If you are planning to emigrate to Costa Rica and do not know what exactly the necessary immunity procedure is, please come to the appropriate place. When applying for jurisdiction in Costa Rica, there are general and specific requirements that need to be filled in, and documents that must be submitted. You should submit a Costa Rican residential request to the Costa Rican consulate in your country. We encourage you to start this process at least three months before the scheduled departure date.
The general requirements that you need to fill in for Costa Rica territory application are:
1. Please submit application to Immigration Director General. If you can not be there directly, award a special notary authority (notarization, certification, Spanish) to a US agent, sign a residence permit and submit all the documents to the consular office is needed.
2. It is necessary to give special authority to the agent (Apodelado) by being notarized and notarized by the consular office, by submitting the personal details of the agent and the document indicating the address to receive notice within the judiciary surroundings. San Jose.
3. For the birth certificate, the name (For college students who have a certificate of registration, it is necessary for all applicants, spouses, dependent children to be up to 18 years old, or up to 25 years old) *
4. The police certificate (less than 6 months) issued by the country you lived for the past 2 years (required for all applicants, spouses, and all dependent children from 18 to 25 years old) *
5. Applications accepted after November 15, 2002 require identification record of FBI. (Required for all applicants, spouses, all dependent children from 18 to 25 years old)
6. Marriage certificate (if found) *
7. A copy of a passport certified by a consulate or certified by a notary and certified (required for all applicants, spouses, and subordinate children)
8. Recent 4 Frames for Passport Size for Inspection (Required for All Applicants, Spouses, Dependents)
9. Eligible persons can appeal as spouse, children under 18 years old, and elderly children with disabilities as dependents. A son or daughter between the ages of 18 and 25 can be regarded as a dependent family if you enter the university.
10. For family groups, separate files are required for each member. Parents need to sign an application for underage children.
11. To practice your profession, you need to submit a diploma. To promote other occupational activities, related documents such as studies and studies must also be submitted.
All documents listed in * 3, 4, and 6 must be certified by the Costa Rican consulate and translated into Spanish. Before they are submitted to the consulate, these documents must be notarized and they must also be implied by the relevant states of origin.
Please send all the necessary documents to the consulate of your jurisdiction first and check it. When the document is completed, you or your agent will be asked to go to the consular office and interview and sign the application you have already sent.
The documents will be sent to the Costa Rican immigration office and will contact the Costa Rica representative. For this we have to pay for the courier service.
In addition to the above general requirements for compliance application, the following specific requirements must be met depending on the immigration category. You do not need to send these documents along with the above documents. However, if missing, you or your agent will be notified when the immigration office receives and processes the documents sent from the consular office. It may take 10 days if issued in Costa Rica, 30 days if issued abroad. Please note that some documents need to be authenticated first by Costa Rican consulate.
Retired (Pensionados):
12. For retirees, you should receive at least 600 dollars a month from qualified retirement pensions and lifetime pensioners outside Costa Rica.
13. Original income certificate from the company, government, or agency that guarantees monthly income will be sent to Costa Rica by your name
14. You can also prove that you have received a minimum of US $ 600 from the benefits or dividends from investing in foreign currencies deposited in the Costa Rican government bank.
15. The above police certificate must be issued by the country you have lived for the past 6 months.
16. Foreign currency received as a monthly pension should be converted into Costa Rican currency (colon). This may be proved by the Costa Rica Central Bank or other government agencies.
17. You (and your dependents) can not work or get salary in Costa Rica. But you can manage your investment, but you do not have to pay. In addition, there is a need for a body to exist in Costa Rica for at least 4 months each year.
(Rentistas):
12. If you are renting a contract you will receive income from investment such as deposit or pension certificate (over US $ 1,000 (or couple) per person per month, over 500 US dollars per child)) It is necessary to prove that the same family group under the age of 18.
13. With a former income certificate from a banking institution (foreign or Costa Rica), ensure that you have sufficient funds in a stable, permanent account, you earn at least 1,000 US dollars each month for at least 5 years, It will be sent to Costa Rica under the name of.
14. Your income should be converted to a Costa Rican colon whose exchange rate is set by the central bank.
15. You can have a deposit of $ 60,000 in an authorized Costa Rica bank to meet government requirements for residence.
16. You (and your dependents) can not work or get salary in Costa Rica. But you can manage your investment, but you do not have to pay. In addition, there is a need for a body to exist in Costa Rica for at least 4 months each year.
Investor (Inversionista):
12. If you are an investor, you need to invest at least US $ 50,000 in an approved organization in areas such as tourism and export business.
13. It is necessary to invest 100 thousand dollars in afforestation project.
14. Other types of projects require an investment of US $ 200,000.
15. As an investor, you should spend at least 6 months in Costa Rica.
Costa Rica citizen's foreign relative:
12. You can apply for permanent residence if you have a primary family such as parents, brothers, spouses or children who are citizens of Costa Rica.
13. When married to a Costa Rican citizen, the marriage certificate should be issued by Costa Rica's citizen registry (register civil). For children and brothers born in Costa Rica, the birth certificate must also be issued by a Costa Rica private registration agency.
14. You need to submit a copy of the Costa Rican citizen's identification (cédulade identidad) related to you.
students:
12. Students seeking to obtain a student visa must: (a) proof of admission to a private or public center for education recognized by Costa Rica, (b) related academic qualifications certified at the consular office, c) sufficient for the educational program Proof of economic resources.
Temporary Employer (Working Visa):
12. In Costa Rica, (a) professional staff employed by scientists, experts, teachers, engineers, and Costa Rica based companies or institutions, and (b) domestic and foreign businessmen and directors.
13. The employing company or agency shall (a) function to be performed by the employee, (b) length of the contract, (c) receipt of wages or wages and employing that particular individual (justification of employment ).
14. The above police certificate must be issued from the state / province where you stayed for the past 5 years.
In all preparation situations, after approval, US $ 300 per person for returning home guarantee deposit will be required and US cards 150 per person for ID card issuance will be required.
Transition to Costa Rica may seem like a nightmare of document creation. These classifications and the processes associated with them are for those who say "do it yourself." But with the help of a lawyer who specializes in this process, it can be very simple and easy. All relevant steps are very procedural, so just run one step at a time.
Plavida!
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