Residency Matters

03/05/2017

Costa Rica has second best medical system in the world with 40,000 Americans visiting annually to receive excellent care and affordable rates. But, must become a Costa Rica Resident to belong to their national health care plan. - By the "Nearby Contact" app for Tamarindo area which is now in Google Play and ITunes stores.

Here are the four countries with the best health care in the world, according to International Living magazine. Can you guess what they are?

26/04/2017

The taxes on corporations (not to be confused with income tax) are back. Law 9428 approved on March 3rd 2017 by the CR Congress, “revived” the taxes on bot

10/12/2016

I'll bet trying to get residency through the Post Office will be the most frustrating experience ever!

23/08/2016

Good article about considerations and importance of Residency when buying concession property, plus, a real estate forecast after the USA elections.

(QBLOGS) I have over twenty-eight years of combined experience as primarily a Real Estate Attorney, in both Canada and Costa Rica, fourteen years in each jurisdiction, with a Law Degree from each j…

10/08/2016

Renewal of the Pensionado Category Part II Posted on August 7, 2016August 7, 2016 by rafavalverde I We receive a lot of questions regarding the renewal of this category, such as: do I need to transfer money from my dollars account into the colones account? Do I need a background check? Do I need a l...

10/08/2016

The Government Fees for Residency Posted on August 9, 2016August 9, 2016 by rafavalverde l It is part of our business to know what the competition is doing. We have noticed that some other immigration firms do not provide an accurate description of the government fees people have to pay in order to…

17/07/2016

http://outlierlegal.com/2016/07/17/renewal-of-the-pensionado-category/

Renewal of the Pensionado Category Posted on July 17, 2016July 17, 2016 by rafavalverde 00 We received a question from Donald Hickman which will be valuable to share with the readers. “Assume that someone established pensionado residency using a letter from a private pension in the States. At renewa...

08/07/2016

23/06/2016

Common Problems with the Investor Category Posted on June 19, 2016June 19, 2016 by rafavalverde As some of you may know, the investor category allows four options to qualify for Temporary Residency; namely, investing in real estate, purchasing an existing business, creating a new business, or purc...

16/02/2016

http://www.ticotimes.net/2016/02/15/expats-hold-mass-wedding-to-bypass-costa-ricas-discriminatory-paperwork-requirement

11/02/2016

They are certainly on the right path.

QCOSTARICA – The Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) reports the opening of 15,000 new accounts in the three weeks it simplified account opening, that included foreigners in Costa Rica without a reside…

04/01/2016

http://qcostarica.com/working-legally-in-costa-rica/

QCOSTARICA – People often think that it is possible to move to Costa Rica to work or increase their pension with some form of part-time activity. Working in Costa Rica is not so simple. In ge…