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It’s not possible to search the National Registry at the moment to determine the Shareholder(s) (owner(s)) of a Costa Rican Corporation, although there is legislation pending where this may be possible in the future. It is possible to conduct a search to determine who the Directors of a Corporation are, but this, of course, does not determine ownership of the Corporation.
I’m wondering if the web site title “Inside Wealth” has a double meaning, including the one: “you need to be inside to be wealthy”. In my opinion, when it comes to the Stock Market, you’ve got to be an “insider” to ever be wealthy.
I don’t belive that this is a new requirement.
Provincial Health Insurance eligibility has always been based on a minimum physical residency period per year in the Province where the Insurance is granted.
The physical residency period may vary slightly from Province to Province.
If you are a Non-Resident Canadian for Tax purposes, with a requirement to live outside of Canada for at least 183 days per year, you are ineligible for Provincial Health Insurance.
Note from Scott: ‘WatchDog’ is the username for my friend and attorney Richard (Rick) Philps who is a Canadian citizen, naturalized as a citizen of Costa Rica. Rick practiced law in Canada as a member of the Law Society of British Columbia, for fourteen years, prior to moving to Costa Rica in 1998. Mr. Philps the earned his Bachelor of Laws and Licensing Degrees (Civil Law), and a Post-Graduate Degree in Notary and Registry Law, from the Escuela Libre de Derecho University, in San Jose, is a member of the Costa Rica College of Lawyers, and practices law in Costa Rica in the areas of real estate and development, corporate, commercial, contract, immigration, and banking with the Law Firm of Petersen & Philps.
To speak with Attorney Rick Philps or Attorney Roger Petersen about hiring them as your Costa Rica attorneys, please contact them using the information below:
Lic. Rick Philps and Lic. Roger A. Petersen – Attorneys at Law, San Jose, Costa Rica Tel: 506-2288-4381, Ext. 102; Email: rpetersen@plawcr.com Email: rphilps@plawcr.com Website: http://www.plawcr.com or http://www.costaricalaw.com
The problem in collecting off-property maintenance fees for what would be considered common areas in a residential development arises when the residential development is not a true Condominium, registered as such in the National Registry and administered according to the Condominium Law. In residential developments which are not registered Condominiums (may look and try to behave as one), it is deemed to be unconstitutional (CR Constitution Art. 45) for a HOA to try and enforce the payment of common area expenses, such as road maintenance. Only registered Condominiums have the legal right to collect such expenses from the various condominium lot owners, through the delegated authority given to the Condominium Administrator provided by an owner at the time of the condominium lot purchase. The Condominium Law provides for a scheme to collect such expenses from the various condominium lot owners, with penalties for non-payment, including foreclosure, if necessary.Note from Scott: ‘Watchdog’ is the username for my friend and attorney Richard (Rick) Philps who is a Canadian citizen, naturalized as a citizen of Costa Rica. Rick practiced law in Canada as a member of the Law Society of British Columbia, for fourteen years, prior to moving to Costa Rica in 1998. Mr. Philps the earned his Bachelor of Laws and Licensing Degrees (Civil Law), and a Post-Graduate Degree in Notary and Registry Law, from the Mtropolitana Castro Carazo and Escuela Libre de Derecho Universities, in San Jose, is a member of the Costa Rica College of Lawyers, and practices law in Costa Rica in the areas of real estate and development, corporate, commercial, contract, immigration, and banking with the Law Firm of Petersen & Philps. To speak with Attorney Rick Philps about hiring him as your Costa Rica Attorney, please contact him using the information below:
Lic. Rick Philps – Attorney at Law, Petersen & Philps, San Jose, Costa Rica Tel: 506-2288-4381, Ext. 102; Email: rphilps@plawcr.com; Website: http://www.plawcr.com[quote=”waggoner41″]Is it possible that no one is satisfied with the type of government under which they live?[/quote] A Benevolent Dictatorship would probably work the best, if you could find the right Dictator. No red tape, small government, and probably low taxes.
I’m Canadian (Victoria, B.C.), Natuarlized as a Costa Rican (carry two passports) and have lived in Costa Rica for over fourteen years. Any such remarks, or inuendo as you suggest, are, in my opinion, based soley in envy and jealously. In a sense, if you’ve successfully made the move to Costa Rica, or the like, you are living a dream that few of your countrymen are able to achieve, for one reason, or another. It takes “guts” to make the move initially and even more “guts” to make the cultural compromises required to sustain it. If you’ve done it, be proud of yourself and consider yourself lucky enough that you were able to enrich your life with the experience, that many of your disgruntled countrymen wished they could have as well.
For your stated needs and preferences, Escazu or Santa Ana probably most closely meet what you are looking for.
I was at Andiamo La Restaurant in Santa Ana last Saturday for lunch, with my wife. Our experience wasn’t so good, either as to the quality of the food, or the service. I certainly agree with you Scott, that the wine list is over-priced. Our main dish, ravioli stuffed with crab and tomato sauce, arrived after a considerable wait, with the sauce being more of a soup, than a sauce, and without much flavour. The waiter that served us primarily, was also in a bad humour. We complained to the Manager about the food quality and they did offer to replace it, but because of the initial wait, we declined the offer. No adjustment to the bill was made, or offered. A really good restaurant is the new Vino Mundo Restaurant in Brasil de Mora, 100 meters south of the school.
To live a comparable lifestyle to that in Canada, or the U.S., Costa Rica is no less expensive. Your bonus is the climate and the environment.
There are some offshore business income exemptions which exist for U.S. Citizens for income (approx. $90,000.00 U.S. annual income) from an active offshore business, as opposed to investment income from a passive source (non-exempt).
I don’t know how much longer these exemptions might continue, but it would be one thing to investigate with a U.S. Tax Consultant or Attorney.
The basic position for U.S. Citizens with the IRS is that you have to declare your World income and pay income tax accordingly.
Note from Scott: ‘WatchDog’ is the username for my friend and attorney Richard (Rick) Philps who is a Canadian citizen, naturalized as a citizen of Costa Rica. Rick practiced law in Canada as a member of the Law Society of British Columbia, for fourteen years, prior to moving to Costa Rica in 1998. Mr. Philps the earned his Bachelor of Laws and Licensing Degrees (Civil Law), and a Post-Graduate Degree in Notary and Registry Law, from the Escuela Libre de Derecho University, in San Jose, is a member of the Costa Rica College of Lawyers, and has practiced law in Costa Rica for six years. Mr. Philps practices law in the areas of real estate and development, corporate, commercial, contract, immigration, and banking.
To contact attorney Rick Philps and his associate attorney Roger Petersen, please use the Contact Form at the bottom of: https://www.welovecostarica.com/members/417.cfm
This is the rainy season in Costa Rica and October is traditionally the wettest month on the Pacific Coast and in the Central Valley. The usual weather pattern is sunny mornings, followed by wet afternoons and clearing again in the evening.
I understand the reception of all TV dish systems to be affected by heavy rain, or cloud cover.
[quote=”gkbiz”][quote=”colleen.1″]Sky (out of Mexico)provide a very good service with a variety of channels, including BBC. Installation service is excellent. Their top-choices ‘UNIVERSAL’ subscription costs only $54.90 per month. Compared to the local cable service ‘Supercable’ Sky’s choice’s are a 100 percent improvement.[/quote]
What happens to SKY when it is rainy, stormy or cloudy? Are there install and equipment fees? Is there a minimum time for your contract with them? Can you cancel or suspend? Where can one get more info in English?
Thank you[/quote]You are required to register with your home country Embassy when applying for Residency in CR, regardless of your nationality.
[quote=”VictoriaLST”][quote=”lisamarie6987″]I understand the needed documents and I have them. What do I have to do to get them “certified in U.S. (Secretary of State) Who would I go to to certify my documents? and be ready to take to CR?[/quote]
If you haven’t moved to CR yet, you take the documents to the CR consulate nearest you to get them certified. This is the apostille (ok I can’t spell) process and is in accordance with an international treaty. We didn’t do this before we left the States and have had to spend time and over $1400. to get the documents certified through visalady.com. What a mess.[/quote]
The Apostille certification that is required for the documentation is obtained at the Office of the Secretary of State for the State issuing the documentation, not the nearest CR Consulate.In the Papgayo area that you are considering, there are very strong north-northeasterly winds that develop every year in early January, known as the Papagayos, and blow almost constantly (night and day) for about six weeks to two months. These winds are generated by a weather pattern arising from the presence of Lake Nicaragua and tend to be much stronger than the NE Trade Winds that also blow at that time of year.
[quote=”Mamatus”]Hello, Been reading the forum for a while but despite my research I have not found a great source for weather histories that include anything other than a maximum and minimum for the day.
I am interested in knowing what kind of wind speeds and directions I can expect to find in the area around Culebra both right on the beach and inland. I am most interested in the two hours following Sunrise and two hours before Sunset. The key months are December through April.
If there is a good source I am missing I would sure appreciate someone pointing me to it or even better some firsthand local experience.
Thanks!
Tim
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