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I have submitted my application for residency on 28/5/2014.
I am currently attempting to sell my home in California. Is there a time limit on my being physically residing in Costa Rica.
If there is, when does my clock start? I hope not to have to dump my home but do not wish to lose all the time, money, and effort I put in to get the application finished. Any information would be greatly appreciated.Capbrett
[quote=”brett”]I have submitted my application for residency on 28/5/2014.
I am currently attempting to sell my home in California. Is there a time limit on my being physically residing in Costa Rica.
If there is, when does my clock start? I hope not to have to dump my home but do not wish to lose all the time, money, and effort I put in to get the application finished. Any information would be greatly appreciated.Capbrett[/quote]
I have some info for you that i hope helps. I completed my application for residency last year. I went through the ARCR down there and they are very competent and as speedy as can be expected. It took about 9 months to get the paperwork that said i had been accepted. After that comes in,technically you have 90 days to go to immigration to complete the process preceded by joining the caja and getting a utility bill to show immigration when you go. In my case, I got a bill from my landlord as everything is included in my rent. Basically, they just want some sort of a physical address for you. That’s comical in itself if you’re familiar with the address system there. Back on point. The ARCR informed me that even though the law says 90 days, it is almost impossible to do it in that amount of time as it usually takes 1-2 months to get an appointment at immigration. They say up to a year after your acceptance is about the limit. You will have to pay a $3/month penalty on anything after 3 months when you finalize your residency. Hope this helps. Anything else you need,I will try to help.:lol:
Brett, when you get the [i]comprabante[/i] or [i]Resolución Firma[/i] meaning that you have been approved, and so you are no longer required to leave CR except to re-set your drivers license [i] every 90 days or less, if[/i] you wish to continue driving, however, it can still take a year or more to get to the next step. Once you have signed up with CAJA and paid your premium, it can [i]still[/i] take a month to get an appointment for your final visit to immigration to get fingerprinted before you get your [i]cedula.[/i]
Note: you used to be finger printed [u]prior[/u] to your application, but this seems to have recently changed so you may have already completed this step.[quote=”Snodad101″][quote=”brett”]I have submitted my application for residency on 28/5/2014.
I am currently attempting to sell my home in California. Is there a time limit on my being physically residing in Costa Rica.
If there is, when does my clock start? I hope not to have to dump my home but do not wish to lose all the time, money, and effort I put in to get the application finished. Any information would be greatly appreciated.Capbrett[/quote]
I have some info for you that i hope helps. I completed my application for residency last year. I went through the ARCR down there and they are very competent and as speedy as can be expected. It took about 9 months to get the paperwork that said i had been accepted. After that comes in,technically you have 90 days to go to immigration to complete the process preceded by joining the caja and getting a utility bill to show immigration when you go. In my case, I got a bill from my landlord as everything is included in my rent. Basically, they just want some sort of a physical address for you. That’s comical in itself if you’re familiar with the address system there. Back on point. The ARCR informed me that even though the law says 90 days, it is almost impossible to do it in that amount of time as it usually takes 1-2 months to get an appointment at immigration. They say up to a year after your acceptance is about the limit. You will have to pay a $3/month penalty on anything after 3 months when you finalize your residency. Hope this helps. Anything else you need,I will try to help.:lol:[/quote]
Exactly the information I needed. Thanks so much. My first Costa Rican que was the police department for finger prints. So I assume that’s done. Got there for my appointment, and did a two-hour sitting line (better seats near the finish). Took some time figuring out what the water running done the middle of the waiting area was from. Almost wish I had a picture of it. Thank goodness my lawyers sent me with a hand-holder employee. Shame she couldn’t go in for the interview which was somewhat frustrating for the interviewer. Thanks again,
Brett
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