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HI We are coming to CR in Feb and my son 24 from Canada has had his own painting Co here.
Is there a need for a Painting Co where the owner speaks fluent English?
CareneThe same rule applies
Be advised your son, will not be covered in [b]your[/b] application, due to his age so will be required to have $60K to apply for residency.Construction workers in Costa Rica perform a much broader array of tasks than the specialists who work in the U.S. The same worker who digs the footings and pours the cement will lay the block, weld the roof structure, roof the house, rough in the plumbing, and maybe do the wiring, lay the tile and paint. Painting is not a specialty skill here, so confining oneself to that part of the business would be to limit the opportunities drastically.
And then there’s the matter of the five-year wait for permanent residency so you can actually work here. And that depends upon qualifying for and acquiring temporary residency first.
There are many people who work illegally here – just ask the thousands of Nicaraguans. But remember if you get caught, then you have no one to blame but yourself. That said, I’ve never had good luck with painters. As David points out there are jacks of all trades but I would counter they are masters of none.
Wouldn’t hurt to have a specialist in painting that doesn’t water down the paint (!), knows what a tarp is and when to use it, knows that electrical plates and switches aren’t meant to be painted over and that, yes!, you can tape mouldings and borders as necessary.:D
[quote=”Carene”]HI We are coming to CR in Feb and my son 24 from Canada has had his own painting Co here.
Is there a need for a Painting Co where the owner speaks fluent English?
Carene
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no bank accounts, no permits, no driver’s licenses WITHOUT a cedula. whooo hooo. we’re getting more and more like the US every day.
[quote=”maravilla”]no bank accounts, no permits, no driver’s licenses WITHOUT a cedula. whooo hooo. we’re getting more and more like the US every day.[/quote]
Would a Tico-Tourist with just a passport get all this in the U.S. ?
Not in Germany !!
[quote=”maravilla”]no bank accounts, no permits, no driver’s licenses WITHOUT a cedula. whooo hooo. we’re getting more and more like the US every day.[/quote]
One of reasons, still have Ecuador, Belize on my radar, though Belize is too anti-gun, would at least if living there want a shotgun….not too much to ask!
[quote=”elindermuller”][quote=”maravilla”]no bank accounts, no permits, no driver’s licenses WITHOUT a cedula. whooo hooo. we’re getting more and more like the US every day.[/quote]
Would a Tico-Tourist with just a passport get all this in the U.S. ?
Not in Germany !![/quote]
Hey, if you get a chance, can you send me a PM and tell me more about this, what you mean, etc-I am part German and would like to know more…..thanks….
i wouldn’t bother with Belize, personally. the crime rate is soaring, esp against expats (as it is in Ecuador as well). Belize is also very hot, most of the time. Somehow we manage to tick off a lot of people wherever we go.
[quote=”camby”]would at least if living there want a shotgun….[/quote]
Well, if owning a firearm legally is important to you, you’ll probably want to steer clear of Costa Rica. At the very least, you’ll have to be a legal resident, take a gun safety course, take a written test (both [i]en espanol[/i], I believe), and pass a psychological screening. Before those conditions are met, you cannot import or possess a firearm.
Somebody jump in here . . . Can temporary residents, ([i]pensionados o rentistas[/i]) own firearms, or must one be a [i]residente permanente[/i]?
[quote=”maravilla”]Somehow we manage to tick off a lot of people wherever we go.[/quote]
Yeah, no kidding, imagine that……perhaps, arrogance in word and in action?
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