Update of Name or Business Name

¿Cuáles son los requisitos para actualizar el Nombre o la Razón Social?

1. Formulario de Solicitud de Actualización de Nombre o Razón Social de Empresa

  • The information must be complete, with no cross-outs or alterations.
  • The form is available in an editable PDF format. Once completed, you must print it, sign it, and submit it along with the required documents.
Formulario de Solicitud de Actualización de Nombre o Razón Social de Empresa

2. A certificate issued by the National Registry or a notary public confirming the entity’s legal status and legal identification number, which must have been issued within the last 15 calendar days.

3. Company Information Sheet

  • The information must be complete, with no cross-outs or alterations.
  • The form is available in an editable PDF format. Once completed, you must print it, sign it, and submit it along with the required documents.
Company Information Sheet Form

¿Cuánto tiempo toma el trámite?

The process takes 24 hours, provided that all required information has been submitted in accordance with the regulations.

Please note that:

  • La actualización del nombre o razón social de la empresa no procede cuando cambia la cédula jurídica.
  • All information and requirements must be submitted in full. If any of the established requirements are not provided correctly or do not comply with CFIA regulations, the application will not be processed and will have no legal effect.
  • Las firmas contenidas en el formulario deben constar en original y deben aportarse debidamente autenticadas por un notario público con su firma, sello, papel de seguridad notarial y timbres correspondientes, cuando el o los representantes legales no se presenten con su cédula de identidad vigente y en buen estado ante el CFIA para realizar el trámite y cotejar sus firmas.
  • You can complete the procedure using a national digital signature that has been properly certified by the appropriate institution; the digital certificate allows its owner to authenticate themselves and sign electronically. It is not a scanned signature.

Submission of Documents with Physical Signatures

Applications requiring a physical signature must be submitted to the Service Platform or Regional Office.

Submission of Documents with a Digital Signature

Form for Submitting Documents with a Digital Signature

  • The application may be submitted electronically provided that the legal representative(s) and responsible professionals have a national digital signature duly certified by the appropriate institution; the digital certificate allows its holder to authenticate themselves and sign electronically. It is not a scanned signature.
  • You can attach up to 5 files per email, each with a maximum size of 50 MB. If you need to send more than 5 files, you must create a ZIP file that does not contain any subfolders.
  • No variar la preselección que indica: Actualización de Nombre o Razón Social para la trazabilidad correcta de la documentación.

For more information, please contact the Department of Registration and Documentation

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Email

dep.registro@cfia.cr

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Phone

Call Center: 2103-2290