Renewal of Permanent Residence

[seawader]

Can anyone tell me how long before a “Permanent Residence” needs to be renewed? Thank you.

[costaricafinca]

Before the date expires on your existing [i]cedula[/i]…:roll:
It could be one, two years, three years or even 5 years, depending on how long you have been a [u]legal[/u] Temporary (4 years) then Permanent resident.

[seawader]

O.K. Thanks .. but really do not understand your response? I have an [b]existing[/b] Pensionado/Residente Cedula & recently applied for a PERMANENT STATUS Cedula(which was granted!) Once the new Cedula is received how many years (from date of the new Cedula) before having to renew once again?

[costaricafinca]

It will show on the [i]cedula[/i]. As mentioned, it could be 1, 2 3 or 5 years, depending on how long you have been a legal resident. Not everyone who has TR applies for PR when the 4 years as a TR is up, so the time [u]will [/u]vary…

[jreeves]

It does vary – for us, when we got our first permanent residency cedula we were given a 3-year renewal because we had been residents for about 5 years before we were finally approved. But I have friends who have been only given a 1-year renewal & another friend given a 5-year renewal. It is all related to how long you’ve already been a resident.

Jessica

[seawader]

Thanks to all who responded to my query. Much appreciated!!

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