http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf76qGmVZw8
I’m not the cyber guru that Ramiro is and i could not figure out how to get this video to open on this page but I believe that if you cut and paste the link into your browser it should work. This video portrays the directions one would get and how an expat would interpret [...]
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I have written about this many times before but some things bear repeating time and time again . There is so much bad information out there!!! Just this weekend I learned of another poor animal dying because someone received BAD information, information they received from an airline.
This poor cat came into Costa [...]
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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 first of [...]
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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 to [...]
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So you want to bring your beloved bird with you to Costa Rica? Do you know what all is involved in this endeavor? Lots of paperwork and permissions from your home country and Costa Rica’s government agency’s.
This month we brought in a bird from Honduras. Birds from Central and South America are not permitted entry [...]
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Pet relocation is a topic that never gets old. There is so much to it that the normal pet owners never think about. What is the best airport to send my pets out of? What is the best airlines? Is it safe to send my pet as cargo? I’ve heard so many bad things about [...]
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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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Well…I’m working on it. Actually it is finished. We are now in the process of editing and correcting my mistakes and typo’s. Unfortunately I cannot edit my own work so I am having to rely on the kindness of others to do this for me.
Lots of information in this book. Some of the topics covered [...]
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You cannot work in Costa Rica unless you have a work permit or the proper type of residency that allows you to do so. You cannot work while living in the country with a Tourist Visa, Rentista Status or Pensionado status. You are actually forbidden to do so by the Costa Rican government. You cannot [...]
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Wow, it has been a long time since I have written anything on the blog. It is because I have been so busy writing my book that will soon be available to all my readers. This book is a condensed version of everything you need to know if you are considering moving or investing in [...]
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