MauroN
Serial expatColombian expat in Costa Rica
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Lives in Palmares
Registration: 08 July 2015
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SIN number for Costa Rican Bank by wanxke
Hi just about to open a bank account in CR and my lawyer is asking for Canadian SIN for the banking documents. Has anybody else had to give out this information?
I opened a bank account 15 days into the country as a tourist. when I had to bring in money from overseas I went to the bank and fill in the paperwork, but no lawyer was involved. Read More
Importing Electric vehicles by jochsenfeld59
Has anyone imported an electric vehicle? We would like to get an idea of the cost of taxes. The cost will depend on whether we ship or not.
@lgoodwin from any where. https://news.outlierlegal.com/2022/05/16/costa-rica-extends-benefits-to-electric-vehicles-until-2035-including-used-cars/ Read More
Importing Electric vehicles by jochsenfeld59
Has anyone imported an electric vehicle? We would like to get an idea of the cost of taxes. The cost will depend on whether we ship or not.
Hybrid or electric vehicles have ZERO import tax. However, if you have a full-blown gas or diesel engine, there is a spot of good news. When you first get your car into Costa Rica, you'll have up to three months to pay taxes and get the proper ... Read More
Receiving salaries or monies from USA by Teri Sanders
Im living in Costa Rica and would like to work remotely from here for an American company. I dont want to get my salary via PayPal. I'm wondering how others in this situation get their pay?
@Teri Sanders Hello, Teri. I've been working freelance here in CR for the past 14 years, I use Payoneer as my US bank (second story bank, which does not receive but invoiced deposits). I could invite you to join it (I will get $25 for the ... Read More
Why do so many people leave Costa Rica after moving there? by samramon
This question is often asked because while there are no absolute numbers it seems to be generally agreed that 30-60% of people move back to their home country within the first 5 years or so. I hope the moderators will allow this discussion because ...
Tell you what, it is a good thing you moved out. Costa Rica ain't for you, definetely. I've been here16 years, never have had a close encounter with accidents, my do and my neighbours dogs bark to warn extrangers that they (the dogs) are ... Read More
Building a house by joelrobin
Is it a good idea to buy property now and build in two or three years from now in Costa Rica? Or should we rent for a while and buy a house already built?
Hi. It depends if you hire a construction company or an architect or a "maestro de obra" (the guy hired by the formers to build), if you hire a maestro, you would need an architect to sign the paperwork, but it's cheaper than he/she ... Read More
Hello! by DanielleH
Hello from Oklahoma in the United States! My husband and I are heavily considering relocating to Costa Rica in near future. We are still exploring the country, but Samara seems to have captured our hearts. I currently sell real estate and co-own an ...
Samara and Carrillo, not too crazy about those towns, although Carrillo beach is nicer than Samara. If you are not going to be hired as an employee, I am sure you can do any kind of freelance work, the thing is the amount of time you get you to ... Read More
Beach family base for 6 months? by RubyD75
Hi all, I am new to this forum. After some big life changes recently I am planning to move to CR for between 6 and 8 months from next October 2020 with my two young children - aged 6 and 4. I will be on my own so this is pretty scary. I am setting ...
Regarding your children, I guarantee that in 6 months they will learn Spanish better than you will, enroll them in a private school or a public school (will accept them even if you are a tourist, I know it from experience). I recommend Playas del ... Read More
Costa Rica....Orrrrrrr......(warning...long) by mcompton1973
I will post this in a couple of places to get a variety of responses. I am 46...buisiness owner in Oklahoma...I am by no means rich...but we do OK. I am also a partially disabled USMC vet. Wife and I moved to Oklahoma about 6.5 years ago. We ...
Fist thing: living on any beach in CR is more expensive than living elsewhere in the country. Second, although there are many very nice and secluded beach towns, medical assistance is difficult, most time the doctors in those towns will refer you to ... Read More
Dog training/boarding recommendations? by workinghardly
We were hoping to have our dog trained and boarded for a week or so while we figure out our logistics and settle in a little. He has some basics down so more advanced training would be ideal, especially with all the new stimulus of an exotic ...
In Grecia, Alajuela, Victor Garcia of K9 La Garza Adriestamiento, *** I've seen many dogs trained by him, pretty good. Read More
Best cities to live in Costa Rica by Julien
Hi, Its not always easy to decide in which area to settle in when moving to Costa Rica. According to you, what are the best cites to live in? Which regions offer most of the job opportunities, a good quality of life, an affordable cost of ...
Hi. Hard to tell you about job opportunities not knowing what you are looking for. I'd say San Jose is the largest job market you'd find, although if you are in the tourism business the Pacific would be the place to look for a job. Regarding ... Read More
Caretaker, property manager by Xian Hunter
I'm a US citizen married to a tica. Live in Costa, work in the states. I've been coming and going for over 15 year's. I'm a Certified arborist by trade, yet have worked in almost all trades and can do it all. I'm looking for ...
Xian, Facebook, Craiglist Costa RIca and Encuentra24.com are some of the websites where you will find home owners looking for a property manager/caretaker. I have seen many. Read More
Looking for advice about moving to Liberia, Guanacaste by apenate
Hello expats! I am looking for some advice. I have a job offer which requires me to relocate to Costa Rica, specifically to Liberia. I currently live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I've been doing some research and unfortunately I can only find ...
One of my daughter was born in Liberia, we lived in Playas del Coco, about 30 miles away. No, Liberia does not have an underground subway, doubt it will ever have one, it does have several banks, several malls, not big though, not a beach town, ... Read More
Retiring to Costa Rica soon considering Carribean Coast by codefinger
My fiancee and I have visited Costa Rica several times and are considering moving to Costa Rica for my retirement from my job in the states. We have seen many places we could rent online but the conventional wisdom seems to be rent before buy ...
Hi. I'm sure on your budget you can find a nice house and pay for services, including wifi. You do need to know if any or all the companies offering internet/cable/cell services do service the house where you are going to rent. In my case, I do ... Read More
oral surgeon/prosthodontist in San jose /area by klgosnell
Looking for recommendations for experienced/certified? clinician (s) who routinely perform sinus lift/graft surgical procedures in preparation for implants. Seems much of the info I can find on the internet.. ( dental tourism 3rd party people) is ...
A recommendation for a Canadian woman who has been offering accommodations for many years in Costa Rica, including for those undergoing surgery of any type.Very nice place, not too expensive. Read More