{"id":4609,"date":"2023-02-08T17:23:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T17:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myagci.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=4609"},"modified":"2025-04-10T21:05:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T21:05:46","slug":"costarica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myagci.org\/index.php\/costarica\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675885804092{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5077&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;max-width-1200&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1675885844116{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs style=&#8221;modern&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; spacing=&#8221;&#8221; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Education&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1505424797629-1f855888-7620&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myagci.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FAF_Brochure-agci-URL.pdf\">Families Are Forever + AGCI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/myagci.wpenginepowered.comwp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FAF_Brochure-agci-URL.pdf\">&#8211; Brochure\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myagci.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Pre-Adoptive-Education.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-Adoptive Education\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myagci.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Adoptive-Education.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adoption Education\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Dossier&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1505424675695-6351cec4-300d&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Dossier Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myagci.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Costa-Rica-Dossier-Overview-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costa Rica Dossier<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myagci.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Costa-Rica-Dossier-Checklist-and-Submission-guidelines-1-1.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Costa Rica Dossier Checklist and Submission Guidelines (.doc)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Documents Prepared By Others<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myagci.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FBI-apostille-request-11.21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FBI Criminal Checks cover letter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eforms.state.gov\/Forms\/ds4194.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FBI Check Request for Authentications Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myagci.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Colombia-Employment-letter.pdf\">Employment Letter Example<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myagci.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/colombia-self-employment-letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Self-Employment Letter Example<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myagci.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/colombia-homemaker-letter.doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stay-At-Home Parent Letter Example<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myagci.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Notary-Letter-for-USCIS-I800A-Notice-of-Approval-1.docx\">1800A Approval Notary Cover Letter\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Documents Prepared By You: Forms &amp; 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