Costa Rica - Obtain Permit for Vehicles Exiting the Country

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Procedure

1. To obtain a permit for vehicles exiting Costa Rica go to the registry office (contact information provided below).
2. Be ready to present your identity card all other required documents (see list below).
3. Approach the person in charge and ask for an application form.
4. Complete the form, but do not sign it yet. Requests to obtain permit for vehicles exiting the country must be signed by the requestor in the presence of the employee at the reception window this after you have presented your identity card.
5. Submit all the required documents and pay the application fee.
6. If all the required documents is complete, your application will be processed immediately. Documents submitted will be verified.
7. The officer will advice you when you can comeback to collect your permit.

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Required Documents

• Identity card. In case the identification number of the owner is different from the one registered, the requestor will need to provide a notarized certificate testifying that the different numbers refer to the same person, or a sworn statement authenticated by a notary public indicating that this is the case, absolving the Registry from any responsibility (a notarized certified copy of said statement or the original and a copy should be provided, which will be verified by the employee providing the service).
• For vehicles under the name of a legal entity, registered in the digitalized system kept by the Registry of Legal Entities for that purpose, the user will not need to present a certificate of legal representation of the corporation. In case the entity that owns the vehicle is recorded in the non-automated registry book system, the request for a vehicle to exit the country should be presented at the reception and delivery window, which will be processed in 5 business days counting from the day following its submission, so that verification of said legal entity may be carried out; on the other hand, the interested party may present a certificate of corporate legal representation to permit immediate service; this certificate, or a copy thereof certified by a notary, should have been issued for not more than 2 months ago.
  If the same legal entity is going to request several permits for vehicles to exit the country, it may present a single certification of an original corporate legal representation, and a copy of the identity card of the person authorized to carry out the process for the vehicles to exit the country.
• If the vehicle has a lien attached to it, an authenticated authorization from the lien holder will need to be presented, and if the lien holder is a financial entity, a certificate of corporate legal representation should be presented also, issued no more than 60 days previously. If several vehicles are affected by the same lien, a single authorization should be attached, provided that all the exit requests are presented together.
  Note: Pursuant to Article 95 Clause d) of the Organizational Regulations of the Goods and Chattels Public Registry, country exit permits will not be granted if a vehicle is affected by legal liens (confiscation decrees, executed confiscations, collisions, infractions or others); to permit the issuance of an exit permit, said lien should be paid or an authorization by the corresponding authority [LIEN HOLDER] should be submitted.
• For vehicles that are used for public transport like taxis and buses. An authorization from the MOPT and a certificate from the INS indicating payment for international insurance coverage, both of them issued no more than 1 month previously, should be submitted.
• Requests for vehicles with tourism license plates to exit the country should be accompanied by a certificate from the INS indicating payment for international insurance coverage, and an authorization from the ICT (the Costa Rican Tourism Institute).
• For vehicles with license plates from public institutions or state powers a request from the respective person in charge on official letterhead stationary with an official seal should be submitted.
• Vehicles with license plates from state universities or autonomous institutions a request from the corresponding representative on official letterhead stationary with an official seal and a certificate of corporate legal representation should be included.
• For vehicles with license plates from embassies or international organizations, a request from the representative of the organization or ambassador, and a note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should be submitted. If the vehicle is in the name of a person, only a request on official letterhead stationary with an official seal should be presented.
• If the vehicle uses a retiree's license plates, a request and a note from the ICT certifying that it is up to date in the compliance with its obligations should be submitted.
• Vehicles that have a "defective" remarks on a recorded transfer entry, a certified copy of the microfilmed or digital version of that transfer note should be presented.
• Applicants who are required to present a special power of attorney is presented, it should be in a public instrument whose original or a copy thereof should be duly certified by a public notary, or the original and a copy thereof should be presented which will be verified by the person providing the service.

Note: You do not need to attach documents of changes of features such as serial number, engine number, chassis number, color, etc.

Office Locations & Contacts

Registro Nacional
San José. Curridabat
Telephone: (506) 220-20-800
P.O Box 523-2010 Curridabat

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Fees

Fees and legal stamps:

• ¢50 National Registry
• Certificates:
  • ¢2.50 National Registry, Agreement J.224-2009
  • ¢300 National Registry
  • ¢12.50 Fiscal
  • ¢5 National Archive
• Notary's authentication legal stamps: ¢250 Attorneys' Association, if the request has been authenticated.

Validity

Country exit permits are valid for 15 working days for privately owned vehicles.

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Processing Time

If all requirements is fulfilled, your application will be processed immediately.

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Required Information

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Need for the Document

You may verify the authenticity of a vehicle's country exit in the Goods and Chattels Registry inquiry module (online) You will need to know the serial number of the certificate, which is not provided with the license plate number.

The results of an online inquiry will indicate the license plate number, the office where the certificate was issued, the name of the certifying person, date and time of issuance, expiration date and destination.

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External Links

• Registro Nacional - www.registronacional.go.cr

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