Much can be said about Latin American legends, but if we seek to know part of the oral tales of the Costa Rican culture “La Mona” is one of the cryptids – mysterious animal species that have not been investigated by science and could be pure speculation or mythology – […]
Reduction in the payment of the “Marchamo” has been approved this night in Congress. Vehicles must meet certain criteria. Please continue reading to see if yours qualify: 50% Off benefit applies for vehicles of regular categories with a tax value of fewer than seven million colones (approx 11,500 USD.00) and […]
Last Thursday, the Minister of Tourism declared during the press conference that “Costa Rica is going to eliminate the requirement of a negative PCR test both for foreign tourists and Costa Ricans, and that these people won’t receive a sanitary isolation order upon entry. Nevertheless, once the Decree was officially […]
The National Registry announced key dates regarding its functions for the next weeks and months. Starting October 29 until November 02, the institution will close its offices all over the country and will suspend the services through other entities, rnpdigital.com, and digital window. This suspension responds to the annual maintenance […]
PRESA (pɾe-sa) Have you ever tried learning a foreign language? If yes, what would you say is (are) the most challenging aspect (s) of the learning process? Granted, it all depends on the complexity of the language per se, e.g., a Romance language, such as Spanish, which English has inherited dozens […]
Usually, a decision such as investing in a property is preceded by circumstances that hold particular relevance in the decision maker´s life. Perhaps the interested person had the chance to go and visit a foreign country in the past and the place made a deep impression on him/her (weather, culture, […]
This Thursday, October 22th, authorities announced that they are going to eliminate the negative coronavirus test requirement for foreign tourists. The Minister of Tourism declared that touristic traffic has not been a source of COVID-19 contagion, that is why starting on October 26, arriving visitors will no longer need to […]
As we informed a few weeks back, per Resolution N° DJUR-0132-09-2020-JM, Immigration announced that they would not receive Residency applications going forward and until December 1st, 2020. This included all categories. That Resolution stated that all applications going forward must be filed by appointment only. Starting October 19th, 2020, Immigration will […]
One of the most popular Residencies in Costa Rica is the Residency as Pensionados, meaning Residency for Retired People. Our current law states that this category is reserved for people who receive a lifetime monthly pension of at least $1,000 USD. The $1,000 USD will cover the family (spouse and […]
A few days ago, we published a story regarding the COVID test requirement for children under 12. Just a couple of days later, the Immigration Department issued a decree stating that all people entering as tourist are required to provide evidence of the COVID test. As previously noted, the Foreign […]
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