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[quote=”costaricafinca”]It seems that most banks here, require updates on your information at least every two years.[/quote]
Can anyone who has applied for rentista residency advise how they show proof of income if you do not make income in Costa Rica?[quote=”beverleygay”]Hello Janet12424. Rentista is a big problem with the CAJA. My commonlaw husband & I are paying a very large payment of $480. for both of us for one month. We have been told it is unconstitutional. Just a little crazy. So much for reading information about “reasonable rates”.
We are paying the same as you. But there is no way we could afford to pay double that amount. Our dream is starting to feel like its going to cost us more than we can afford. It’s very discouraging 😥
I wonder what this means for rentista residency where we show an income of $2,500 per month. Will they say my husband has an income of $1,250 and I have an income of $1,250? Or will they say we both have an income of $2,500 per month? We pay caja online and just made our usual monthly payment and it went through. I’m wondering when this will catch up to us? When I go to the doctor?
You have been through quite a lot and are a huge inspiration to me. I am close in age and hope to be living there permanently in the next year or two. Thanks for your posts!
We are going the rentista route and just signed up for Caja. $430.00 a month for the two of us. Unbelievable how much it has gone up.
Thanks Scott, another question, you may or may not know the answer. Is there a student residency or visa provision when my daughter is enrolled in school? Would that help in helping us obtain rentista status?
I am not of retirement age, so I do not get US government checks on a monthly basis, I can prove income of $2500 USD monthly through my company I own in the US. I didn’t know if having my daughter enrolled in school would help or does that become irrelevant.
[quote=”Doug Ward”]Whatever you do do NOT come here with the thought of buying. I agree with the renting. Many say one year. I say permanently.[/quote]
Curious as to your statement to rent permanently. Can you elaborate on why that is your preference? Thanks![quote=”costaricafinca”]Why not ask your lawyer to try to make another appointment when you have more time? Or fly in earlier. He or his representative are the ones who should be assisting you. Or contact ARCR as I suggested.
The info with the phone numbers, is where you would try to set up your appointment.
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I will and thank you very much for your suggestions. My spouse speaks Spanish, so I will also have him call the Caja offices to see what they tell him. Thank you again for all of the information, I appreciate it![quote=”waggoner41″][quote=”janetl2424″]I am working wtih Javier Zavaleta/Residency in Costa Rica and following his instructions, but I wanted to get as much input as possible. He seemed to believe that it would take more than one day to apply for Caja. He scheduled my appointment for Migracion right after he received notice that my residency application had been approved.[/quote]
Best listen to your attorney. If anything can go wrong you can bet it will go wrong.
You are facing two issues:
1 – We expats are results oriented while the Costa Ricans are process oriented and much slower to get things done.
2 – Everyone will be recovering from the Christmas/New Year two week break when all government offices are closed. Getting appointments at that time of year will take time.[/quote]I’m wondering if its possible for someone else to go to Caja for us to set up an appointment so we will be able to apply the first time we go to the Caja office.
[quote=”costaricafinca”]I would agree that it will take more than one day…
What is the date of your appointment? Due to the holidays and possibly the location, the CCSS offices may be ‘backed up’ with appointments.[/quote]Monday, January 13, 2014 @ 9:30 a.m.
[quote=”costaricafinca”]Dealing with both a CCSS ofice and [i]migracion[/i] in early January could be a nightmare…
Have you asked your lawyer for this information? Since you possibly paying a lawyer to assist in gaining residency, he/she should be willing to help.[/quote]I am working wtih Javier Zavaleta/Residency in Costa Rica and following his instructions, but I wanted to get as much input as possible. He seemed to believe that it would take more than one day to apply for Caja. He scheduled my appointment for Migracion right after he received notice that my residency application had been approved.
[quote=”rosiemaji”]Janet2424, you will get more relevant information if you share where you are so that people from that area can give you more specific information. In San Isidro PZ, you sign up for the CAJA at the Social Security office. I don’t think an appointment is necessary unless they are really busy. They will ask you questions about your income and some of your expenses such as rent or mortgage payment. What you will need to pay each month will be based on a % of your income that was used to apply for your status. You will need to show your residency acceptance letter because the CAJA must be signed up for before you get your cedula. Also you can not sin up for the CAJA until your residency application has been approved. Once you pay the first month’s fee, they will tell you where your “home” hospital will be and that is based on where you live in Costa Rica. You go there to register and they will give you a Clinic Card. When you need to see a doctor, you will show the card along with a copy of the current month’s receipt showing that the CAJA is up to date. For me, the whole thing was done in about 1/2 day. So everything has to be done in order. First you apply for residency, then your attorney gets faxed a letter that your application has been accepted, you take the letter to the SS office and sign up for the CAJA, then you go to San Jose (you do need appointment for this) to Migracion with your CAJA receipt to get your cedula. Complicated and a bit confusing if you are doing it all yourself (which I did).[/quote]
My residency application has been accepted and I do have the appointment scheduled with Migracion for January. My rental agreement is for a place that I rent in Liberia; however, I will be flying into San Jose from states in January to apply for Caja and my subsequent Migracion appointment. My Migracion appointment is on a Monday morning, I was hoping to fly into San Jose on Thursday, make the required bank deposits and then head to a Caja office. That would give me all of Friday to finish up anything I couldn’t get done on Thursday. However, I am concerned because I am being told some Caja offices only take new applications on certain days of the week. I will rent a car so I can drive as far as needed to get any Caja office to get my application submitted. If I know which one is best to go to on a Thursday, that would be great!
[quote=”barbara ann”]it depends on what area you are in. you regularly are assigned to a location near where you live. and yes you make an appointment for your first initial meeting with the dr. then you can put yourself on 3 month appointments if you ask for it. we are in Jaco and our clinic is kind of across from the post office near where the fruit market is on Friday. For emergencies you just go there with your card showing you are current on your caja payments,[/quote]
But as far as applying, I was told I could go to any Caja office. If so, which offices take applications on what days? I will only be in Costa Rica on a Thursday and Frida and need to find an office where I can apply on those days. And will those two days be enough time? Thank you!
[quote=”ticochief”]Looking for recommendations for a professional and honest tax accountant to do American citizen tax returns for the US.[/quote]
Michael Graham @ 3HL Accountants in South Florida has experience working with US expats who live in CR. His contact info is:
8461 Lake Worth Road
Suite 115
Lake Worth, FL 33467
561-209-6010
fax 561-828-5979
mgraham@3HLAccountants.com
http://www.3HLAccountants.com[quote=”maravilla”]you have to prove you have a lifetime income for pensionado status, and every other category will require massive amoounts of documentation to prove you are worthy to reside here. and now you can’t even get a bank account in this country without being a resident. things change daily here and what we tell you today won’t necessarily apply tomorrow. check the http://www.residencyincostarica.com website — they have some new updates.[/quote]
That is the company we are working with. We have all the necessary documentation except for the bank reference letter with the mandatory language, which we have yet to find a bank that will provide same. Very frustrating!
