa Rica to San Salvador. The amount mandated by the government for both adult and child passenger is already inclusive of the airfare, the bus fare, exit taxes and food for the passengers.

Meanwhile, Cubans who came from the southern border of Costa Rica will have to pay $750 each.

The first flight to El Salvador will take place on Jan. 12. There will reportedly be only 180 passengers taken each flight to San Salvador. From there, the passengers will take a short connecting bus trip to El Salvador and Guatemala. After which they will be dropped off at the south Mexican border.

According to Telesurvtv.net, from Mexico the Cuban migrants will be given 20-day transit visas by the Mexican government. From there, the Cubans are on their own to find their transportation to the U.S. using their transit visas.

This measure by the Tico government only benefits those with cash. Others will be forced to borrow, beg or even steal just so they could get on board the El Salvador flight.

Considering the number of Cuban migrants currently in Costa Rica, it would take around 43 charter flights until they are safely taken to El Salvador.

In a statement posted by Fusion.net, Costa Rica's Foreign Minister Manuel Gonzalez said this measure is part of the government's preliminary operation to help the Cubans leave the country.

"We are just establishing the logistics of the operation and developing the mechanism [for the Cubans to leave]. We hope it works and we can't do more," he said.