Many visitors come to celebrate their dream wedding and get married in Costa Rica while they enjoy its beauty.
There are legal requirements that must be taken into consideration and fully complied with:
- The person must have cognitive and voluntary capacity, knowing what they are doing.
- To be of legal age (at least 18 years or older).
- To be single (never been married), legally divorced, or widowed.
- Two witnesses that shall attest to the person’s legal capacity and current marital status.
- Valid and current identification documents (passport or DIMEX) of future spouses and witnesses.
Also, they must provide the following documentation and information:
– Full name and surname, marital status, profession, exact physical address, a copy of the passport, and the full name of the parents of the future spouses.
-In case either or both future spouses are foreigners:
They must bring a certificate of marital status duly apostilled or certified by the Costa Rican consulate of the country where the certification was issued. Suppose they do not comply with this requirement. In that case, they must execute an affidavit and sworn statement in Costa Rica before a CR Notary Public about their marital status, place, and date of birth.
– In case either or both future spouses are divorced:
A divorce decree issued by the country’s competent authorities where they are citizens and got married is required; it must be duly apostilled or legalized and certified by the Costa Rican consulate of the country where the certification was issued.
– Certification issued by the «Registro Civil» of Costa Rica that confirms that the future spouses are not legally married in Costa Rica.
In the following post/email you will receive information about which processes are legal and which are not, if you are Costa Rican and get married abroad, you can register it before the Civil Registry.
We at GM Attorneys will be pleased to help you with your legal matters in Costa Rica! Please contact us at info@gmattorneyscr.com or visit our website and blog section.