A Venezuelan who has been living in Costa Rica became the first trans foreigner to receive a Tica ID card confirming his self-perceived gender via a new name. He felt…
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Costa Rica NewsUncategorized
No More Gender on Costa Rica IDs
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/03/19The Supreme Electoral Tribunal’s decision to eliminate sex from ID cards has been endorsed by the magistrates of Sala IV. This issue came to light following an advisory opinion from…
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Costa Rica NewsUncategorized
Is It Normal for Someone to Ask for Over 100 Cedulas in Costa Rica?
by Dan Stevens 2016/09/11Costa Rica News – Would is raise suspicion to you if someone that was only 34 years old had received 100 drivers licenses or government IDs? I guess there is…
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Costa Rica TalesUncategorized
Costa Rica Living; Cédula Renewal Wars
by Sarah Corbett Morgan 2013/06/17Costa Rica News – Last week my husband and I endeavored to renew our Costa Rican cédulas de residencia, the national ID card. I called the Banco BCR hotline, BCRCITA (900-003-4639),…
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The Nightmare of Renewing CR Legal Docs
by Sarah Corbett Morgan 2013/05/29Costa Rica News – Allowing official documents to lapse in Costa Rica is a nightmare, which is why I keep close tabs on them. When I saw four items pop…