Do domestic laws and policies provide for every child to be registered immediately after birth – or, where necessary, through late birth registration – and to be issued a birth certificate?

Date of publication:

01/07/2026

Costa Rica

Do domestic laws and policies provide for every child to be registered immediately after birth – or, where necessary, through late birth registration – and to be issued a birth certificate?

ANALYSIS

Assessment by population

Refugees

Asylum-seekers

Analysis

All birth that occurred in Costa Rica must be registered within one month of the birth. Only registration of children born in Costa Rica is mandatory, which means that refugees and asylum seekers children not born in Costa Rica would not be able to be registered by the Civil Registration Office.

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All children have the right to birth registration and to recognition as persons before the law. Birth registration is a critical first step in establi...

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Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Do domestic laws and policies provide for every child to be registered immediately after birth – or, where necessary, through late birth registration – and to be issued a birth certificate?

Assessment by population

Refugees

Asylum-seekers

Analysis

Specific guidance to the question

Rights Mapping and Analysis Platform

Rights Mapping and Analysis Platform