Who is the residency for spouses for?

If you find yourself in the situation of being married to a person who holds Costa Rican citizenship, you have the possibility of accessing a valuable opportunity to obtain residency in Costa Rica through the category of Residency for Spouses. This type of residency has been created specifically for those foreigners who have married a Costa Rican citizen, thus offering the possibility to apply for Temporary Residency according to the immigration rules that are currently in force in the country. In order to be approved for this category, it is essential that your marriage is duly registered and recorded in the Civil Registry, which is a fundamental requirement to start the process.

Not married yet? Don't worry. We can help you with the marriage process and ceremony to make it quick and easy. The requirements for a marriage ceremony in Costa Rica are simple: you need two witnesses and to pass an interview with the Immigration Department. An expert lawyer will take care of registering your marriage at the Costa Rican National Registry and you will get an official certificate. It is important to mention that civil marriages in Costa Rica are recognized and valid all over the world.

Residence requirements for Costa Rican spouse

Marriage certificate.
Fingerprints from Costa Rica M.S.P
Migration Application Form
Passport size photographs

Consular Registration
Birth Certificate with apostille
Criminal Background Check with apostille.

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.

TIME EXTENSION FOR SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS

You have 90 days to submit all required documents to Immigration (DGME) once your file is opened. Let's say a residency applicant has difficulty obtaining documents within the allotted 90-day period, and we can help. In this case, JAROS can request 1 extension of time to submit the documents (with a cost of $100 USD per time extension request).

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