Costa Rica Permanent Residence

Have you been a Temporary Resident of Costa Rica for the past three years?

In case this is your situation, you may be a candidate to obtain Permanent Residency in Costa Rica. Permanent residency is an immigration status granted to foreigners who wish to settle permanently in Costa Rica. It allows temporary residents who have had their temporary residency for 3 years to enjoy a permanent residency and thus enjoy the rights and benefits. The process to obtain permanent residency is to comply with certain immigration requirements and go through an application process. In which a new resolution is issued indicating that permanent residency is granted free of conditions.

Requirements for permanent residency

  • Police Record if you were outside the CR for 1 year or more.
  • Consular Registration
  • Payment to the government for the change to permanent resident status
  • Letter of request

Note:

  • All the documents should be apostilled in your country of origin (if your home country is not part of the Apostille Convention, the documents should be authenticated or legalized in the Embassy of Costa Rica in your country of origin).

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The Government and other expenses associated with your residency are not included.
In addition to our service fees, it is essential to take into consideration that there will be governmental charges and some extra costs. These include costs for Spanish translations of documents in another language.
JAROS Costa Rica Immigation Experts: offers you the local service of processing and bringing the required documentation.

if you live in Costa Rica and need the following documents, JAROS offers you service of processing and obtaining them at the additional cost:

* FBI Background Check & Apostille 

* Birth Certificate & Apostille 

So now you have your Residency in Costa Rica! Remember, that after a certain period of time you will need to proceed with your Residency Renewal.

Click here for more information about the Apostille Convention and check if your home country is a party to it — notable exceptions include Canada and China.