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Hello everybody there,
First of all im new here and i would like to say nice to meet you all of you.
Well i explain you, i´m 24 years old, i´m spanish, and i´m thinking to go to costa rica to see if i can make my future there cause things here in my country are so so bad, the only good thing that we have is sports, Rafa Nadal, Fernando Alonso, Soccer..
But for work there is nothing and i want to make my future.
I will go to costa rica at the final of august and i will stay there for 15 days more or less.
Can someone recommend me how can i start in this adventure?
I will thank you so much.
(sorry for my english):(
Victor, there are two matters you must address. The first is that of legal residency. While some have gotten away with crossing the border every three months to renew their tourist visas (“perpetual tourists”), it appears that Costa Rican Immigration is cracking down on that practice. The safest approach is to apply for that class of legal residency for which you qualify.
In this forum, you are mostly communicating with retirees with government pensions who qualify for residency as [i]pensionados[/i] or else folks who are old enough to have accumulated sufficient wealth to qualify as [i]rentistas[/i]. At age 24, it is unlikely that you will fall into either category.
That said, there are special relationships among Spain and the Latin American nations and it is possible that there is another class of residency for which you, as a Spaniard, could qualify. You’ll probably have to investigate that elsewhere. I could, however, give you contact information for a Costa Rican attorney who specializes in residency matters whom you could consult.
The second matter is that of how you will support yourself here in Costa Rica. You must understand that, in general, a foreigner living in Costa Rican cannot legally compete with a Costa Rican citizen for any job. Not until you have legal Permanent Residency without Restrictions can you work legally. And obtaining Permanent Residency can take five years.
As with legal residency, there may be different rules for Spanish citizens working in Costa Rica, but again you will probably have to explore those possibilities elsewhere. My residency attorney might be able to help.
And, in the matter of employment, you must understand that Costa Rican wages are ridiculously low as compared to wages in North America and (I suspect) in Europe. So finding employment that you regard as suitable may be very difficult. Costa Rica, too, suffers from a chronic lack of employment opportunities for its citizens.
David gives you some spot on advice. Before you even get to that stage, just go to Costa Rica and move around the country.See if you even like the place.
You can get married and get residency (a great way for some) and there are beautiful women in CR as well …
Please no lectures to him about sham marriages! At is age it’s most likely that he is not married and will marry within a few years.
Rent a vehicle (expensive) or maybe best of all for a young guy go on the buses. You can pretty well travel and stay as expensive or cheap as you want.
Some youth hostels charge only $4.00 per night and that would be a closet large enough to lay down in with your stuff.
The people around this forum most likely would be appalled at.
Good luck and you will have a time of your life in Costa Rica.
If I remember correctly, and if one is a Citizens of Spain, one can apply for permanent residency right away.
I would suggest you contact a lawyer to confirm this info.Thanks for you replies!!
Well as i tell you, the only good thing that we have in Spain are sports, Spain soccer team win the European cup again it’s amazing.
I want to try Costa rica cause i see that is an incredible country and it’s going to grow too much.
I look at Colombia there are opportunities but there’s a big problem, the security is not good, and that is and important point of view for me, I read about this point of Costa Rica I the people said that security it’s good, I hope that is true, anyway I will see cause I have the tickets flight for the final of august.
I will look about those relationships that you tell me and see if there are some helps for me, for been young or Spanish or something…
About getting married I didn’t look at that point but if i see the opportunity I will do and invite you at the ceremony!! 😀
I have just rent I car so I have mobility to look as much as I can.
I will contact with a lawyer and talk about residency as you tell me and taxes….
I want again to really thank you for your supports it´s very important to me.
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