Costa Rica: Apostille Convention in Effect

The Apostille Convention, an instrument that streamlines the procedures for the legalization of foreign public documents, is now in effect.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

A press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica reads:

With an event held at the Golden Hall of the Foreign Ministry, Costa Rica today put into effect the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, called the "Apostille Convention” which is a milestone in terms of simplification of procedures for the legalization of foreign public documents.

Representatives from the Ministries of Justice and Grace, Economy, Industry and Commerce, Interior and Police, and the Foreign Ministry stressed that adhering to the Apostille Convention is one of the most important initiatives on simplification of procedures led by the Administration of President Laura Chinchilla Miranda, and will support the improvement of the competitiveness indices.

The Apostille Convention is an international treaty that greatly simplifies the authentication of public documents to be used in the territory of the 102 countries that are currently part of the convention. The Authentications Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the official authority to issue certificates of document authenticity.

The Foreign Minister, Enrique Castillo, stressed that the introduction of the Apostille Convention represents "an impact on the effectiveness of the Costa Rican state apparatus' and a 'breakthrough' in private international law in Costa Rica in the region and will be "a practical tool to assist in the daily tasks of ordinary citizens. "

Chancellor Castillo explained that the new instrument eliminates the requirement of consular legalization for certain public documents from abroad and vice versa, with the simple requirement that the other State be party to the Apostille Convention.

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The present Convention shall apply to public documents which have been approved in the territory of a Contracting State and submitted in the territory of another Contracting State.

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