Current Version
| Region | Costa Rica |
| Issue | Right to change legal gender |
| Status | Legal, surgery not required |
| Start Date | 2018 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Legal since 2018. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/08/08/costa-rica-joins-global-push-recognize-legal-gender-self-identification https://news.co.cr/transgender-population-in-costa-rica-will-be-able-to-choose-the-name-shown-in-their-id/73032/ |
Revision History (17)
Revision by JordanB3047
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Start Date | 0000-01-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| Start Date Unknown | month | |
| Note | Missing non binary options. legal since 2018. Non binary options pending. | Legal since 2018. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/08/08/costa-rica-joins-global-push-recognize-legal-gender-self-identification https://news.co.cr/transgender-population-in-costa-rica-will-be-able-to-choose-the-name-shown-in-their-id/73032/ | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/08/08/costa-rica-joins-global-push-recognize-legal-gender-self-identification https://news.co.cr/transgender-population-in-costa-rica-will-be-able-to-choose-the-name-shown-in-their-id/73032/ |
Revision by Ausyk
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| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/08/08/costa-rica-joins-global-push-recognize-legal-gender-self-identification | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/08/08/costa-rica-joins-global-push-recognize-legal-gender-self-identification https://news.co.cr/transgender-population-in-costa-rica-will-be-able-to-choose-the-name-shown-in-their-id/73032/ |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "Since 2018, transgender people can change their name by just filling out a form and signing it. Legal sex/gender cannot be changed yet. However, ID cards issue since around October 2018, do not include people's sex or gender.
Institutions are encouraged to respect people's gender identity, but so far you cannot change it legally.
You can change your sex in your passport (M, F, or X). You can also change your sex in your residence card (DIMEX) if that's not allowed in your country of origin: M, F, X (non-binary), or N/I (no indication): http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=88066&nValor3=130722&strTipM=TC"
- Status is not correct "Nonbinary it's tecnically recogniced. People can choose to be Female(M) Male(H) or (N/I) which is No Indicado (Not Especified). This would apply for Intersex, Nonbinary and people who wish to just avoid the gender mark. Click this page
https://www.migracion.go.cr/Paginas/Formulario-Reconocimiento-Identidad-de-Género-en-el-DIMEX.aspx
then click "Solicitud de Cambio de Nombre" and then "Formulario de Reconocimiento Identidad de Género". "
Revision by Ausyk
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| Note | Missing non binary options. legal since 2018. | Missing non binary options. legal since 2018. Non binary options pending. |
| Sources | No | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/08/08/costa-rica-joins-global-push-recognize-legal-gender-self-identification |
Revision by Ausyk
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| Note | other changes being put in place. | Missing non binary options. legal since 2018. |
Revision by Ausyk
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| Note | Name change yes. | other changes being put in place. |
Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | Legal, surgery not required | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Name change yes. sex change not legal. Required legalization under 2018 IACHR ruling. | Name change yes. |
Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | Illegal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous |
Revision by Ausyk
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| Note | Name change yes. sex change not legal. | Name change yes. sex change not legal. Required legalization under 2018 IACHR ruling. |
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| Value | Illegal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Full legalization pending. | Name change yes. sex change not legal. |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal | |
| Value Special | ambiguous |
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | |
| Value Special | ambiguous |
Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Note | Name change is allowed, changing gender is illegal. | Full legalization pending. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Legal, surgery not required | Illegal |
| Note | Name change is allowed. | Name change is allowed, changing gender is illegal. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, surgery not required |
Revision by Ausyk
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| Value | Legal, but requires surgery | Illegal |
| Note | I think it is provided. | Name change is allowed. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Illegal | Legal, but requires surgery |
| Note | No | I think it is provided. |