As published by the President’s Office yesterday, starting on November 1 and after the publication in the La Gaceta newspaper, foreigners who have an authorized legal stay […]
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Vehicle’s Marchamo Has Been Reduced
Reduction in the payment of the “Marchamo” has been approved this night in Congress. Vehicles must meet certain criteria. Please continue reading to see if yours qualify: […]
The National Registry Announces Key Dates
The National Registry announced key dates regarding its functions for the next weeks and months. Starting October 29 until November 02, the institution will close its offices […]
Gated Communities: What to Look For?
Usually, a decision such as investing in a property is preceded by circumstances that hold particular relevance in the decision maker´s life. Perhaps the interested person had […]
Hiring Legal Services in Costa Rica
Obviously, people behave differently in every country, and certainly every country has a different set of rules and regulations. Currently, Costa Rica has over 400,000 people from […]
Costa Rica Pensionado Residency: All You Need to Know
One of the most popular residency categories in Costa Rica is the Pensionado Residency, commonly understood as residency for retired people who receive a lifetime pension. Under [...]
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Global Income Law
During the creation process of the Law for the Strengthening of Public Finances, the Ministry of Finance requested that the Global Income Tax be incorporated, which would […]
Owners Must Transfer 10% of Their Land to Municipality When Property Is Segregated
I would like to start by offering some background on INVU: The Instituto Nacional de Vivienda y Urbanismo (National Institute of Housing and Urban Planning) is a […]
DGME Closed until December 1, 2020
This morning, the Immigration Department issued Resolution N° DJUR-0132-09-2020-JM, which, in summary, states: The Immigration Department WILL NOT receive Residency applications going forward and until December 1st, 2020. […]
New Tax Proposal
The Government announced the Plan to overcome the fiscal impact of the pandemic , a proposal to negotiate an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to obtain financing […]