The celebration of a marriage in Costa Rica has to comply with all necessary requirements, formalities and procedures. For this reason we offer our high quality services. Marriage is granted before a Notary Public and we offer this service anywhere in Costa Rica and abroad, if necessary. The legal requirements are: The Bride’s and Groom’s […]

The President of the People´s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, along with his wife Peng Liyuan, recently conducted a three-day visit to our country, which also coincided with the sixth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations of the agreements and cooperation between the two countries, re-established on June 1st of 2007. This is the […]

The Law for the Protection of Personal Dat 8968, “Protección de la Persona Frente al Tratamiento de sus Datos Personales”, was enacted and entered into force on September 5th, 2011. According to the first article, this law aims to “(…) guarantee to every person, regardless of nationality, residence or domicile, respect to their fundamental rights, […]

The National Registry Board approved the schedule for the mandatory change of vehicle license plate, which includes a safety device, starting next July 15th. It is mandatory for all vehicles, except for those purchased from January 2012, date when the new security measures, such as the third plate (the windshield sticker), were implemented. Requirements and […]

Requirements for obtaining a legal residence in Costa Rica ERP Lawyers & Associates provides immigration services for our clients, specifically to obtain Legal Residencies, depending on the category of the applicant. There are general immigration requirements, which apply to all the different categories established in our legislation. These requirements are: a) The residency applications may be submitted directly in […]

There are various types of legal corporations In Costa Rica but the two most common are the “Sociedad Anónima” (S.A.), which is very similar to a “corporation”, and the “Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada” (S.R.L.), which is comparable to a limited liability company, “LLC”. In order to incorporate and register them, a minimum of two partners […]

The tax on Legal Persons or Corporations came into force in April 2012 and applies to all commercial companies that are already registered in the National Registry (such as Limited Liability Companies, among others), as well as for new companies that are in the process of registering or are going to register A distinction must […]