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Costa Rica abolished that perk about 10 years ago

Many things to consider about bringing your car with you. Besides very onerous taxes and fees the make and model have to be taken into the equation. Many big 3 cars models are sold only in the U.S. and Canada. If the particular model is not sold in Latin America parts will be very difficult to obtain.

Most recommend selling your car before you come and purchasing one here.

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Alex Levine

Irish Drifter, have read many of your posts and see that you have much information on living in C.R. Thinking of giving it a shot in about 2 years. I would come as a pensionado. For health Insurance what does C.R. offer to that category of resident. I expect to pay, what is the cost estimate for decent coverage. Thanks.

If anyone is getting to excited or fearful over this, don't.The key to being a successful expat is being able to produce the corresponding paperwork the host country needs.It does not have to be factual or even original. Just has to be "correct".Get it? If you cannot meet the requirements find a forger to create the necessary documents.Probably hundreds of them around.Or your trusty tico lawyer can create them.

and what type of residency did you obtain using this method?

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There are various plans offered by the government insurance agency (INS). They are available to all you do not have to have residency. The costs vary according to the plan. I do not participate so can not give you any info on the difference in plans or the associated costs.

Those with legal residency can join the government social security plan (CAJA). That plan covers all expenses from Dr. visits to hospitalization and surgeries. There are no payments except the monthly premium. The ARCR offers a group rate of $40.00 per month to it's members.

Couple of footnotes. (1) Under the proposed new residency law all residents would be required to join the CAJA. (2) Now that Costa Rica has become a member of the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) INS no longer has a monopoly on insurance. If and when private companies will start offering insurance policies is unknown at this time.

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Alex Levine

I have used manufactured documents to pursue ventures in Indonesia, China, Spain.Lived and worked in Indonesia, Taiwan, China and Mexico for starters.Is standard fare for the most part in Mexico as well.Few if any governments ever verify anything anyway.Money and graft run the world.Actually not even the US goes to much length to verify employment on afidavid of support documents (used to verify financial ability to sponsor immigrant spouse).So of course do not move to CR or anyplace else if you cannot afford proper medical care and housing.If you can but the local government (CR in this case) is not satisfied, get some docs made up by your friendly local lawyer and you are back on easy street.
So don't

So the short answer is you have no experience obtaining residency in Costa Rica using "false documents".

Did it ever occur to you that if that was such an easy way to obtain residency most would not be involved in "marriages of convenience" which are so prevalent in CR?

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Alex Levine

How much effort you think it would be for a free BJ card (weekends only) at the KL? , or is this govt. documents only?

I'm not looking for a card to share or pass around, I would be the sole recipient of "said" bj's. Any gals in the KL would be of course in (serious) violation should they refuse. Again, they would be "exempt" during the week.

Work up an estimate and get back to me....thx.

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Easy answer for that.Exactly how many US and Canadian citizens are involved in these marriages?I would dare say no more than a handful.Why?Perception.People in most smaller countries lacking trillion dollar budgets have a perception that we westerners are quite a wealthy bunch.And perhaps we are.I could live like a king in CR on the money I make in Las Vegas.But in Vegas I am just middle class.
Your marriages of convenience are for people from Nicaragua, Colombia, etc.And for good reason.Try convincing a tico as someone from those countries that you do not need to work.Plenty of cash and there to study the various flora and fauna of CR.After they get done laughing at you, they will deny permanent residency.
But it is a very believable scenario that a gringo would want to retire in CR.Around the right age (50+).They are aware of how pension and Social Security work.And that you may not have the desired amount by the government should not stop you.That has been my point all along

You may have lived and worked in many foreign countries but it is apparent that your knowledge of Costa Rica is lacking.





While obviously no one who is not privy to the files of the Immigration department can give you the exact number I myself know of at least 8 of these marriages. If I as one person know of that many it can almost certainly indicate that there exist more than a handful (no matter how you count a handful). On the other hand I know of no one who has obtained residency by presenting documents that are counterfeit. While certainly there are most likely cases where that has occurred it would seem it is not usual in the case of North Americans applying.

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Alex Levine

A) Why would you start a new life, in a new country on the wrong foot if you can do it legally

B) why are we putting out underhanded tactics on the board when our bylaws clearly state not to

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