Immigration CD-19 Update
June 27, 2020 — Update NOTE: CURRENT AS OF 06/26/2020. INFORMATION SUBECT TO CHANGE ON SHORT NOTICE. We write to provide an update on the effects Corona Virus (CV-19) is having in the application for residency process. The information provided is based on (a) 06.26.2020 Health Dept. news press release, and (b) the latest […]
Costa Rica’s “Pura Vida” in Under 3 Minutes
“Pura Vida” (the Good Life) is the unofficial motto of Costa Rica. This story about a vacationers viral video is from National Geographic and was posted on crhoy.com.
Costa Rica in Top 50 Places to Travel in 2016
Interesting article by Lindsay Orlander, published on the Travel and Leisure website: “The top 50 places to travel in 2016—how many will you check off the list? Costa Rica Few places have the biological diversity of Costa Rica, with its cloud forests, wetlands, and tens of thousands of unique species of flora and fauna. Since the […]
Travelers in Costa Rica can pay departure tax at airports for 3 more months
Tico Times reports that the new tax collection system goes into effect December 3. This will help streamline the check-in process at Juan Santamaría International Airport by including the tax in the price of the airline ticket. If you already have a ticket you’ll be able to pay the tax at airport ticket counters for […]
New Law in Costa Rica for Perpetual Tourists
The Sunday, January 12, 2014 electronic edition of The Costa Rica Star, a local English-Language publication, contained an article titled “New Law in Costa Rica for Perpetual Tourists.” While we, at Residency in Costa Rica, do not condone or encourage being a perpetual tourist, those inaccuracies have caused undue concern and worry to individuals currently […]