Before you go out and buy some dancing shoes, you need to know that this is not an amazing new Latin dance. CAJA is essentially what is referred to when expats talk about the health insurance payment required to the government of Costa Rica after your residency has been approved. […]
The Minister of Health, Daniel Salas; the Minister of Economy, Industry and Commerce, Victoria Hernández, and the president of the National Emergency Commission (CNE) Alexander Solís announced today during the press conference, the extended hours of vehicular circulation and operation of establishments and other activities. They emphasized that these and […]
There has been much conversation in the ExPat community about travelling outside of Costa Rica for a vaccine due to the short supply of vaccines and slow roll out. Please read our update at the end. As is the case with just about anything newsworthy in Costa Rica, rumors and […]
The Ministry of Health announced a few weeks back that they will be issuing vaccination certificates for people who have received all necessary COVID vaccines. This vaccination certificate could prevent you from mandatory quarantine in certain countries. The process to request a vaccination certificate is the following: People with […]
We are well into the second year of the Covid 19 global pandemic. It has affected everyone on the planet in some way. Some of us have lost loved ones, been separated from them, suffered from unemployment or financial loss, lived through isolation, or one of many other things. Parents […]
The government announced today a few changes to the country-wide measures to contain the COVID-19 contagions. The main change is the extension of the sanitary vehicle restriction during weekdays all over the country. This means the restrictions by plate will come back starting tomorrow, May 11, from 9 p.m. to […]
The National Commission for Vaccination and Epidemiology has established the risk criteria for the upcoming COVID-19 vaccine. Risk factors and chances of infecting others have been taken into consideration to establish the list of who be amongst the first to receive the vaccine. Consequently, the elderly who live in assisted […]
Establishment regulation As of September 9, the controlled opening phase of establishments that have a sanitary operating permit that serve the public begins, from Monday to Friday from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and from Saturdays to Sundays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., respecting fifty percent (50%) of its […]
Back in October of 1924, the National Insurance Company (INS) was created. They operated as a monopoly until 2010 when the insurance market was opened to allow for competition. As a result, the government created SUGESE, the entity in charge of regulating and supervising the insurance industry in Costa Rica. […]
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