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[quote=”johnnyh”]Thanks David!
No I don’t have a CR passport. What I have is a “Registro Civil” document certifying that I was born in the Province of Limon. I also have a “Colegio de Medicos y Cirujanos” documentJohnny……..my understanding is that if you are born in CR and can prove it you are legally considered a Tico. Also if you can prove that one of your parents is Tico you can also qualify. This is called “lazos de sangre” Could be that there have been changes in the rules, ya can never tell.
I almost choked on my tamale when I read “We want it to be a Costa Rican town, not an American town in Costa Rica” I guess they think that everyone here just fell off the banana boat. I don’t almost hope this monstrosity fails, I REALLY REALLY hope it fails and they go back and f”#& up Atlanta some more.
I got tired of looking in CR and broke down and ordered 100 seeds thru Amazon. I’m shipping to Fl. where my daughter will re package and ship to CR. Maybe I can get them past any possible Ag inspection. Will keep ya’ll informed.
[quote=”maravilla”]it ain’t kansas, that’s for sure[/quote]
That is the reason I’m here. Kansas is kinda boring
[quote=”Joan&Troy”]We were just beginning the process of building on our land, which is in Naranjal (a small village in the mountains about halfway between Nicoya and Samara). There is a transformer that is located on the corner of our property, however there has never been electric service to the property. We have been told that it will be easier and cheaper to have a Tico set the service up in his/her name as opposed to us getting the service ourselves. The contractor we were considering using has indicated he would be willing to set up the service in his name. I would like to know if anyone has information regarding if in fact the cost and rates would be different if the service was set up in a Costa Rican citizens name as opposed to ours. Any input will be very appreciated. Thanks![/quote
It is sometimes very handy to have a utility bill in your name to be able to show proof of your address. Many government, bank and other “tramites” require this document. As David says there is little risk of having the service in an others name as long as you are certain your friendly relationship will continue.
I think the CIA SHOULD overthrow Costa Rica and make them speak the internationally recognized english language. I was in a grocery store in Alajuela, buying a couple of cerveza negras when the checkout clerk asked ME how much the beer cost. I answered “yo no comprende” because I’d forgotten the price by the time I got to the checkout stand. If she had been able to understand english, I could have told her to look at the bar code thingy.
I agree with rluikaart but I can’t imagine a store clerk in Costa Rica that can’t speak merican…
……and not only that, english can be understood anywhere in the world if it is spoken loud enough……[quote=”jthomas1139″]I think CIA stands for: Certainly Interesting Accumulations. Most of us would be stunned to know what really happens.[/quote]
When immigration changed from the old booklet style cedula to the new hard plastic type and did some other strange number stuff we got new numbers. I went from a cedula # that started with 175…. to one that starts with 184…. which means that license #s change and not only that but all records…CCSS, banks, credit cards and so on have to be revised. Ah, the burocracy but I guess paperwork provides jobs. I just hope that the don’t change their mind and change back. As I get older I don’t know if I can remember all the new material.
[quote=”maravilla”]i HAD my cedula when i got my first driver’s license, and as i mentioned, my friend got his license renewed WITH his passport, which is also what he used for his first license. And no, i don’t think the cedula numbers change. that is a permanent number assigned to you. i am going to go to the MOPT office here in San Ramon and make sure i HAVE to go to Paso Ancho.[/quote]
Correct Scott, but with time anyone who used this sales system also became a “Polaco” and thus the Costa Rican verb, “polacear”, an ar ending irregular verb…Spanish 101
Does this mean to Polish or Polack……?
[quote=”Scott”]It was explained to me that the ‘Polacos’ term was used to refer to the Polish Jews who came here a long time ago from Polonia (Poland) who offered their products for sale with “easy payments” – where you could pay a small amount each week (at an outrageous interest rate of course) over a long period of time.I doubt any of the polacos on the streets today are actually Jewish but I’m told most of the real estate in San Jose is owned by Jews (and they are a tiny percentage of the population) so they’ve done well for themselves as they do in most places.
Scott[/quote]
Charlie, the people who sell on the streets in many cases are called ” Polacos “, and usually , depending on the location is illegal. Also, many of these guys sell on credit so how would you ever collect unless you went door to door to track them down. Sounds to me like it would be a hard way to make a buck. Just my opinion.
quote=”Charlie”][quote=”maravilla”]i was told that the figure i quoted was for the year. after that, well, get busy with the tax forms.[/quote]
ok makes sense if one makes a few hundred a month, thanks[/quote]
Don’t you just love it when gringos or other “forasteros” decide what is best or permisible for Costa Rica.
[youtube][/youtube][quote=”bogino”]Oh Pleeeeeese….COME
ON………”Motorhomes” in Costa Rica now???? Do we [b]REALLY[/b] need this. Motorhomes belong in Arizona or Utah or anywhere else in the U.S. but [b]COME[/b] [b]ON[/b]……..in Costa Rica??? Let’s not ruin the landscape.[/quote][quote=”Versatile”]Guess i was wrong huh![/quote]
“there are lots of incidents were young Ticas have babies by a gringo because it’s a nice retirement plan. reality is harsh sometimes. did he have the kid so he could get residency that he wouldn’t be qualified for without the child? that’s the anchor baby route. lots of people do that too”
I suggest that he have a DNA sample taken and some tests run. Ya can never tell who might be in the woodpile!!!!
SM[quote=”maravilla”]same here, orca. i fell in love with mexico when i was 22. i studied spanish off and on for decades so i’d be able to communicate on the 30+ trips i made there in my lifetime. but many people are afraid of other cultures, and a lot of people who moved here only because it was cheaper than wherever else they were livng, not because they had a love affair with latin culture. i will consider myself fluent (even though my teacher thinks i am already) when i can read 100 Years of Solitude in spanish![/quote]
Alas. Maravilla…..I read 100 Years of Solitude many years ago in Spanish but couldn’t keep track of the José Arcadio Buendías so I re-read it in English. So much for my fluency.
SM[quote=”sprite”]I am just curious. I am a fluent Spanish speaker but that is the only second language I know. It would never occur to me to move to a foreign country if I did not speak the language of that country.
I normally don’t agree with Sprite but this time is an exception. I have been speaking Spanish for 45+ years ever since I went to Mexico in my 20s and discovered that there were 90m people who spoke Spanish there and I couldn’t communicate with them. Off to school so the next visit would be different………. so began my love affair with the Latin culture. I have lived in Costa Rica for almost 40 years, been married to a Tica for almost as long, raised a Tico/Gringo family, worked and retired with a pension from the Caja, had my share of ups and downs and would not have wanted to live my life any other way. I think not learning the language of the country a person lives is short changing oneself. Even with all this I don’t consider myself fluent, maybe 90%. This way I keep studying and maybe learn something every day. Pura Vida
SM[quote=”sueandchris”]Has anyone here in Costa Rica had their U.S. taxes prepared by an accountant working in Costa Rica. Form 5471 caused our U.S. accountant to “fire” us and so far I haven’t had any luck in replacing him with someone based in our old state of residence.
Apparently, U.S. accountants think 5471 is a royal pain (and of course I agree). But now I have not ONE but TWO Costa Rican corporations, so need some help! I see some ads in the Tico Times, but would love advice from someone who is satisfied with their accountant here. Also, what should we expect to pay?
Can anyone advise…….. I have used U.S. Tax & Accounting and found them to do a good job. I also find them to be priced reasonably. They are now located near the US Embassy in Pavas. The ph. # is 2288 2201, ask for Randall Lindner
CR Bill is right on all accounts. I did the next to the last task of going to the Embassy (USA) “registered” with them which included filling out a one page form, showing my valid passport and paying fifty dollars. Hoped this helped.
Alexander69: I don’t understand why anyone would want to notify the US Embassy of their residency status in Costa Rica and on top of that pay them $50. I’m sure big brother already knows where you are.
[quote=”alexander69″][quote=”costaricabill”][quote=”lavemder”]What kind of “Application form” you have to fill in Canadian or USA
Embassy in CR in order to apply for residency?
Has anyone have done it lately?[/quote]Oh Man, do you have a lot to get up to speed on!
Yes, people are applying for residency everyday, and there are hundreds of posts on this forum about everyone’s trials and tribulations and frustrations (and successes) in the process. Maybe it should be as easy as “what kind of form?” but the truth is that your embassy is one of the very last in a long agonizing process in the application for residency.
Others are much more astute in detailing the steps, so I’ll leave that to them – but before they can even start you must let us know
(1) which country are you now a citizen of?
(2) are you presently residing in that country or in CR?
(3) what type of temporary residency are you trying to secure?and finally, (4) how much patience do you have?
If the answer to #4 is not “great” or “extensive” or “exceptional”, then you will need to hire an attorney or an organization to assist you. If indeed you do feel that you have adequate patience to undertake the endeavor on your own, then I can assure you (based on the simplicity of your question) that your patience will be sorely tested in the process.[/quote]
CR Bill is right on all accounts. I did the next to the last task of going to the Embassy (USA) “registered” with them which included filling out a one page form, showing my valid passport and paying fifty dollars. Hoped this helped.[/quote]
