The CAJA fees have been reduced for residents under the pensionado category and other categories of residency with no income produced in Costa Rica. The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (aka CAJA) has been a headache for residents during the past several months. With a recent change of rules that […]
How an improbable group of relevant citizens but with very different backgrounds, change the way social justice could be reached. In the midst of World War II between 1940 and 1943 in Costa Rica, a political and religious coalition was formed for the benefit of the working class, led by […]
A part-time resident in Costa Rica shares her experience with using only private insurance and then paying the CAJA rates
How the changes in the regulation for the CAJA insurance affects foreign nationals living in Costa Rica, and what we’re doing to defend them
In September 2021, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CAJA) approved new mandatory social security contributions for some registered immigrants
President Carlos Alvarado, requested the Board of Directors of the CCSS agreed to maintain the reduction of the minimum tax base for another month. The measure will contribute to coping with the effects of the COVID-19 emergency on companies and the workforce. The Executive Branch will include in the extraordinary […]
The country has already implemented one of the strategies it carries out for treatments against Coronavirus. It is called the convalescent plasma transfusion, which was carried out on a 37-year-old woman infected with the virus. The patient is from La Cruz, Guanacaste and was admitted last Thursday at the Liberia […]
Let’s dispense with the suspense first; the answer to the question above is always a resounding, “Yes!” But let us explain a little bit about the history of the Social Security system in Costa Rica in order to better understand what we know as the “Caja.” The Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social was created in […]
Some of you may recall the difficulties of getting spouses and children registered with CAJA, particularly due to the requirement to produce a marriage certificate or a birth certificate with no more than one month of issuance. This requirement made it literally impossible for people to register their spouses or […]
We have updated our CAJA blog to highlight current issues we believe are vital to discuss. The CAJA Fees Please note that the description of these fees is applicable for independent workers or voluntary contributors; it is not applicable for registered employees as a different set of rules apply to […]
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