Eligibility Quiz
Was at least one of your parents a Costa Rican citizen at the time of your birth?
Documents Required
All documents issued outside of Costa Rica must be Apostilled (or legalized by a consulate if your country is not a member of the Hague Convention) and translated into Spanish by an official translator.
- Birth Certificate: Your original birth certificate showing the names of your Costa Rican parent(s).
- Parent’s Proof of Identity: The Costa Rican parent’s birth certificate or their Cédula de Identidad (National ID).
- Valid Passport: Your current, unexpired foreign passport.
- Criminal Record Check: (Only for those over 25) A clean background check from your country of origin and any country where you have lived in the last three years.
- Marriage Certificate: Required only if your current legal name differs from the name on your birth certificate.