Apostille in Costa Rica for use abroad
Documents issued in Costa Rica – certificates, diplomas, court and notarial documents, company papers – are apostilled by Costa Rica’s designated authority and then accepted in 130 Convention countries. We organise the apostille, the translation and the delivery wherever you are.
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- Apostille from 8 hours
- Written quote before you pay
- Encrypted, no account needed
Designated competent authority (Art. 6)
- Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica, Departamento de Autenticaciones
HCCH record updated 07 June 2021
- 1Upload a scanWe pre-check it and confirm the route
- 2Verify with your phoneID + selfie, ~3 minutes, then your quote
- 3We obtain the apostilleCompetent authority + sworn translation
- 4DeliveredCourier worldwide or protected download
An apostille can only be issued in the country where the document was issued. For a document from Costa Rica that means Costa Rica’s designated authority; no other country can apostille it. We coordinate the submission in Costa Rica, the notary reviews your application first, and the document is returned with the apostille – by courier or, where Costa Rica issues electronic apostilles, as a verified PDF.
Typical requests from Costa Rica concern residence, retirement and property. Spanish translations by an official translator are required.
Authority fee: ₡625.00 CRC - Aprox. $1.00 USD (official fee, passed through 1:1 in your quote)
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Where an apostille from Costa Rica is not enough
No Contracting State has an objection in force against Costa Rica: the apostille is accepted in every other Convention country. Non-Convention countries (UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Iraq …) still require consular legalisation.
- Costa Rica → United StatesApostille
- Costa Rica → United KingdomApostille
- Costa Rica → GermanyApostille
- Costa Rica → FranceApostille
- Costa Rica → SpainApostille
- Costa Rica → ItalyApostille
- Costa Rica → NetherlandsApostille
- Costa Rica → TürkiyeApostille
- Costa Rica → United Arab EmiratesLegalisation required
- Costa Rica → CanadaApostille
- Costa Rica → AustraliaApostille
- Costa Rica → SwitzerlandApostille
Documents we apostille from Costa Rica
Where will your Costa Rica document be used?
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Apostille in Costa Rica: questions
Under Article 6 of the Convention Costa Rica has designated: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto de Costa Rica, Departamento de Autenticaciones. The notary reviews your application and we route the document to the right office.
In every other Contracting State – no objection is in force against Costa Rica. Non-Convention countries (for example the UAE, Qatar, Egypt) still need consular legalisation.
The authority’s fee listed with the HCCH: ₡625.00 CRC - Aprox. $1.00 USD. Official fees are passed through 1:1 and shown separately from Notaryzer’s service fee in your written quote; nothing is charged before you accept.
The apostille itself is standardised and accepted without translation. The document is in Spanish; most recipients abroad want a sworn or certified translation into their language, which we add in the same order.
The Convention has been in force for Costa Rica since December 14, 2011.
Apostille for documents from Costa Rica
Competent authority, translation and worldwide delivery in one request, quoted before you pay.
Questions? Write to [email protected]