Comments on: You CANNOT work in Costa Rica! http://blog.relocationcr.com/2008-03-15/you-cannot-work-in-costa-rica/ Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tylercanada http://blog.relocationcr.com/2008-03-15/you-cannot-work-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-279 tylercanada Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:42:34 +0000 http://207.58.168.245/~passma/blog/?p=11#comment-279 Hi, I'm a Canadian living in the US, researching the possibility of moving to Costa Rica, to play online poker professionally. Do you have any info on the legalities of this, or is there someone or somewhere you can recommend I can find all the answers I will have? :) Thank you. Hi, I’m a Canadian living in the US, researching the possibility of moving to Costa Rica, to play online poker professionally.
Do you have any info on the legalities of this, or is there someone or somewhere you can recommend I can find all the answers I will have?
:)
Thank you.

]]> By: Susan Ahlroth http://blog.relocationcr.com/2008-03-15/you-cannot-work-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Susan Ahlroth Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:28:29 +0000 http://207.58.168.245/~passma/blog/?p=11#comment-276 What documents does immigration require if I move to Costa Rica from Mexico (I am a US citizen living in Mexico for many years) and want to sell real estate and work for a real estate company in San Juan? Please advise as I am considering moving there and want to work in real estate as I do here in Mexico. Thanks! What documents does immigration require if I move to Costa Rica from Mexico (I am a US citizen living in Mexico for many years) and want to sell real estate and work for a real estate company in San Juan? Please advise as I am considering moving there and want to work in real estate as I do here in Mexico. Thanks!

]]> By: Angela Passman http://blog.relocationcr.com/2008-03-15/you-cannot-work-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Angela Passman Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:02:10 +0000 http://207.58.168.245/~passma/blog/?p=11#comment-243 You CANNOT work as a teacher without a work visa. Many of the schools will hire you without it but it is definitely illegal. My advise would be… If you get a job with a school as an ESL teacher, tell them that you want for them to apply for a work permit for you or you will not take the job. Most will not but there are some that will. The trouble with working in one of these schools is that they are always on the radar for the immigration police and raided a LOT!. If you are caught working on a tourist visa (this is what you come into the country with) you will be deported immediately and not be able to return to Costa Rica for 10 years. You CANNOT work as a teacher without a work visa. Many of the schools will hire you without it but it is definitely illegal. My advise would be… If you get a job with a school as an ESL teacher, tell them that you want for them to apply for a work permit for you or you will not take the job. Most will not but there are some that will.

The trouble with working in one of these schools is that they are always on the radar for the immigration police and raided a LOT!. If you are caught working on a tourist visa (this is what you come into the country with) you will be deported immediately and not be able to return to Costa Rica for 10 years.

]]> By: Jean-Michel St.Claire http://blog.relocationcr.com/2008-03-15/you-cannot-work-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Jean-Michel St.Claire Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:56:23 +0000 http://207.58.168.245/~passma/blog/?p=11#comment-242 So, if I understand correctly, Teaching ESL/EFL is one of the possible legal jobs for an Ex-Pat in CR? Hypathetically, if you are there, can you apply to let's say Berlitz and get a job as an ESL/EFL teacher? (Especially if you are one now in the US? OR what is the correct route to do this? Thanks (and love this site and it's info) JMS So, if I understand correctly, Teaching ESL/EFL is one of the possible legal jobs for an Ex-Pat in CR? Hypathetically, if you are there, can you apply to let’s say Berlitz and get a job as an ESL/EFL teacher? (Especially if you are one now in the US? OR what is the correct route to do this?

Thanks (and love this site and it’s info)
JMS

]]> By: Angela http://blog.relocationcr.com/2008-03-15/you-cannot-work-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Angela Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:02:37 +0000 http://207.58.168.245/~passma/blog/?p=11#comment-221 My article was directed more to people that want to come to Costa Rica and work in the tourist industry or banking or retail. I get so many calls like this each month that I felt I needed to put this out. There are MANY people that make their living on the internet. But you do want to be living in the country legally. Something that you should check into, or let us do for you is what is required to live in the country legally. CR frowns on perpetual tourism and have been saying for years that they are going to put a stop to it. We do have a solution to this issue. My article was directed more to people that want to come to Costa Rica and work in the tourist industry or banking or retail. I get so many calls like this each month that I felt I needed to put this out.

There are MANY people that make their living on the internet. But you do want to be living in the country legally. Something that you should check into, or let us do for you is what is required to live in the country legally. CR frowns on perpetual tourism and have been saying for years that they are going to put a stop to it.

We do have a solution to this issue.

]]> By: Joe http://blog.relocationcr.com/2008-03-15/you-cannot-work-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Joe Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:41:21 +0000 http://207.58.168.245/~passma/blog/?p=11#comment-220 When you say "You CANNOT work in Costa Rica!!!!", does that include blogging, and making a living off the internet? When you say “You CANNOT work in Costa Rica!!!!”, does that include blogging, and making a living off the internet?

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