[maryfrix]

[quote=”ticorealtor”]My wife and I were going to drive with our three year old daughter. After extensive planning such as talking to all the RSOs in the route we decided not to. The only area that we were concerned with is the Mexico boarder. At this moment the Zetas are stopping cars along the toll roads…. Also after what happened in many of the boarder towns we said no way.

Once you get past the Mexico boarder…it is smooth sailing..

We are now in Houston, shipped our car and waiting for Friday to fly to Cr. Traveled from MN and moving perm to CR, with a Dog and Cat.[/quote]

I’m jealous. Ah well….the English Bulldog “no-fly” embargo prevents us from more than vacationing. All the better for now I suppose.

[maryfrix]

He’s one of those relatively new-fangled “celebutante” goofs who’s known for having accomplished absolutely nothing.

And he’s about 12, so his life experience is likely limited, to say the least.

To quote a Woody Allen film, “If Jesus knew what people were saying in his name, he’d never stop throwing up”.

“Children’s tears and soup”. I’ll have to find use for that in my next business article.

[maryfrix]

Thanks, Jerry. It’s very generous for you to offer asking your friends. We are in the Midwest but would drive to any point south and leave the vehicle as my husband has a son in Miami and I have an aunt in Houston. Both are the quickest hops to San Jose, I understand.

All that said, we aren’t planning to come until next year – April, May and June or August, September and October. I’m hoping to arrange a charter flight by then with others, wherever they may be found.

[maryfrix]

Thank you for your reply. What’s makes me a bit more concerned than usual is that Delta and Continental have just (as of June of this year) put a no-flying embargo on any type of bulldog for any flight, anywhere, during any time of year regardless of cool-weather season. I would not want to risk it.

The FedEx fore hold (right behind the cockpit) would be excellent for transporting our two dogs (only one of whom is a problem) but they do not ship household pets unless it’s from business to business. I might be able to swing that, but they typically only ship from a breeder to a pet shop.

I have found a cruise ship that goes to Belize City out of Galveston, but no dogs allowed. Only the QE2 is dog-friendly.

So we are rather at an impasse.

[maryfrix]

Yes, from Charlotte I would imagine it would be beyond ridiculous to charter a flight. I am finding that $17,000 is the norm for a light jet from Texas to San Jose (2.5 hour flight) because there is no efficient way for the charter lines to formally organize interested passengers to take your “dead leg” flight back from SJO to Texas – or wherever – and vice versa.

I am unable to find if there are any cruises/charters from the Texas coast (Galveston?) to the Caribbean coast of CR.

If anyone has any info about that, I’d be interested in hearing about it. (By water this time, instead of by air). Thanks again.

[maryfrix]

thanks for the reply – I have seen that it might not be worth it (rentista status for just a year)….so as the alternative, a few days in Nicaragua or Panama might be interesting until the required 72 or so hours are up.

[maryfrix]

Someone PM’d me a web site (ARCR), so that’s my reading for the week.

We’ll start as the usual tourists and then see what we’ll see.

[maryfrix]

Thanks David and John. Perhaps my thinking is incorrect regarding the rentista residency status.

My thought was we visit in early 2010, look around, and if we like what we see to go ahead (in 2010)and make application for rentista status for the year 2011.

We would not be visiting CR for more than a week or so in 2010. We plan on four trips before August 2010 to check out the various regions.

Should we like what we see in Costa Rica, does one have to be [i]living there[/i] on a tourist visa in order to make rentista residency application? Or can this be done from the U.S. for future residency?

At any rate, we’ll be taking to an immigration attorney that works with folks who want to live in CR for any amount of time over 90 days.

To begin, I think we will start out in Samara or Tamarindo, work our way around Guanacaste and the Central Pacific coastline and head on down to South Puntarenas. I am looking into travel times via rental 4X4 from a variety of points in CR.

[maryfrix]

Thanks, David. I have read quite a lot about the immigration laws regarding CR, and our stay would begin around the middle of 2011. For all practical purposes, we would qualify for the [i]rentista [/i]visa, but I have heard it can be quite the long process.

I would prefer to avoid having to leave every 90 days, but that might indeed be the best bet. (I see an immigration attorney in my future if we like CR as much as we have heard we would).

[maryfrix]

Will do. I’m eager to learn as much as I can, so perhaps I’ve irritatingly jumped the gun with my post. I’m the schmuck!

I’ll search around and revel in the thought of visiting CR.

[maryfrix]

Thanks for your response. We would make application for a temporary stay beyond 90 days. A rentisa visa, I believe. I’m researching that when I can.

There are long-term house rentals and then there are vacation rentals. My questions is: Do the standard “vacation rental” homes take on guests for a longer term (6 months, for example) at a reduced rate. That’s a curiousity question for a realtor perhaps.

Mi espanol is muy malo, so we will talk with a realtor when we visit, most likely.

[Author]

Posts