Month: May 2022
Updated on May 30, 2022
Renewal of your DIMEX/Residency Card for Expats in Costa Rica
By Laura Gutierrez of Immigration Help Costa Rica DIMEX Renewals: This information is a bit dated, but since many of you are still emailing me about renewals of your DIMEX (residency) cards, I thought it timely to post this …
Posted on May 16, 2022
Costa Rican Healthcare: Public (CCSS/Caja), Private, and Mixed Medicine
Published on April 18, 2022 – excellent article from Rebecca Clower of Blue Water Properties – a fellow realtor from the Flamingo area. One of the most important considerations before moving abroad is your health: your wellbeing, …
Posted on May 14, 2022
Costa Rica Weather: When the Rain Comes
From Special Places and Karl Kahler Living in the dry tropical forest of Guanacaste during months with names like January, February and March, you begin to wonder if it will ever rain again. Skies are blue, cows are …
Posted on May 14, 2022
Costa Rica is Truly Free
Borrowed from my good friend and great realtor Michael Simons! WRITTEN BY MICHAEL SIMONS ON MAY 10, 2022. POSTED IN COSTA RICA LIVING, COSTA RICA POLITICS, EX PATS IN COSTA RICA, GUANACASTE TOURISM, NEWSLETTERS Costa Rica is Truly Free! In his first official act as President, …
Posted on May 14, 2022
Snowbirds in Paradise
This article will appear in the June edition of Howler Magazine. Candy and I will be famous 🙂 Snowbirds in Paradise After spending all our lives enduring the cold Canadian winters of western Canada, my wife Donna and …
Posted on May 14, 2022
The New 49th President Will Make it Easier to Immigrate and Move to Costa Rica
By Laura Gutierrez of Immigration Help Costa Rica Until 2018, the immigration (residency) process was relatively straightforward. Even though the DGME (Immigration) mandate was to process correctly prepared and submitted applications in 90 days, they went past that deadline. …
Updated on May 14, 2022
Issues With the New CAJA Rates for Migrants
From Outlier Legal Here is the link to their website for more information www.outlierlegal.com As noted in an article we recently published, there are new Costa Rican Social Security Fund (better known as the CAJA) rates that apply for residents in Costa …
