HOW DO YOU RENEW YOUR CEDULA•RESIDENCY?
This is what I've pieced together:
#1 - CALL Banco de Costa Rica to schedule an appointment to
Renew your Cedula•Residency
at one of their 32 locations around Costa Rica
900-003-4639
(note that your telephone line must have 900 number access and many do not [since there is a FEE to CALL 900 numbers - in this case - 300-c per minute]. If you do not have access you will need to buy a 199 ICE Pre-Paid Phone Card [you can get one at most grocery stores]. At one point the cards still said “199” on them though now you’d dial “1199”)
How it works now:
You go to Banco de Costa Rica for your appointment (this can take as little as 20 minutes) and to pay the fee (BCR’s site says $48 - I'm awaiting the exact amount as well as what papers you need to bring with you). BCR sends your paperwork to Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería who processes the Cedula and mails it to you (BCR’s site says this can take UP TO 25 days).
900-003-4639
(note that your telephone line must have 900 number access and many do not [since there is a FEE to CALL 900 numbers - in this case - 300-c per minute]. If you do not have access you will need to buy a 199 ICE Pre-Paid Phone Card [you can get one at most grocery stores]. At one point the cards still said “199” on them though now you’d dial “1199”)
How it works now:
You go to Banco de Costa Rica for your appointment (this can take as little as 20 minutes) and to pay the fee (BCR’s site says $48 - I'm awaiting the exact amount as well as what papers you need to bring with you). BCR sends your paperwork to Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería who processes the Cedula and mails it to you (BCR’s site says this can take UP TO 25 days).
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