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  • About the Apostille or Legalization of foreign documents in Panama0

    Many legal procedures in Panama require documentation brought from abroad. This may include the birth certificates, marriage certificates, background checks, or bank account certificates. There are two options to verify a foreign legal document in Panama. The first is the Legalization process through the Panamanian Consulate in the country issuing the document, along with the

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  • Which Background Check Is Right For You? (US edition)0

    A background check, also known as police record or criminal report, is a summary of all the arrests and charges against an individual. State and federal agencies issue background checks on their citizens and residents by comparing their personal information against police and court databases. For US citizens, the FBI issues federal background checks that

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  • Immigration to Costa Rica and the Apostille Requirement0

    The 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents has 91 members, among them, Costa Rica and the United States. Since October 15, 1981, the United States has been part of the Hague Convention and Costa Rica joined on the 27th of January, 2011. The Convention provides for the simplified certification

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  • What is an Escrow Shortage?0

    It has happened on more than one occasion, that we wish to obtain or undertake a project regarding the purchase of our property, construction of our house, purchase of a vehicle or any other acquisition, but at the time of the transaction unforeseen expenses arise that affect our main business payments, generating setbacks and even

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  • Outlier Legal launches OLS Escrow in Costa Rica2

    After hundreds of closings and thousands of hours spent at banks on our clients’ behalf, we heard you. Moving large sums of money to Costa Rica for investment or purchase was laborious and exhausting for all parties involved. In response to client demand, Outlier Legal quietly began offering an Escrow service at the beginning of

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  • Good news: You don’t have to go to the US for fingerprints0

    Need an FBI Background Check? Don’t want to travel back to the US just to have your fingerprints taken? Skip the hassle! Save time and money, and get it all done without leaving paradise. Currently, the FBI prohibits digital transmission of fingerprints from outside the US. To submit digital scans inside the US, you must work

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