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Getting Married
Wedding
in Costa Rica?
The following
is a list of requirements for civil marriage of non-residents
in Costa Rica, for both the bride and groom. These papers must
be presented at least one month in advance.
- Name
- Profession
- Passport
Numbers
- Foreign
Address
- Birth
Date
- Place
of Birth
- Nationality
- Father's
full name
- Mother's
full maiden name
- Parent's
address
- Original
copy of passport
- Official
copy of original divorce certified or notarized at
- Costa Rica's
Consulate or Embassy. For women, (If applicable), 300 days must
have transpired from the official date of the divorce to be
able to become married in Costa Rica. In addition, the name
of the former husband is required.
Some lawyers
are going to require a document which states that the bride and
groom are single. If this is the case, the document must be translated
into Spanish before you present it to the lawyer. Other lawyers
will make your lives much simpler by drawing up a sworn statement
from the bride and groom, in which they declare that they are
single. The lawyer is also required to check the Civil Registry
in Costa Rica to see that neither the bride nor groom has been
married in Costa Rica, and then draw up another document stating
that he did not see either of their names listed as previously
married in Costa Rica. Two witnesses are also required to sign
the necessary documents. This is no big deal, most of the hotel
owners who offer wedding services will also offer their services
as witnesses.
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