Name of the Police Certificate: Certificacion de Antecedentes Penales

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If you live in Costa Rica

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You can apply

1. In person at the Oficina del Registro Judicial (see below for the complete address) or

     2. Online through the judicial website (available in Spanish only)

You’ll be notified when your certificate is ready for pick up.

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If you live out of Costa Rica

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You must:

Write a letter to your nearest Costa Rican consulate

Request a Certificacion de Antecedentes Penales

You need to include the following information in your letter:

1. Your full name
2. Costa Rican identity card number and a photocopy of both sides of your identity card
3. If you’re not a Costa Rican citizen, include your passport number.
4. You must also include when and how long you lived in Costa Rica.
5. Place and date of the birth
6. Full name of both parents
7. Full name, identity card number, and telephone number of someone in Costa Rica who you’ve authorized to pick up your certificate

The Consulate will send your letter to the Judicial Register of the Supreme Court in San José. This is where the person you authorized will pick up your certificate once it’s ready. See the full address below.

If you don’t have someone in Costa Rica who can pick up your document, you can contact any of the following to help with the process:

1.Your embassy

2. Your consulate

3. A legal firm

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Contact Information:

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