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No I don’t think it’s accurate at all.
I think they mostly got respondents from the San Jose area and there are TONS of people out there not represented, especially the “perpetual tourists”.
I believe that the retired people are a much higher group than given in the report.
Of course I can’t back any of this up with facts but my opinion is that the survey is skewed towards people who live and work in the San Jose area.
[quote=”DavidCMurray”][quote=”davidd”]
a costa rican national can visit the U.S. and with his passport open up a bank account.i have 2 friends that did just that 6 months ago
[/quote]That’s really interesting. Several months ago, I, a U.S. citizen, tried to open an account at HSBC US online and was turned down because I don’t have a physical street address in the U.S. There was no way to talk them into it. A supervisor insisted that it’s against the law.
[/quote]Many illegal immigrants in the U.S. not only have bank accounts but are able to buy cars and other things on credit. Go figure.
Also, while an American will find it difficult to move to Mexico or Costa Rica and work, illegal immigrants do that very easily in the U.S., as well as get free medical care and other free services, free food, etc..
I highly recommend that people who are retiring on soc. sec. look into making some extra money online. While there are a lot of ripoffs online and one has to do one’s due diligence to make sure you hook up with the right business, there are ways to make a few hundred up to a few thousand per month by running online businesses.
This is our plan for retiring in Costa Rica because my soc. sec. is only going to be around $1100/month – that is IF the government doesn’t renig on its obligation to pay this “entitlement” that I have paid into my whole life.
[quote=”rrobinson98″]Hello,
I actually visted Costa Rica for the first time last year (Playa Flamingo, Guancaste area) and did not really like but the circumstances under which I visted had alot to do with it. Since then I have NOT been able to get Costa Rica off my mind. I really want to go back and REALLY get a grasp of what life is like there and would really solidfy if I want to relocate in a few years. I was thinking of maybe trying to get a job at the U.S. embassy. I have had such a hard time making in CAL, even though I was born and raised here. Just thinking this might be a change of pace but the Culture shock may be too much and I also do not know if the Government is corrupt or if I can make a decent living over there????
Any input is greatly appreciated![/quote]
I just wanted to confirm what Maravilla said. It is much more difficult for an American to work in Costa Rica than it is for a Latino to (illegally) work in the USA. And if you get caught working illegally in CR they can kick you out and not let you back in for 10 years or something like that. Basically CR is not a good place to look for work.
Any time you have an American President visiting Costa Rica it can’t be a good thing. America is no longer a sovereign nation “of by and for the people” but rather is part of a Multinational corporatocracy where the only thing that matters is the profit of corporations.
Corporations buy the politicians and the politicians lick the boots of their corporate and bankster bosses.
I realize this isn’t a political forum but unfortunately when speaking of Clinton or Obama or Bush or any of these representatives of the Multinational kabala, I can’t help myself.
One reason for being in Costa Rica is to try to IGNORE these jerks.
[quote=”orcas06″]Maravilla……..a friend of mine paid his tax yesterday for a inactive SA , ¢67,000, and the fine was ¢50/day. That was in Alajuela but as you know it might be different in Heredia or San José
[quote=”maravilla”]does anyone know what the REAL fines for not paying are? someone said they are C180,000 plus 3% interest per month. that can’t possibly be right. i didn’t pay the tax today because after paying the usurious traffic fine of $350, it was eventually reduced to about $25. C180,000 is more than the tax, so how could that be possible? maybe i should’ve just paid the damn thing and gotten it over with.[/quote][/quote]
Thanks for clarifying this.
To further clarify, then, each “county” can set its own fines? Is it safe to assume that the fines would not be a LOT more than what it says here, or could some county go completely crazy and have fines that would be dollars per day?Raising it from $600 to $2000 seems way too drastic.
I could see them raising it to $1000, but raising it to $2000 will deny a lot of social security retirees their dream of living in Costa Rica.Ask another question:
Why would the United States have laws about immigration and yet let MILLIONS of illegal immigrants not only come here but work here, buy cars here, go to school here, get disability here, etc. etc..?My point is that when it comes to government policy, logic does not always prevail.
To answer the original poster, I know several people who have been perpetual tourists for 5-15 (yes, 15!) years, and none of them have been deported or refused entry.
Do I recommend people live as perpetual tourists? No, it is not the best way to live. But unfortunately sometimes it is the only way some people can live on their property.
I personally think (in the past, and up until now at least; Who knows how it may change if the new law passes?) that getting deported for being a PT is very unlikely.
