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I know that at least one company charges 10% to promote property out of the Central Vally, and then they give directions and pocket the commission!
You must first apply in another residency category for at least 3 years prior to applying for permanent residency unless you have a child here with your boyfriend/husband , then all three of you can obtain permanent residency after which you can both work here, which could take a few months or a year or more…
I do not understand your thinking. You wrote “Maybe you would like to enlighten us as to how else one can obtain immeadiate permanent residency and work at any job”? Where did I write anything about this?
I wrote “While it could be good for some to get permanent residency with it, my point was “It asked whether anyone has ever used this method, successfully, as well on other forums. I have never seen anyone reply with a positive response”.
Nothing negative at all.
I also asked you “Have you actually spoken to someone who has obtained residency this way”? You did not answer my question.I definitely do not want to see and have no idea why you would write “I suppose you would prefer deforested pasture land instead?”
If someone has a large property ICE will give you thousands of native wood trees for free. We have taken advantage of this program and have added thousands of trees where we live, plus the thousand or so of mixed species, including fruit trees, we have purchased or grown from seed.
While it could be good for some to get permanent residency with it, my point was “It asked whether anyone has ever used this method, successfully, as well on other forums. I have never seen anyone reply with a positive response.
Have you actually spoken to someone who has obtained residency this way? Other than the ‘salesman’.
Personally, I do not like anyone to be taken advantage of, and would hate to hear that they had ‘forked out’ their funds and have been left in the lurch’ so to speak. This is why I am not in favor of this way to try to obtain residency.*BTW have you ever noticed how many teak farms are for sale with a reasonably low price tag for the size?
Edited on May 14, 2009 09:03
Edited on May 14, 2009 09:04
This same subject matter was discussed further down the pages. It asked whether anyone has ever used this method, successfully, as well on other forums. I have never seen anyone reply with a positive response.
What bothers me with this ‘program’ is one that I have stated before, you are ‘purchasing part of a teak farm’, and this is not reforestation.‘You own one hectare of property and all the trees on it. Expensive piece of land, and possibly in the middle of other peoples ‘farm’s’. No power, etc and no guarantee that this area is a ‘good area for teak’.
Many deserted teak farms in Guanacaste. And it will probably take longer than 7 years. More like 12-15.
Buyer beware!“It is extremely remote with no houses anywhere around at the top of a mountain.”
So you probably have no access to power, phone, etc? Do you have water? Accessibility to schools for your children? Do you know how much rain it gets there? The Orosi valley gets really heavy and frequent rain.Charles Zeller continues to offer great service. One of the best about maintaining contact and actually answering emails and phone calls.
This is posted on a residency website:
How do you get Permanent Residency?“1. Live in the country for a few years (currently maybe 5) as a rentista or as a pensionado (See below). Then apply to be a PM.
2. Marry a Costa Rican (NOT recommended as a way to obtain Permanent Residency). While judged legal, immigration is watching these like a hawk and pretty much ignoring the court order on this.
3. Have a baby in Costa Rica, though this is also iffy as Costa Rica does not require the father’s name be placed on the birth certificate, and if it is not, you may need to do expensive DNA testing to establish the child is yours. If you DO have a baby here, make sure the father’s name is on the birth certificate. If you are married and your baby is born here, the baby is a citizen of CR instantly, and parents, brothers and sisters can apply for PM immediately. After PM is granted, you have full rights to work here.
Rights:
You have the exact same rights as a Costa Rica citizen but you will not have the right to vote. You can work at any job and can even run for some political offices.
Restrictions:
You must visit Costa Rica at least once per year. “
Note, there is no time limit.
Here is a link on this forum,https://www.welovecostarica.com/members/486.cfm written by a friend of mine about life as a B&B owner/operator.
I think this should be mandatory to read this article when one is considering going into the B& B business.First of all, you should be ‘very sure’ that this is where you REALLY want to live! Have you traveled here before?
Visited for an extended period?
Have kids still in school?
Do you have prior business expertise?
All of these should be seriously considered.
I suggest that you rent here for at least six months and then decide to do the final move. This will allow you, if you haven’t already done so, check out various parts of the country you think you would like to stay.
No ‘list of approved businesses’ so you will have to do the time honored ‘search’ for yourself. Unfortunately, you may purchase something and then find out it isn’t acceptable.
You will also have to apply and deposit funds on their behalf…as well as your wife for each child… who is under 18 and ones that will attend university here. Once they reach 18 or leave university, they will be required to apply in their own right, unless you all have obtained permanent residency which will then allow a person to work here, legally.
Do a search for ‘Residency requirements of Costa Rica’.
The requirement are in the process of change, which will likely change the financial requirements, unfortunately not for the better.Realize that if you have someone ‘on site’ you are getting a ‘night watchmen’ free! And if you need to travel, it definitely helps that local residents know that someone is usually around.
When a potential worker tells you “If I provided him accomodation on my property, his salary would be unaffected” he is quite right.
Awilson1333, it is getting harder and harder to get workers to ‘work the land’ as the salary is much higher in the construction/tourism business, but what he is asking for, is high. It may be due the hours you wish him to work? If there is some ‘expertise’ required it may be necessary to pay what he is asking. If you just require him to keep the grass cut it is very different from hiring him as a gardener. Also, there are more ‘prospects’ around the beach areas.
Utilities are usually included when supplying a house, except for cooking gas.
The size of property must be taken into consideration as well. A property about 15 Ac. which one may want kept in pristine consdition is different again, for a 100 acres that is mostly ‘au natural’.
We pay for a land phone as well, which I forgot to mention.‘You can become an “inversionista” if you buy an ‘APPROVED’ $200000 business and an “APPROVED B&B” of which there are already thousands here with many for sale, not just buy a personal residence and then change it to be a B&B.
You wife, if she has a pension can apply as a pensionada or rentista which requires additional funds, but she may not work. Rules and requirements are changing.The first worker didn’t work out, as he wanted to be ‘the boss’! Such as when someone came up to speak my husband, he would hand around instead on carrying on with the task at hand. He didn’t work if we weren’t here and he had been highly recommended by the original American owner. He was ‘let go’
We asked around and when I went to the home of the young woman who was helping me with my Spanish, she in turn spoke with her sister. Sister & husband came and ‘checked us out’. They were from a good family and have their own finca, now with 3 nice cement houses on it.
Husband had limited education and was smart but couldn’t read or write.
They have been with us for 3 years, have never taken advantage of us, would trust them with anything. Very hard workers, both of them, although the wife bakes and sells her goods locally, they insisted they partially pay the electric.
We now have a retired teacher that comes to the farm for ‘Kindergarten classes’ for the worker and my husband in Spanish of course. This takes the pressure of of our friend. He is doing well in ‘school’.
We have meals together on occasion, and sometimes go places together, but we each live our own lives and we know that when we are away, they look out for the property, pets and animals on this very large property! Plus, he has love of growing things and we work together on new ideas. We hire extra manpower when we/he feels that they are needed.
There is no legal agreement in place.*We had hired staff before on our coffee farm, but not one with accommodation provided.
Edited on Apr 22, 2009 08:13
