Do tou want to get Married in
Costa Rica. Here is a list of requirements for civil marriage of people
who live there and also foreigners non-residents in Costa Rica,We've prepared
them in a question & answer format.
1. Costa Rica weddings are ID needed?
Costa Rica requires a valid passport for foreigners who want to marry. Social Security nor drivers license of any country is considered proper identification for marriage purposes.
A Visa is a migratory requisite. For marriage purposes, this is not required. For most visitors to Costa Rica Visas are not required.
A Birth Certificate is not required since a sworn statement attesting to your date and place of birth covers that requirement.
2. Does anything need to be certified by a CR consulate before they arrive?
No certifications or authentications are necessary, since the sworn statement covers items that need to be authenticated or notarized.
Virginian Pilot, VA -Apr 26, 2008
... Pat Wessner’s husband Dave asked her where she wanted to go for their 25th wedding anniversary, she had a ready answer. “He said Costa Rica,” Pat said. ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria -Apr 26, 2008
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica _ Costa Rica has suspended legal cooperation with the United States and filed a diplomatic protest over what it called the ...
East Anglian Daily Times, UK -May 6, 2008
“That took me round the world filming bonkers, wacky houses all over the place from Costa Rica, Peru and Mexico to France, Italy, Austria and Brazil. ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria -Apr 26, 2008
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica _ Costa Rica has suspended legal cooperation with the United States and filed a diplomatic protest over what it called the ...
Seattle Times, United States -May 3, 2008
In Costa Rica, more than half the surveyed workers growing flowers and ferns for arrangements reported at least one symptom of pesticide exposure, ...
The Ledger, FL -Apr 27, 2008
Porter graduated from Georgia Tech and is employed by Revelations Partners Marketing. After a wedding trip to Costa Rica, the couple will reside in Atlanta.
Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA -May 4, 2008
After the wedding, the couple traveled to Mammoth for a few days snowboarding but plan to go to Costa Rica for two weeks in August. ...
411mania.com, TX -May 3, 2008
What about Toby? We didn't hear any more about his plans to go to Costa Rica. The episode was fine. But we've come to expect more from The Office.
3. For the forms at a Costa Rica Ceremony ,for how much in advance
is best sent the info to the required offices a soon as you know will be getting married there at least 3 months .make sure to copy everything you send from photos to passports , using fed ex and ups is a great way to guarantee the the ceremony date is recommended and normally sufficient. (for required information, see below)
4. Costa Rica weddings are Witnesses need ? who can they be?
Two (2) people are required to bear witness. They cannot be family up to the third degree. This means that those who are not allowed to bear witness are (relation to the bride and groom): mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, uncle, aunt, sister, half sister, brother, half brother, cousin, nephew, niece, all in-laws, etc. Best for witness duties are friends.
5. Does the couple need to stay there before the weddings and how long do they need to be in Costa Rica for the wedding weddings
No required stay (permanence) in Costa Rica exists for a valid marriage.
6. Divorces? How long, original copies of decrees or any copy?
Copies: copies are not required since the sworn statement will atest to when, where and from whom you are divorced. All you need to do is send the date, place, name of court that decreed the divorce, and full name of ex-spouse, so that it can be included it in the sworn statement.
7. Woman divorced
less than 300 days- can you explain that law?
