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What's New?
Grecia is often considered one of the cleanest cities in Costa Rica and is recognized for its unique central church building made of… iron!
The canton of Alajuela is like a visiting card of the province and a mandatory crossing point for those coming or leaving Costa Rica. It is home to the Juan Santamaría International Airport, ...
in Costa Rica Can non-resident foreigners own Property in Costa Rica? The short answer? Yes. The long answer? It depends on what …
The Costa Rican tax system is based on the principle of territoriality, one of the most favorable for people who earn income from outside the country....
For years, Costa Rica was seen as a corner of paradise where you could retire, grow orchids, and eat papaya while counting your pills. Then ...
What's New?
Grecia is often considered one of the cleanest cities in Costa Rica and is recognized for its unique central church building made of… iron!
The canton of Alajuela is like a visiting card of the province and a mandatory crossing point for those coming or leaving Costa Rica. It is home to the Juan Santamaría International Airport, ...
in Costa Rica Can non-resident foreigners own Property in Costa Rica? The short answer? Yes. The long answer? It depends on what …
The Costa Rican tax system is based on the principle of territoriality, one of the most favorable for people who earn income from outside the country....
For years, Costa Rica was seen as a corner of paradise where you could retire, grow orchids, and eat papaya while counting your pills. Then ...
Relocation to Costa Rica
Area: 51,179 km² / Population: 5,106,000
"Vacation or a New Life?"
Moving to Costa Rica is not just about taking an exotic vacation. It’s a life decision, which brings with it both beautiful moments and challenges.
Don’t confuse your vacation experience with your everyday life. They are two completely different things.
The Ticos are fantastic, and their culture is warm and welcoming. But to succeed here, you need to be involved in every step of the process and have a lot of patience. Nothing happens quickly here.
You can read “Online Guide” and arm yourself with all the information you need for relocation – but no matter how well prepared you are in theory, my sincere recommendation is to come to Costa Rica before making the final decision.
The honest test: could you live in Costa Rica?
Relocation Exploration Tour
A real experience, not a story sold online
I invite you to take a different vacation: a tour where you can see with your own eyes how people live here — not from pictures, not from YouTube videos.
- Come on vacation, for 7-10 days but live like a local.
- See the neighborhoods or villages where you could live,
- Where you take your dog to the vet,
- Which bank annoys you less.
- What a public or private hospital looks like…
- Visit a school… kindergarten… a university
- Go to the supermarket, to the pharmacy,
- Consult a lawyer for the costs and steps to be taken,
- If you have a health problem,consult a doctor — you pay for a consultation, but you know clearly if it’s what helps you…or not… (rather than hitting them later when you’ve already wasted time and money)
- Check the distances to essential services, observe the climate, the pace, the people.
And yes, it’s not bad to visit Migración (emigration) and Hacienda (ANAF), to get the information directly from the source
NOT from forums or groups with mixed opinions.
If all of these check off positively, you prepare for relocation…
If not, you have fun visiting the tourist attractions for the rest of the time.
But when you return home you know you have two options…
- You continue as if nothing happened, you were on vacation…
- Or you prepare with a light heart for a new life.
If after all this you feel that “you see yourself here”, then you can start the relocation process.
If not, it remains a different vacation, but one after which you know exactly how things are.
Only after a real experience, lived differently, will you be able to decide if Costa Rica is really the place for you.
An ending that is actually a new beginning
My Opinion on Relocation to Costa Rica
After living here for over 20 years, I can tell you from experience: Costa Rica is not for everyone. But for those who understand what freedom, peace, and simplicity truly mean, it can be a wonderful new beginning. I don’t promise you it will be easy. I only promise you that you will see everything for what it is, without embellishment, without filters, without lies.
Here you don’t sell everything and move blind. Here you come, see, feel — and only then decide. Because it’s not just about changing an address, it’s about changing a lifestyle.
If you want to make an informed decision, I wholeheartedly offer you the chance to experience Costa Rica as it is: beautiful, imperfect, alive.
