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Costa Rica - Apply for Identity Card

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ProcedureEdit

  1. To apply for an identity card go to the Consulate of your jurisdiction and fill the relevant documents.
  2. Minors must be accompanied by their parents or legal representatives when they apply. If the parents or the representatives are not available the minor must be accompanied instead by two witnesses with valid identity cards.



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Required DocumentsEdit

  • Passport
  • Copy of passport
  • Certified copy of birth certificate
  • 2 passport size photographs of the same background in light blue without identification of the carrier and not the negative
  • Copy of the identity card of a parent or legal guardian
  • Copy of the identity card of the witnesses



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Avenida 7-9, Street 11-13, San Jose, Costa Rica Map

Contact Number: (506) 2539-5300

PO Box: 10027-1000

Website

Officials in the Ministry

Officials Abroad



EligibilityEdit

Every Costa Rican citizen over 18 must hold a valid identity card.



FeesEdit

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.



ValidityEdit

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever



Documents to UseEdit

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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

Please explain the processing your application.



Related VideosEdit

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M".



InstructionsEdit

Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.



Required InformationEdit

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.



Need for the DocumentEdit

Following are procedures on how to apply for an identity card.



Information which might helpEdit

Enter other informations which might help



Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.



External LinksEdit

Issue of Identity Cards:

http://www.rree.go.cr/?sec=servicios%20al%20publico&cat=servicios%20consulares&cont=616



OthersEdit

More information which might help people.


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