Application Letter to Immigration Authority and follow up.
(In the case of a family group, an individual file is required per member. Parents should sign applications on behalf of minor children.)
Detail:We will prepare the formal letter addressed to the General Director of Immigration, as well as duly fill out the application form. Both duly authenticated by a Costa Rican Notary Public/Attorney. We will also prepare a special power of attorney as your immigration representative to submit the documents.
Fingerprints taken at the CR Ministry of Public Security
Detail : Applies to 12 years and older applicants.It must be done personally by the applicant in San Jose. We will guide you through the process.
Complete copy of Applicant's passport certified by Notary Public
Detail : Passport cannot be expired. Tourist visa needs to be valid and current, not expired.
All applicants, including minors, must comply with this requirement.
Registration at applicant’s Consulate in Costa Rica.
Detail: The consular registration is waived if the country of citizenship does not have a consulate or embassy in Costa Rica. We will help you with this process with your country’s consulate in Costa Rica.
Birth Certificate
Detail:Must be Apostilled; or, if your country of citizenship is not signatory of the Apostille Convention, duly legalized and submitted to the corresponding Costa Rican consulate in the country of origin. Certification expires 6 months after been issued.
Marriage Certificate
Detail: If the applicant is married and wishes to include his or her spouse as a dependent. Must be Apostilled; or, if your country of citizenship is not signatory of the Apostille Convention, duly legalized and submitted to the corresponding Costa Rican consulate in the country of origin. Certification expires 6 months after been issued.
Police Records Certification from country of origin or last country of residence for more than 3 years. *(This applies to 12 years and older applicants)
Detail: Must be Apostilled; or, if your country of citizenship is not signatory of the Apostille Convention, duly legalized and submitted to the corresponding Costa Rican consulate in the country of citizenship. Certification expires 6 months after been issued.
8 passport size photos
Detail: Required for applicant, spouse and any dependent children.
Certification that Applicant receives a pension of at least US$1,000 per month
Detail:Must be Apostilled; or, if your home country is not signatory of the Apostille Convention, duly legalized and submitted to the corresponding Costa Rican consulate in the country of origin. Certification expires 6 months after been issued.
* If the certificate is from the United States, it must be a Federal Criminal Record issued by the FBI.
Other relevant information:
All documents not in Spanish must be duly translated to Spanish by an Official Translator approved by the Costa Rica Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This income must originate in a qualified source: a retirement plan company, social security or the government.The pension must be for life, coming from abroad and only such belonging to the applicant personally will be taken into account, and other funds received by his family will not be considered.
The beneficiary must prove that the required income (US$1,000.00) was converted into Colones in one of the National Banking System banks before the end of each anniversary of the approval of the residency, could be done monthly or yearly.
With the required investment/income can include the applicant’s wife or husband and their children younger than 25 years old, who are dependents of the main applicant.
Once the residency has been approved, applicants must register before the Costa Rican Social Security (CCSS). The registration will require a meeting with an officer at CCSS office, to determine the monthly fee to be paid. Is also require, once registration is completed, to obtain the social security id cards before the local clinic called EBAIS.The requirements vary from the CCSS office on which the registration is done. We will help you with the registration process.
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