Costa Rica: consular fees
Updated 1 June 2022
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Costs shown are in British pounds £GBP. To convert a fee to the local currency, use the current consular exchange rate.
Legalisation
| Fee number | Consular service | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legalising a signature or seal: | |
| (i) | standard service in the UK (in addition to direct costs, if any) | £30 |
| (ii) | premium service in the UK (in addition to direct costs, if any) | £75 |
| (iii) | overseas service (in addition to direct costs, if any) | £30 |
Notarial and related matters
| Fee number | Consular service | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Preparing any certificate, declaration or document not listed on this page: | |
| (i) | in English | £50 |
| (ii) | in any other language | £50 |
| 4 | Administering an oath, declaration or affirmation | £50 |
| 5 | Witnessing a signature | £25 |
| 6 | Certifying a copy of a document | £25 |
| 7 | Uniting documents and marking of exhibits | £25 |
Births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths
| Fee number | Consular service | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Receiving notice of an intended marriage, civil partnerships or overseas relationship | £50 |
| 12 | Solemnising and administering oaths for Consular marriage; or registering or converting a civil partnership into marriage | £150 |
| 15 | Issuing a certified copy of an entry in the consular register | £50 |
| 16 | Making a search in: | |
| (i) | the consular register of births, deaths, marriages or civil partnerships where the number of date of entry is not provided | £50 |
| (ii) | the naturalisation, registration of renunciation records kept by a consular officer | £50 |
Other services
| Fee number | Consular service | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Providing the services of a consular officer or a consular employee in relation to any other service which the consular post or diplomatic mission has agreed to undertake, for each hour or part hour (to include travel time if performed away from the consular premises) and in addition to direct costs, if any | £150 |
For information / disclaimer
These fees are levied under the Consular Fee Order 2012 as amended. An official receipt should be obtained for all payments made or consular services.