Costa Rica, a country that does not recognize apostilization (yet). Therefore, all documents must go through the legalization process. Basically, it's almost the same thing, but the dates, prices, and seals are different.
Required documents:
Certificate of non-criminal record (or criminal record history);
Birth certificate;
Marriage/divorce certificate (or both);
Diplomas of education, it is necessary. For children, school statements and report cards for the last year of study, or similar documents from institutes and other educational institutions. Also, take the children's medical records or make an international vaccination card.
First, you need to get the documents in proper shape. New and non-laminated documents are accepted for the legalization process. Therefore, if necessary, you need to contact the registry office where you received birth certificates, marriage certificates, etc. and exchange them for new certificates.
Check with the registry office that these documents are needed for further legalization, and remind them not to be laminated. If the rest of the documents are also laminated or very ancient, they will also have to be exchanged.
Of course, you know that the final legalization is carried out in the central ministries, that is, in the capital of your country. If you do not live in the capital, but in the region or in the village, then the documents are gradually transferred from level to level. For example, in the registry office of a village, then the region, then the city, then in the central (metropolitan), and only after that in the Ministry of Justice.
As for the certificate of non-criminal record, it must be ordered from the Ministry of Internal Affairs at your place of residence, and if you have changed your last name (during marriage or divorce), it is necessary that this certificate should include a check of all the surnames being changed, that is, the absence of criminal records of all the surnames that you have had in your life.
After all of the above, you need to make a translation of the documents into Spanish and notarize these translations. The translation is done either by a notary who speaks Spanish, or by a licensed translator, whose signature can be certified by a notary.
! ! ! Many people who come here make one big mistake! They neglect to translate documents, and they do the translation already here in Costa Rica - it's much more expensive!
So, we are making a translation and notarizing it, and now we are transferring all the documents for legalization.
The originals of all documents, copies of all documents and a notarized translation of all documents are submitted for legalization. The first instance is the Ministry of Justice, the second is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and finally the Consulate of Costa Rica.
Today, there are many translation agencies and agencies that can take over this grueling process. But if you feel that you can go through all the bureaucracy on your own, then we have tried to give you clear instructions.
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