This was sent to me by Managua lawyer Paul Tiffer, to share with TRN users.
RESIDENCY
Getting residency can be one the hardest parts of living in Nicaragua for many people, and lack of information is one the reasons.
It is imperative to know there are three ways to get the residency.
- As Investor
- As Retiree
- As worker
In all of these cases, the applicant must prove this status and submit supporting documentation, as well as the general documents of any foreigner namely:
- Birth Certificate
- Police Record
- Health Certificate.
These three documents must be from the applicant's country and MUST be authenticated by the Nicaraguan Consulate in the country where the documents where issued. To get the authentication in USA, for example, it is necessary for the County Clerk to notarize and authenticate them. This is for Canadians too, and because there are no Nicaraguan consulates in Canada, they must authenticated in Canada and sent to the Washington consulate of Nicaragua.
Then these authenticated documents must be authenticated in the Nicaraguan Foreign Affairs Ministry and translated into Spanish with a Nicaraguan Notary, to be submitted to Immigration.
The same procedure must be followed for retirees, with the document of annual pension to prove they have the minimum income required for the Nicaraguan law.
At the moment, this procedure I just told you, must be followed by everybody. There is no possible way to submit documents issued in Nicaragua (police record or Nicaraguan health certificate are not valid for foreign people to get residency) and finally, no one can submit any document to Immigration or any other government offices without the proper authentication I just explained; that is the law.
Another possibility is if somebody marries a Nicaraguan. In this case, this person will need to submit the whole documentation above (Birth Certificate, Police Record, and Health Certificate), and must submit this additional information:
- Copy of the ID of you husband/wife
- Marriage License
- Support Affidavit (the spouse must declare he/she will support you in Nicaragua)
- Labor contract or any certification from your spouse’s job.
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