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Still In Shock

You will be, too, when you read this, especially if you’ve ever had first-hand experience with migración. If you are moving to Costa Rica, a visit to migración will be required sooner or later. By the way, be sure to take your own papel higenico [pa-PELL ee-HEN-ick-oh, t.p.] Trust me, you will be there so long, you will have to use the facilities and no t.p. on hand. So to speak. But, on to better news:

Since Ryan is under 18, he has to have permission from Costa Rica’s migración to fly out of the country. Yes, even though . . . → Read More About Still In Shock

2 June 2010
20 comments - (Comments are closed)   CR: Bureaucracy, Immigration, Legal Arrangements, Teenagers, Travel Tips

Huge Bummer

Costa Rica seems intent on passing the new immigration bill. A revised version just passed the first hurdle unanimously. The only good thing in the revision was that one can still apply for permanent residency after three years instead of five. As long as you have beaucoup bucks to be able to stay here the first three years. Which we don’t. Au contraire. We are livin’ on faith now…

A major sticking point is whether or not those who have already applied for residency and have their cedula [SAY-do-lah, id], either as rentista, . . . → Read More About Huge Bummer

26 November 2008
18 comments - (Comments are closed)   Expat, Immigration, Living-In

Not Feeling The Love

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12 November 2008
43 comments - (Comments are closed)   Immigration, Legal Arrangements, Living-In