Residency laws in Costa Rica are changing again! I am having difficulty keeping up with all of the changes this time so I have enlisted the help of my friends at Fragomen to help weed through some of the new laws. I will be posting them here as they are made clear to me. The [...]
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Costa Rica is becoming the mecca for North Americans and others who need reasonable health care. The president of Costa Rica has put out the welcome map for foreigners who want to come here to take advantage of the lower-cost medical care. The president, Nobel-Peace Prize winner Óscar Arias Sánchez, issued a formal decree to [...]
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Well it has happened again….I didn’t think it would ever pass but I was wrong. President Arias has signed the bill into law. On Wednesday the 19th of August the bill became a law changing the amount for Pensinado’s required to have in income and several other changes. The amount that Pensinado’s must now have [...]
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When looking for a house in Costa Rica there are a few things to consider. Are you going to have a live-in maid? Do you have ample yard area for children or pets Is it on a busy street? Do I need a protected development? Does it have adequate security? Does I need a garage [...]
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It doesn’t seem like it has been a year since Holy week but we are coming up on it shortly. The holiday this year will run from Saturday April the 4th until Tuesday April the 14th. Many businesses will be closed and customs will be working on a limited staff for the first part of [...]
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You might have already seen the news in the states or maybe you read the paper online like I do, or you were there when the big one hit. Whichever of these you fall under, Thursday was a very memorable day in Costa Rica. There was an incredibly strong (6.2) earthquake that made the world [...]
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US and Costa Rican medical tourism agency Health Choices International has developed answers to perennial questions they are asked by potential customers. There are three principle reasons why individuals from a developed nation would travel to Costa Rica for healthcare. 1. Affordability – For many, healthcare at home is too expensive. Costa Rica has cost [...]
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Try it out for awhile before moving to Costa Rica. So many people contact me ready to move the house the kids and the dogs/cats to Costa Rica without ever visiting the country. I believe that this is not a good idea for anyone and strongly discourage this as does anyone that has lived here [...]
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I love the Costa Ricans actually most of Latin America for their attempts to not hurt anyone by their words. You will not see a Costa Rican screaming at you in any situation, they just don’t do that. You can be in a car accident in the middle of rush hour with someone already late [...]
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I get so much accustomed to the culture that sometimes I forget the obvious. Have you noticed while living in Costa Rica that no one will ever tell you “no” they cannot do something or “no, I don’t want to do that?” You probably have not because it just appears that the Tico’s and Tica’s [...]
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