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Yes David that is an accurate recap! You are correct it is not possible…I do have some income from the US of about 750 a month but that does not get me to the 1000 I would need to become a resident. So I am now in search of another country that may not be as difficult to become a resident or work in.
Thanks to all for your input.Ok…I have no intention of getting married or working illegally..I am not that person. I will be visiting in June. If home schooling is illegal than they will go to school.
I do appreciate all the info I am getting from most on this forum but I feel as some of it is slightly rude.
I came to this forum to learn and I am doing that. Honest and kind guidance is appreciated and I am sorry if my exploration of this dream is annoying to some….and David I will not give up my dream because it is not impossible, where being taller than you are is. I do not need snide comments just honest feedback.
Thanks again for everybody’s input[quote=”elindermuller”]One thing is the residency part, the other is the survival part. In this sick economy I just don’s see how to make a decent living if you do not bring a big junk of money to invest and make a start somehow. In order to run a business you don’t need residency (just leave the country every 3 months) but you will have to hire employees because you are only allowed to manage, not work. Plus you will want decent education for your teenagers which costs money too.
The kids may one day marry a Tico and/or have a Tico Baby, then you can get residency as a first grade relative.[/quote]Thank you for your response. I do have child support that I receive monthly and I at least for the first year or so planned on home schooling my girls.
It is really tough for me to just let this dream go. I can’t imagine anything being impossible at least I don’t like to.[quote=”costaricabill”]Don’t tell him, but (as usual) David is right. I know it is out of the question, but there is a way, as distasteful as it may seem.
There are attorneys here that can arrange a “marriage of convenience” and you may never meet your new spouse. I don’t know what it costs, or if your children would qualify for, or need to be, adopted, or if they could even reside here legally, but the marriage part is possible and would get you citizenship. We have a friend, a very successful business lady with 3 kids, that has done it and she has full citizenship.
The rest of David’s answer is spot on – and I would be surprised if you could make enough for you to survive and for you and your children to enjoy living here.
Wish you the best – it is sad to see the passion you have to live here and have it be so difficult for you to achieve!
We have PM’d already, so don’t hesitate to contact me again if you still are pursuing your dream and think my wife or I can help![/quote]
I appreciate everybody’s opinion and insight. This is our dream and something is pushing me to make this happen. How about if I start or try and buy a business? Or is there at all any type of work that I could possibly do that would be legal?
Bill if you or your wife can at all think of a way you might be able to help me that would be great. You guys have already been so helpful. I am coming in June for a visit to try and figure it all out!
Thanks again[quote=”Scott”]Kim:
What would you say to someone from Costa Rica who wrote the exact same letter to you about living and working as a massage therapist in the U.S.?
Scott
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Hi Scott
I would suggest that they get a work permit and that they would then have to research the state that they intend to work in to see what their requirements are.
I did not mean I wanted to make this happen illegally, I was wondering if there was something I was missing or if its so that its just not possible.
I was hoping that there might be another way.
Kim[quote=”vmc”]Hola everyone!
I know some of you with whom we’ve communicated over the last about 4 years of trying to get our act together doubted we would ever make it, and frankly, we had our own doubts from time-to-time.
Well, NO MORE…..LOL
We have a house just north of Playa Negra, and South of Lola’s, and will be sitting on the beach by April 26th!
We’ll get settled and once we are comfortable with getting around and all the fun associated with it, we hope to meet some of the fantastic people who have fielded our questions with glee and encouraged us along the way!
Keep a candle in the window….hold on to your hats………..We’re on our way!
Pura Vida!
Dan.[/quote]
Wow go you! I have decided as a single mom of 2 (14 & 10) to do the dame. We have no ties here in the US and I want out of the rat race.
I am visiting for the first time in June….I have kind of mapped out where I want to visit that I am considering where we will settle. I am traveling the Ncoya Penn which seems to speak to me. maybe while I am passing through our families could meet and you can share any info that you may have with me.
I plan to come home and sell everything we own and only come back with our suit cases packed.
Can’t wait for this adventure….anything you can share with me would be great. I will be traveling in June by myself!
Congrats on your move!
