For foreigners considering living in Manuel Antonio, it is easy to understand the attraction. Few places in Costa Rica make a stronger first impression. Dense rainforest falls […]
Drive south from Manuel Antonio along Costa Rica’s Pacific coast and the country gradually begins to change. Development becomes more dispersed. The mountains move closer to the […]
The United States does not have one apostille office for every public document. The correct authority depends on whether the document was issued by: A U.S. state […]
You do not have to hire a private apostille service to prepare documents for a Costa Rica residency application. Applicants can obtain many apostilles directly from the […]
A foreign birth certificate submitted in a Costa Rica residency application must be an official record issued by the appropriate civil-registry or vital-records authority. When the issuing […]
There is no single apostille timeline for a Costa Rica residency application. The total time depends on two separate processes: Obtaining the underlying document, such as a […]
A notice from Costa Rica’s immigration authorities concerning an apostilled document does not automatically mean that the entire residency application has been denied. In many cases, the […]
Foreign documents used in a Costa Rica residency application must be authenticated so that Costa Rican immigration authorities can verify where they came from. For documents issued […]
Labor compliance for small employers in Costa Rica should not begin when an employee complains, an inspector arrives or the business prepares to terminate someone. It should […]
Labor inspections and employee complaints in Costa Rica do not automatically mean that a business has committed every violation alleged. They do mean the employer must respond […]