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Originally Posted by qwebecexpo
Me and Patty are planing moving there for our upcoming "retirement"... Varius gave me some good pointers while ago, but not as deteiled as the ones above..
But CR still attract me alot...
Varius : How is it for a canadian, moving there ? papers, immigration etc... ?
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Laws are currently in a changing process regarding immigration and residency status, so you best not wait too long.
Though you probably will never have any troubles here, as they are mostly targeting Nicaraguans and Colombians, it's best to apply for residency ASAP. Currently the only ways I know to get it though, are to invest enough cash (I think it's like 300K, but some of it must be invested in what they tell you, like reforestation projects or other government things), be a full-time student, full-time employee for a Costa Rican company (but they have to prove you're more qualified than a Costa Rican for your job), or marry a Costa Rican.
I think there are other ways, but I'm not familar with them..
People here are generally friendlier to Canadians than Americans I have noticed. Many places in Jaco beach are also owned by fellow Quebecers
