Fingerprinting in Costa Rica for FBI, RCMP and More: Launching Soon, Taking Requests Now
Globeia has launched fingerprinting in Costa Rica. Request an appointment and an associate will come to your home, office or hotel in San José, Escazú, Santa Ana, Heredia, Atenas and Tamarindo, and other places. You can pick a time that suits you.
If you live in Costa Rica and need an FBI, RCMP, or other overseas background check, we can help from the first step to last. We take your fingerprints, then our own offices in the U.S. and Canada manage the submission and apostille. No third party gets your documents.
✓Launching in Costa Rica, taking appointment requests now
✓FBI, RCMP and international police clearances, the same service as in our live markets
✓Submission, apostille and sworn translation through our own U.S. and Canadian offices
StatusLaunching, taking requests now
Coverage18 towns and areas, more by arrangement
AccreditedRCMP-accredited Canadian office, FBI-compliant U.S. office
Free and without obligation. Nothing is paid until you have a confirmed date and an estimate you are happy with. Face ID and government ID check at every visit, and a Letter of Identity Verification with every completed appointment.
Where we will visit
Launching in the Central Valley and Tamarindo First. Every Coast by Arrangement.
Every visit is booked straight to your door. Our route opens first in the Central Valley and Tamarindo, while outer regions like Jacó, Nosara, and Manuel Antonio are added to our itinerary with any travel costs agreed on beforehand.
Tamarindo, Playas del Coco, Liberia, Nosara and Santa Teresa. Among the first visits as we go live, at your home, your office or a meeting room we arrange.
Not in the list? Every town in Costa Rica can be covered by arrangement. Send a request with your town and preferred timing, or ask us a question first, and we will plan the nearest possible visit.
Request now, and be among the first visits when we go live.
We are opening Costa Rica in order of request. Your request costs nothing and commits you to nothing; it tells us where the first visits are needed and secures your place in the first schedule.
1Step 1
Send your request.
Your address, the clearances you need and when you would like the visit. Nothing to pay.
2Step 2
We reply within 24 hours.
As soon as we can serve your area, we send a confirmed date and a written estimate listing the plan, government fees at cost and any travel fee.
3Step 3
Confirm, and we come to you.
Pay only once you are happy with the estimate. Your prints then go to our own offices in the U.S. and Canada, and you follow every step in Globeia SmartPortal.
A real company, with real offices
Handled directly by the U.S. and Canada Offices
Our local associate meets you to record your prints, and processing starts immediately through Globeia’s offices in Washington, DC and Toronto.
Our own offices, Globeia Inc. in Washington, DC and Globeia Incorporated in Toronto, submit every FBI and RCMP file.
Three questions to ask any fingerprinting provider
The answers tell you whether your file will be done to the authority's rules, or to nobody's.
1
Where is my FBI application sent from, and who checks the card before it leaves Costa Rica?
Globeia Inc. in Washington, DC submits it to the FBI CJIS Division from inside the United States, after a trained associate in Costa Rica has reviewed every impression on your FD-258 or FD-1164 card.
2
Who orders the apostille and the Spanish translation, and in what order?
Our own offices order the U.S. Department of State apostille or the Global Affairs Canada apostille first, then the sworn Spanish translation the Directorate General of Migration (DGME) generally expects, so nothing is done twice. One file, one reference, one invoice.
3
Who will actually take my fingerprints in Costa Rica?
A trained Globeia associate visits your home, office or hotel, first in San José, Escazú, Santa Ana and Heredia, checks your face against your government ID and reviews every impression before the card leaves. While we launch, each visit is confirmed in writing, with its date and estimate, before you pay.
A fingerprint card taken without reference to the authority's standards is just ink on paper: the wrong card stock, a missing rolled impression or an empty "taken by" box, and the application comes back weeks later. Our associates are trained on exactly those criteria.
Costa Rica · Associate base
San José
Anywhere in San José, Escazú and Santa Ana. Visits to your home, office or a meeting room
United States · FBI submissions, apostilles and authentications
Globeia Inc, Washington DC
1901 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Unit 801 Washington, DC 20006
Submits Identity History Summary applications to the FBI CJIS Division from inside the United States and obtains U.S. Department of State apostilles and authentications in person, in the capital.
Globeia Incorporated 1185 Victoria Park Avenue Toronto, ON M4B 2K5
Listed by the RCMP as an accredited fingerprinting company. Digitises your C-216C card and submits it electronically to RCMP CCRTIS from inside Canada, then obtains the Global Affairs Canada apostille.
Globeia teams in Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, India and AustraliaManaged partners for other national police servicesPlatform audited to SOC 1 and SOC 2
Fingerprinting for every purpose
Get Your Whole Police Clearance, Without the Middlemen
We handle every submission internally through Globeia Incorporated and Globeia Inc. Without any third-party handoffs, you get clear, direct updates posted straight to your SmartPortal account.
Step 1Identity check and fingerprinting on FD-258/FD-1164 cardsYour address, Costa Rica
Step 2Secure international transferCosta Rica → Globeia Inc., Washington DCGlobeia
Step 3Submission to the FBIGlobeia Inc., Washington DCGlobeia
Step 4Result received and checkedGlobeia Inc., Washington DCGlobeia
Step 5U.S. apostilleGlobeia Inc., Washington DCGlobeia
Step 6Sworn translation and deliveryBack to you in Costa RicaGlobeia
Step 1Identity check and fingerprinting on C-216CYour address, Costa Rica
Step 2Secure international transferCosta Rica → TorontoGlobeia
Step 3Submitted to the RCMP by Globeia Incorporated, TorontoGlobeia Incorporated, TorontoGlobeia
Step 4Result received and checkedGlobeia Incorporated, TorontoGlobeia
Step 6Sworn translation and deliveryBack to you in Costa RicaGlobeia
Costa Rica ↔ your country
South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, India, the Gulf and more
The same six steps apply between Costa Rica and the issuing country. Globeia takes your prints on your authority's form and, where you choose the full service, carries the file through submission, results and apostille from our own offices, under one Globeia reference.
✓Prints taken correctly on your country's form
✓Full police clearance handled by Globeia, no third parties
✓One point of contact and one tracked file
Tell us which clearance you need and we confirm the exact route and price before you pay.
On the day
What happens before and during the visit, so there are no surprises
Clients often tell us they want to know exactly what will happen before they book. Here it is, step by step.
Before the visit
1Confirmation by email with your associate's name, the arrival window and what to prepare: two forms of identification and a table to work at.
2A reminder the day before, with a direct contact for the associate on the day.
3Change the time if you need to. We ask only for reasonable notice; the terms are in your confirmation.
During the visit · 15 to 30 minutes per person
1Arrival at the agreed time. The associate presents Globeia identification.
2Identity check. Passport or residence card, plus a Face ID match.
3Fingerprinting on the correct card. Each impression is checked on the spot and retaken if needed, at no extra charge.
4Your Letter of Identity Verification is issued.
5Cards couriered to Globeia Inc. or Globeia Incorporated. Tracking appears in your SmartPortal.
One step, or all six
How to tell a one-step fingerprint shop, or an online "all-in-one" website, from a provider that can actually run the whole process
Local shops do one thing well: they take prints, in one city. Online services promise everything and own nothing. Globeia is the only provider with its own offices at both ends of your file.
What you need
Local fingerprint shop
Online "all-in-one" website
Globeia
Fingerprints taken in person, in Costa Rica
In one city
✕ Posts you a kit, or sends you to a police station
✓ Launching: visits at your home, office or hotel in 18 towns and areas, more by arrangement
Card checked against FBI and RCMP standards before it ships
Varies
✕ Nobody checks
✓ Trained associates review every impression and retake it on the spot
Fingerprint submission to the RCMP
✕ None. You find an accredited company in Canada yourself
✕ None. The RCMP accredits no company outside Canada
✓ Globeia Incorporated, Toronto, on the RCMP's accredited list, submits to CCRTIS from inside Canada
FBI submission
✕ You post the card to the FBI yourself
Through a third-party vendor
✓ Globeia Inc., Washington, DC, from inside the United States
Apostille
✕ Not offered
Subcontracted, re-posted
✓ Ordered by our own offices in Washington, DC and Toronto: apostille, then any translation
Tracking
A receipt
Email, when it comes
✓ Globeia SmartPortal: one file, one reference, one invoice
Somewhere you can walk in
The shop
✕ No office anywhere
✓ Washington, DC and Toronto, and every address on this page
If you only need the fingerprints, we will happily take just the fingerprints, on the right card, with a Letter of Identity Verification. The comparison describes typical providers, not any named company.
30,000+Clients served
4.9/5Google rating
98%Accuracy rate
95%First-time acceptance rate
92%Faster results
10+ YrsExperience
The authorities set the clock. You control only when Step 1 happens.
Send your request now. We reply within 24 hours, and your visit is planned as soon as we can serve your area.
RCMP accreditation is held exclusively by Globeia Incorporated in Toronto, Canada. Globeia in Costa Rica is not RCMP-accredited, and Globeia is not endorsed by the RCMP, the FBI, FINRA, or any government authority. Fingerprints for the RCMP Criminal Record Check are collected in ink on the official C-216C form and mailed to Globeia Incorporated in Toronto, which submits them to the RCMP. All Criminal Record Checks, FBI Identity History Summaries and regulatory results are issued directly by the respective authority, not Globeia.
One clearance, two ways to get it
Meet Jennifer. She lives in Costa Rica and needs an FBI Background Check for her Costa Rican residency.
Jennifer is a composite of the clients Globeia serves in its live markets: an American retiree near Escazú. Here is how the clearance goes when she does the fingerprints and manages the rest alone, and how it goes when Globeia runs the whole file.
On her own
Fingerprints in Costa Rica, everything else by post and email
Week 1
Gets fingerprinted locally.
A local police station or shop rolls the FD-258 card, and Jennifer posts it to a U.S. vendor she has never spoken to.
Week 4
Card rejected.
Two impressions are unreadable. Nobody checked before it shipped. Back to step one.
Week 7
Result arrives, without the apostille.
Jennifer now has to find someone in the U.S. to obtain the U.S. Department of State apostille and post the original again.
Week 12
Apostille back. Translation refused.
The translator she found is not one the Directorate General of Migration (DGME) accepts: the file needs a sworn Spanish translation.
Week 15
Finally files.
Four providers, four invoices, and months gone.
With Globeia
One visit in San José, one file, one team
Day 1
Requests a visit, pays once.
Identity checked at her door in San José, prints reviewed on the spot, Letter of Identity Verification issued.
Week 1
Card lands at Globeia Washington, DC.
Submitted to the FBI by our own team. Jennifer follows it in Globeia SmartPortal.
Week 3
Result received and checked.
The U.S. Department of State apostille requested the same day, no re-posting, no new provider.
Week 6
Sworn Spanish translation done.
By a translator the Directorate General of Migration (DGME) accepts, ordered after the apostille so nothing is done twice.
Week 7
Ready-to-file clearance in hand.
One invoice, one reference, and the file ready for her Costa Rican residency.
99%Of Globeia full-service clearances accepted first time over the last 5 years
1 in 4Of our clients started on their own, hit a problem, and switched to Globeia mid-way
6 to 8 weeksTypical time saved versus managing the steps yourself
1Invoice, reference number and point of contact, start to finish
Appointment requests
Request an Appointment. We Reply Within 24 Hours.
Our booking portal is opening soon, but you can get on our schedule right now. Reach out with your location, and we'll get back to you within 24 hours with a fixed quote and time slot. You pay nothing until you accept the details.
Launching in Costa Rica
Tell us where and when. We arrange the rest.
1Your address and the clearances you need
2When you would like the visit: as soon as we launch, or by a deadline you tell us
3We reply within 24 hours; as soon as we can serve your area, you receive a confirmed date and a written estimate, including any travel fee
4Pay securely in Globeia SmartPortal, then follow every step live
Nothing is paid today. You confirm only when you are happy with the date and the estimate.
✓Free, no obligation✓Travel fee shown in writing✓One visit for the whole household
Your Globeia SmartPortal
One secure place to follow your file from fingerprinting to delivery.
SOC 1SOC 2
Your identity data and documents are handled on a platform audited to SOC 1 and SOC 2 standards.
✓Live status of every one of the six steps, with courier tracking and authority updates
✓Your entire journey in one place: appointment, cards, submissions, results, apostille and translation
✓Add services anytime: order another clearance, apostille, certified copy or other eligible services without starting over.
✓Your documents, always accessible: securely stored in your account and available to download when you need them.
Questions first?
Schedule a Free 15-Minute Call
Tell us which clearances you need, where in Costa Rica you are and what you would like to discuss, then pick a time. Our team already answers Costa Rica enquiries today, before the first visit happens.
Free 15-minute call
A quick call, then everything in writing
Pick a date and a time in the calendar. There is nothing else to fill in here: you tell us what you need when you book.
Before the callGive us a short brief of what you are looking for, so we come prepared.
On the callWe walk you through the process and answer your questions.
After the callWe send everything in writing. Sign up whenever you are ready.
Video or phone. No obligation.
Pick a time for your call
Verified identity
A Letter of Identity Verification With Every Appointment
Your identity will be verified at your door before your fingerprints are taken. The letter confirms it, with an encrypted QR code.
1
FaceId Verified
Confirms that your identity was verified before your fingerprints were collected by a trained Globeia Fingerprinting Officer.
2
Fingerprints Professionally Collected
Confirms that your fingerprints were captured following Globeia's fingerprinting and identity verification procedures.
3
Unique Encrypted QR Code
Every letter carries a unique encrypted QR code for secure verification of the document.
4
Built for Verification
The letter provides an additional layer of transparency for organisations reviewing your fingerprinting documentation, including employers, licensing authorities and other authorised recipients.
✓Identity Verified✓Encrypted QR Code✓Every Appointment
The Letter of Identity Verification is issued by Globeia and is not issued by, endorsed by, or affiliated with any government authority.
SAMPLE
Ref. GLB-CR-000000 Issued 00 Month 2026
Letter of Identity Verification
This letter confirms that the person named below was identified by Globeia before their fingerprints were taken.
Applicant
Jane Sample
Date of birth
00/00/0000
ID document
Passport · ••••1234
Face ID match
Passed
Fingerprint card
FD-258 · 1 card
Taken at
Globeia Costa Rica
Associate
Trained associate #0000
A. Associate
Scan the QR code or enter the reference number at Globeia's verification portal to check this letter's status.
Sample copy for illustration. Real letters carry a unique reference and an encrypted QR code.
Beyond the FBI and RCMP
Fingerprinting in Costa Rice for Multiple Police Clearances
One meeting takes care of background checks across the globe, from Australia and India to Singapore and the Gulf states. Every print is captured directly onto the correct form issued by your specific agency.
FD-258 · FD-1164 FBI
C-216C RCMP
SAPS 91(a) South Africa
SPF fingerprint form Singapore
AFP fingerprint form Australia
CNCC form Hong Kong
FINRA cards Securities licensing
Your authority's own form Any other country
Police clearance
USA · FBIIdentity History Summary, full service. Form FD-258 or FD-1164
Police clearance
Canada · RCMPCriminal Record Check, full service. Form C-216C
Police clearance
South AfricaPolice clearance certificate
Police clearance
SingaporeCertificate of Clearance
Police clearance
Hong KongCertificate of No Criminal Conviction
Police clearance
AustraliaNational Police Check
Police clearance
IndiaPolice Clearance Certificate
Licensing
FINRASecurities registration fingerprint cards
Police clearance
New ZealandCriminal record check
Police clearance
United Arab EmiratesGood conduct certificate
Police clearance
QatarPolice clearance certificate
Police clearance
KuwaitPolice clearance certificate
Police clearance
Saudi ArabiaPolice clearance certificate
Police clearance
OmanPolice clearance certificate
Police clearance
BahrainGood conduct certificate
Police clearance
JapanCertificate of criminal record
Licensing
NFA and CFTCFutures and derivatives registration
Licensing
Professional licensingNursing, teaching, finance and more
Don't see your country? We take prints for most national police clearances. Tell us your country and we will confirm the route and price. Globeia supplies the FD-258, FD-1164 and C-216C forms; for other countries, bring the fingerprint form your authority issued.
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“It's a very professional business, they work fast, great communication, great timing, amazing follow up, I really had a pleasant experience with them.
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★★★★★
“They did a fantastic job on various apostilles from out of country, as well as foreign fingerprint conversion. Very professional and responsive, both through their portal and via email. They proved to be trustworthy and reliable throughout the process. Definitely would use them again for future document services needs.”
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“I used Globeia for RCMP, aposilled, translation services to send to Portugal. They were helpful, fast and kept me updated with each process. The fee they charge might be a more expensive than alternative options but you get the service and quality you pay for. Very happy with the speed as well in getting the documents certified. it came sooner than expected.”
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Stop chasing documents across different departments. We can handle your background checks, apostilles, translations, and visa paperwork together in one single process.
Residency lawyers and notaries, relocation consultants, real-estate agencies in the Central Valley and Guanacaste, international schools and HR teams in the free zones: the full process at your clients' or staff's address in Costa Rica, one person in charge for you.
+On-site bulk fingerprinting for teams and onboarding
+Apostille and legalisation through the relevant authority
+Certified Spanish translation by a recognised sworn translator
+One tracked file per client, from appointment to delivery
Fingerprinting in Costa Rica: Frequently Asked Questions
The questions we hear most often from Costa Rica. Not here? Book a free consultation.
We are opening Costa Rica in order of request. Send a free appointment request with your town and when you need the visit; we reply within 24 hours, and as soon as we can serve your area we send a confirmed date and a written estimate. Nothing is paid until you accept it.
At your home, office or hotel. The first visits are planned in San José, Escazú, Santa Ana, Heredia, Atenas and Tamarindo, with Grecia, Playas del Coco, Liberia, Nosara, Santa Teresa and other towns by arrangement. The directory on this page lists every town and area we will cover, region by region. Not in the list? Send a request with your town and we will plan the nearest possible visit.
In most cases, yes. Pensionado, rentista, inversionista and most other residence files generally need a criminal record certificate from your country of origin or recent residence, apostilled and translated into Spanish by an official translator authorised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The certificate usually has to be recent when you file, so check the validity rule with the DGME or your residency lawyer before you order.
No. The hoja de delincuencia, or certificado de antecedentes penales, is issued by the Registro Judicial of the judiciary and covers Costa Rica only. A police certificate from the United States, Canada or another country you lived in needs your fingerprints on that country's own form, and that is what Globeia takes.
Yes. We take your prints on an FD-258 or FD-1164 card wherever you are in Costa Rica, and the card goes to Globeia in Washington, DC. Our own staff submit it to the FBI, check the result and arrange the U.S. Department of State apostille and any translation your file needs. You can follow every step in Globeia SmartPortal.
Yes, by arrangement. Visits to Playas del Coco, Liberia, Nosara, Santa Teresa, Jacó, Manuel Antonio, Uvita, Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Cahuita, La Fortuna and the Arenal area are planned around your dates, with any travel fee shown in writing in your estimate before you pay.
Yes. We take your prints on the C-216C form, and Globeia Incorporated in Toronto, which holds the RCMP accreditation, submits the file. When the result arrives, we arrange the Global Affairs Canada apostille and any translation your file needs.
Yes. Several people at one address in Costa Rica are fingerprinted in one visit and share one travel fee: families, couples, crews and teams. Tell us in the notes of your request how many people will be fingerprinted, and each person gets their own cards and Letter of Identity Verification.
15 to 30 minutes from the moment the associate arrives. We check your ID against your face, roll each finger on the card and check every impression before we leave, so the card is not rejected later.
The FBI Background Check, the RCMP Criminal Record Check, and police clearances for South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, India, the Gulf and many other countries. We take your prints on the card or form each authority requires, and confirm the route and price before you pay.
Yes. Every completed appointment comes with a Letter of Identity Verification. It confirms who was fingerprinted, when and by whom, and carries an encrypted QR code that anyone you send it to can check.
Who we serve
Who Will Use Globeia in Costa Rica
People in Costa Rica who need a police certificate from a country they used to live in, for a residence file, a job, a licence or their next move.
American and Canadian retirees
Pensionado and rentista applicants in Atenas, Grecia, Escazú and Guanacaste who need an FBI or RCMP certificate for their residence file, without a trip home.
Investors and business owners
Inversionista applicants and owners of hotels and surf businesses who need a home-country clearance for residence or a licence.
Remote workers on the coast
Professionals in Nosara, Santa Teresa, Tamarindo and Uvita who need an FBI, RCMP or other check for permanent residence or their next country.
Staff of medical device and service companies
Engineers and managers in the free zones of Heredia, Alajuela and Cartago who need a clearance for a contract or a transfer abroad.
Costa Ricans who lived in North America
Graduates and returnees who need an FBI or RCMP certificate for an employer, a professional college or a further visa.
Teachers at international schools
Clearances for contracts and work permits, with several staff fingerprinted at the school in one visit.
Launching in Costa Rica
Be Among the First Visits in Costa Rica
Send a free request now, pay only once you are happy with your estimate, and let Globeia coordinate your police clearance, then receive your completed documents, ready for submission.
