Costa Rica Immigration Services
Professional Consultation for Prospective Immigrants
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Information Request
WORKERS OF SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS:
This residency category in Costa Rica includes construction workers, domestic employees, and any other worker who has specific and unique skills for a particular job.
The application must contain:
- Signed and notarized letter from the employer stating:
- Reasons for the residency request and the activities to be undertaken by the employee in the country.
- Full name, nationality, profession, exact address, and telephone number of the employer.
- Fax number or valid address to receive notifications.
- Full name and surname, nationality, date of birth, exact address of where work on foreign workers, housing conditions, in cases where it is possible to provide and indication of time spent in Costa Rica.
- Date.
- Prove of the financial means to afford to pay the wages of the employee.
- Certified copy of valid passport of the worker.
- Worker's birth certificate stating the name of the parents, due legalized by the nearest Costa Rican Consul, and legalized by the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Costa Rica. If it is in a language different from Spanish, translation into Spanish is required.
- Two recent passport-size photographs.
- Fingerprinting, processed in the Police Record of the Ministry of Public Security.
- Criminal records certificate stating that the applicant have not been convicted in their country of origin or the country where s/he has resided for the past three years, due legalized by the nearest Costa Rican Consul, and legalized by the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Costa Rica. If it is in a language different from Spanish, translation into Spanish is required.
- Certified copy of identity card or residence of the employer, certified by a notary public. In case of a legal entity, certification and copies of articles of incorporation of the Company is required.
- Stamps: ¢125 for the application and ¢2.50 for each additional page.
Consular registration of the foreign person in the embassy or consulate of their country of origin in Costa Rica.- If the application for residence is submitted in Costa Rica, it must be presented receipt of bank deposit to the government for the amount of US$200 (two hundred dollars or its equivalent in colones) to the account242480-0 of the Banco de Costa Rica, by account of change of immigration status.
- Complete the filiation form: Our personnel will guide you to complete the form with the requirements of law.
Note: Special categories cannot be processed if the foreign person is staying illegally in the country.
Updated 05/26/2011
costa rica Residency Categories
Permanent Residency: Direct Family Relationship
Based on Direct Family Relationship with a Costa Rican Citizen. Spouse, mother/father, son/daughter, brother or sister. More...
Temporary Residency as a Pensioner (Retired)
Based upon the income from a pension or similar of at least US$1000 a month. More...
Special Regimen for Telecommunication Companies' Workers
Recently created regimen for telecommunication workers. More...
Temporary Residency as Annuitant
Based upon proving a monthly income of at least US$2500 for a period of 5 years. The applicant must have a current visa. More...
Refugees
Those people who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of their nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail him/herself of the protection of that country. More...
Companies Recognition
Companies working under a special export regimen, tourism companies, financial institutions, multinationals. More...
incorporation services
Company Formation and incorporation services.
Acquisition of shelf-companies. List of shelf companies available.
Business Start Ups and License Acquisition for new corporations in order to start operations in Costa Rica.
Legalization of documents
Legalization of Costa Rican titles and documents (apostille services). All certifications are originals and issued by the proper authority in Costa Rica. If the document is going to be used abroad it will be legalized by the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the corresponding Consulate so that it has full legal effects anywhere in the world.
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