Costa Rica - Police Clearance Certificate

ProcedureEdit

Applying process in Costa Rica for citizen and non citizens.

a. Apply In-Person

Police Clearance Certificate can be applied at Office of Archives and Judicial Registry “Oficina de Archivo y Registro Judicial’’.
Link for contact : link
Go to the respective office. Don’t forget to take the required copy of documents along with originals to the office.
Please follow as per authorities guidelines and submit the completed application along with documents. Applicant should pay for any charges if required as advised.
This application will be processed by respective department.
The certificate can be collected from the office where applicant applied in-person or will be delivered through mail upon notification or issued as per norms.
Address:

Judicial Register of the Supreme Court,

San José, Barrio González Lahman,

North side of the Supreme Court, Building Annex A, 1st floor

Tel. (506) 2295-4737, 2295-3923 or 2295-4764

b. Apply Online - Costa Rica Police Clearance Certificate Online with Images

To Obtain a Police Clearance Certificate, The applicant has to use the following link – link
The applicant has to click the “Procedure Online”.
In the next screen, the applicant has to select the “Application Crime Sheet” option.
Now select the information for personal request options from the following list.
The applicant has to enter all the information in the application form and click “Aceptar”.
Also, upload the necessary documents which are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
Pay the required amount fee in online mode.
Once completed, click the “Submit” button.
The concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
The applicant has to visit the office to get the clearance certificate.
This entire process can be completed within 15 - 20 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Applying process in overseas for citizen and non citizens.

a. Apply at embassy or consulate

Applicant should write a requisition for police clearance certificate at their nearest embassy or consulate.
Link to locate the embassy or consulate: link
After internal processing, consulate will send your letter to the Judicial Register of the Supreme Court in San Jose, where your request will be processed. Once the certificate is generated, applicant gets notification.
Applicant authorized representative can pick-up certificate.

Note: If you don’t have someone in Costa Rica who can pick up your document, you may contact your Embassy/Consulate for help

Representative should carry the following while collecting certificate.

Written authorization
ID card or passport.

Required DocumentsEdit

Country specific

Valid identity document (identity card, passport, driving license).
Valid passport.
Citizen proof/Document of National Identity (DNI)

Foreign national

A copy of your passport while living in Costa Rica.
A copy of your permit of stay in Costa Rica, passport number and place of issue as well.
Proofs of legal stay (copy of passport held during the said period with respective stamp and seal).

In general

Application form
Valid citizen proof with photo (respective ID’s issued by respective nation).
Email ID (useful to communicate issues with respect to your application)
A self-addressed envelope with or without stamps (as required).
Valid contact number (applicant can be communicated)
Passport-size photos.
Birth certificate (as per requirement).
Authorized letter for representative.
Letter requesting PCC to consulate.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Judicial Register of the Supreme Court,
San José, Barrio González Lahman,
North side of the Supreme Court, Building Annex A, 1st floor.
Tel. (506) 2295-4737, 2295-3923 or 2295-4764

Contacts: link1 and link2

EligibilityEdit

Applicant with valid passport and a valid address proof.
Age: 16 years and above. In case of minors, the application must be submitted by the parent exercising parental authority, if the minor has not turned 16 years.
The current address of the applicant must be same as in the passport and other supporting documents.
Applicants who are in need of residential status, employment or long term visa or for immigration to a foreign nation.

FeesEdit

Fee/charge varies for case to case. Updated fee requirement will be provided by respective authorities while applying.

ValidityEdit

Validity norms vary from country to country.

Documents to UseEdit

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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

Processing time varies with respect to the country from where applied.

InstructionsEdit

The Poder Judicial, Direccin Ejecutiva, Registro Judicial issues a document indicating previous convictions.

For Certifications Criminal Records internationally (Sheet Crime), the Directorate received by the management this document, which certifies the signature of the Chief Court Register are subsequently submitted to the Secretariat of the Court, in order to be certified signature or Deputy Director as the case and finally returned to management.

Required InformationEdit

Full name/ alias
Full names of parents
Date and place of birth
Passport/ identification number

Need for the DocumentEdit

A police clearance certificate is a copy of your criminal record or a declaration of the absence of any criminal record. Police clearance certificates are different in each country and territory and may be called police certificates, good conduct certificates, judicial record extracts, pcc, etc. They are issued by police authorities or government departments and used by Citizenship and Immigration to prevent individuals who possess a risk to Country's security from entering the country.

Costa Rican police certificates may be obtained only through an official request. Instructions and the required letter of request are available from the Embassy's consular section.

Information which might helpEdit

Requirements for Resident/Non Resident-

Letter including full name/alias, full names of parents, date and place of birth.
Passport or identification number.

It is the applicants responsibility to contact the relevant authorities to obtain the necessary police certificates or clearances. Each countrys procedures are different. Applicants may have to apply to more than one level of government or more than one agency -- municipal, provincial, state, federal and the police, courts or similar governmental agencies for the police certificate.

External LinksEdit

http://www.poder-judicial.go.cr/index.php/faq

http://www.costarica-embassy.org/

http://www.migracion.go.cr

http://www.fuerzapublica.go.cr/

OthersEdit

The police or judicial authority responsible for issuing a police certificate or clearance may require a processing fee and additional documentation such as photographs, fingerprints or details of the applicants addresses and periods of residence in that country. In some cases the photos or proof of identity will need to be notarized.

In some cases, persons applying for temporary residence (workers, students, visitors) may also be required to provide a police certificate. As well, persons who have lived in a country for less than six months may also be required to provide a police certificate.