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                  Registration of Costa Rican Born Abroad

                  BIRTH REGISTRY FOR CHILDREN OF COSTA RICAN
  • The registration can be made directly in Costa Rica at the Civil Registry. Please consult with our Consulate.
  • The requirements change depending on the age of your descendants at the time of registration and ALWAYS is free.
                                     ALL PROCESSES MUST BE DONE IN PERSON 
For an appointment, please, contact our Consulate at: [email protected]   or   [email protected].         

                             PROCESS AT THE CONSULATE IN SINGAPORE
A.- FOR THOSE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE
Requirements: Process to be done by the parents 
  1. Application Form HERE 
  2. An original or true copy of the duly legalised Birth Certificate, not issue with more than six months old. For legalisation requirements, please click HERE. 
  3. Official translation of the Birth certificate in the case that it is not in Spanish
  4. Valid Cédula of the parents or passport for the foreigner parent
  5. Consular registration Form updated with contact numbers and emails. You can download the form HERE.
  6. Payment for sending the registration to Costa Rica
B.- FOR THOSE WHO ARE BETWEEN 18 TO 24 YEARS OLD
Requirements: Process to be done in person by the interested party
  1. Application Form HERE 
  2. An original or true copy of the duly legalised Birth Certificate, not issue with more than six months old. For legalisation requirements, please click HERE. 
  3. Official translation of the Birth certificate in the case that it is not in Spanish
  4. A valid Identification Card from the country of origin
  5. Consular registration Form updated with contact numbers and emails. You can download the form HERE.
  6. Payment for sending the registration to Costa Rica
C.- FOR THOSE OLDER THAN 25 YEARS OLD
  • The documents to submit are the same as those between 18 and 25 years old to register the birth.
  • The Consulate only can register the Birth but cannot grant the nationality.
  • To obtain nationality, you will need the NATURALIZATION process. This process must be done in Costa Rica at the Naturalizations office of the Civil Registry.
                                    
                   PROCESS IN COSTA RICA AT THE CIVIL REGISTRATION
A.- FOR THOSE UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE
Requirements:
  1. An original or true copy of the duly legalised Birth Certificate, not issue with more than six months old. For legalisation requirements, please click HERE. 
  2. Official translation of the Birth certificate in the case that it is not in Spanish
  3. Authenticate the legalisation of the Consulate or Apostille in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship in Costa Rica
  4. Valid Cédula of the parents or passport for the foreigner parent
  5. Submit all the documents to the Civil Registry in Costa Rica
B.- FOR THOSE WHO ARE BETWEEN 18 TO 24 YEARS OLD
Requirements:
  1. An original or true copy of the duly legalised Birth Certificate, not issue with more than six months old. For legalisation requirements, please click HERE. 
  2. Official translation of the Birth certificate in the case that it is not in Spanish
  3. A valid Identification Card from the country of origin
  4. Authenticate the legalisation of the Consulate or Apostille in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship in Costa Rica
  5. Submit all the documents to the Civil Registry in Costa Rica
 C.- FOR THOSE OLDER THAN 25 YEARS OLD                                        
  • The documents to submit are the same as those between 18 and 25 years old to register the birth.
  • To obtain nationality, you will need the NATURALIZATION process. This process must be done in Costa Rica at the Naturalizations office of the Civil Registry.

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Your application will be sent by one of the means chosen by you,
       (a) regular registered mail, arrival to Costa Rica takes up to two weeks
       (b) courier, arrives in three or four days in Costa Rica

You will be informed of the cost and payment method before your appointment.. 
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The registration can take several weeks. Once done, you can obtain  your digital Birth Certificate at the following link: www.consulta.tse.go.cr/appcdi#/

​Bases legales:
- Constitución Política, Articulo 13.
- Ley 3504 Orgánica del Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones y del Registro Civil, Artículo48.