www.CostaRicaTicas.com

ARCR
has anyone used them to get the retirement visa??they are about half the price of the other agency and i was wondering if anyone had used them??
good news bad indifferent let me know?? also if you don't want to put it on board please pm me as my move may come sooner than i expected...

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I know nothing, nothing!

I have heard that they are reliable. Their employees at the counter are very kind and helpful.

ARCR is not quite as inexpensive as it seems. You have to become a member, $100.00 per year for a non resident, and it most likely will take more than 1 year to get your residency approved so that an additional $200.00.

My immigration attorney is not accepting new clients so I have no recommendation for you.

Many are satisfied with ARCR some are dissatisfied. I would pose the question on a Yahoo group such as "Costa Rica Living" and ask for recommendations before committing to any attorney. There are many in the same price range as ARCR.

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I used them and was reasonably happy. I went with them because they have a LOT of experience, doing as many as they do. There are undoubtedly cheaper attorneys that may be great, but I didn't have one I knew or trusted enough to take chances. It worked out fine for me, with the usual frustration that seems to come with everything in this country.

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"The only normal people are those you don't know very well." Joe Ancis

They also run monthly 2-day seminars on many aspects of residency (banking, buying/renting a residence, finding a reputable place to buy a computer and getting Internet service, types of health insurance, etc.). There were some soft sales pitches from some of the preferred providers but overall I found it most helpful. Nominal cost includes lunch.
The reason I bring all this up is because those with NYC Birth Certificates (I'm one of those) can expect to have a harder time getting accepted for residency (for reasons not specified). Otherwise, it appers you fill out the docs, hand them the package and at some future time, get a call to pick it up. Bim bam boom. I may well be oversimplifying but it appears to be seamless service. Anybody with horror stories to report? That's what this Board is for, yes?

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"A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind"--Dr. Johnson
"Amen, brother"-ED

I would and did go elsewhere...

find an attorney who works for a fairly large firm and you should be OK...despite what you may have heard elsewhere