Yes Maravilla, I think so. You work for your own business not as a wage or salaried employee, but you can compensate yourself in other ways, Director fees, for example. Since you are creating your own work (and maybe some for Ticos as well) you are not taking work away from a Tico. I don’t believe there is an essential difference between directing your corporate affairs and working.
Yes, I have also been told that you can work legally in Costa Rica for your own Costa Rican Corporation.
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