Move to Costa Rica

@Danny Alanis.....If you are coming into Costa Rica and need to be financed by looking for employment,you need to move along or stay where you are at....

Thats why im looking for employment for employment first and just getting on a plane. Really.

You can't work here without having Permanent Residency.  It is illegal.  And with that, you'll still need permission to work from Migration.  Costa Rica won't allow foreigners to take jobs from Ticos.  If, you are a highly trained professional in the Medical or other Tech field that CR has a shortage of workers in, then you may get permission.  Of course, you should speak really good Spanish.

If you work here without permission, You'll be escorted out of the country.  Literally.  And you won't get re-entry for many years, or ever. 

If, you work for an overseas employer, and you get paid from an entity 'outside' of Costa Rica (like a digital nomad) ... then there is no problem.  But you won't get Residency unless your nomad job guarantees you at least  $2,500 dollars (US) a month... check that, it may have changed.   If you can't meet that income level, then you can continue to work the 'remote' job from here... but you'll have to leave every 180 days, or BEFORE the stamp on your passport expires.  You can return the same day...???  or after a day or two... it's always different and everybody has had different experiences with that.  It depends on what the Border Patrol guy had for breakfast that day.  Do not overstay the date on that stamp... you'll pay a fee, have to Leave, and won't be allowed back.

@rainagain Sounds good. Thanks so much for the info.

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@Geercklay.....There was nothing cultural about that post....Just another foreigner with feelers out looking for a job.....Global citizen ? Global capital yes ! Costa Rica is going to make sure you pay the extra sausage/chorizo no matter what you do here,volunteering or whatever....Other countries can learn a lot from Costa Rica's common sense ! Can they not ?

When is Costa Rica going to move from a soon come attitude to a lets get it done attitude?

@Saggaboy....Tell us about your home building project on the property you bought 'sight unseen'...

Havent started building yet.