Living in Costa Rica. We’ll take you through the steps on how you can live in Costa Rica. Immigration laws and moving tips.
Just because you are moving to Costa Rica doesn’t mean you have leave your four legged family members behind. Believe it or not, moving your dog to Costa Rica is surprisingly easy if you know how to get it done right. Here are a few tips to make sure you get your dog to Costa Rica safely.
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Important Papers
When it comes to any of your important papers such as identification, social security cards, passports and the like, you should have copies of them. Make multiple copies of each. If possible, give a family member a set of copies to hold onto. This way, should any thing happen to yours, you will have backups.
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Thinking about moving to Costa Rica, but you want a better idea of what the cost of living is? Odds are it’s much cheaper than what you are paying now, thats for sure. One reason it’s cheaper to live in Costa Rica is because its a different way of life.
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Costa Rica is a popular destination for people looking who are looking to retire o rjust live somewhere a little more exotic. If this is something you are intrested in, you have no doubtably looked at a number of books and website regaurding the matter. Many of these reousces are filled with great information, but much of it tends to be the same. This list is geared toward exposing you to some of the little facts you might not know about living in Costa Rica.
Gringo is not a racial slur to white people. It is simply a term used to identify foreigners. Remember, the meaning of many words are very different in Costa Rica.
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4 – 6 Months Prior
____ Create a List of Names
Start creating a list of people you need to contact about your move. At this point in your planning it is just a list. As time goes on you will think of more people to add to the list. I suggest creating a Word or Excel document. This way you can easily add people as you think of them.
Some of the obvious people to contact are:
Creditors
Banks
Magazine Subscriptions (You’ll want to cancel these)
Friends and Family
Lawyers
_____ Banking
It is very possible to bank overseas by simply internet banking. …
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CRL: What is the first piece of advice you would give to someone planning a move to Costa Rica?
Scott: Take your time and do your homework! Living in Costa Rica is NOT for everyone and of course, you need to make sure you are getting your information from reputable sources. Do not listen to someone’s “investment advice” unless they are experienced and qualified to give you investment advice and think very, very carefully about buying real estate from so called “developers” who have no previous track record.
When you search for suitable Costa Rica real estate, whether it is to live in or purely as an investment, you need to be informed about the challenges of Costa Rica real estate:
1. Contrary to what some people may have told you, there is no Multiple Listing Service! Trying to establish the ‘value’ of real estate is difficult.
2. Half the population of Costa Rica call themselves real estate ‘brokers’ because anybody can freely call themselves a ‘broker’. They do not need any qualifications, training or experience to try and sell you real estate.
3. An organization of real estate brokers does exist; however, few people belong to it and nobody is regulating the majority of these people!
4. The laws governing Costa Rica real estate are based on Napoleonic Laws and are different from Common Laws as they are in the US and Canada.
What this means is that when you search for Costa Rica real estate, which may be one of the biggest investments of your life, more than likely, you will listen to ‘expert’ advice coming from someone with zero qualifications or training in real estate, who is trying very hard to earn a sales commission selling you a property that could be overpriced.
And please! Do not buy real estate anywhere without visiting it. I am amazed daily at how many people tell me they have bought land in Costa Rica (when they have never been to Costa Rica before) from people they do not know and who have no ‘development’ experience.
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