What does it take to live there?
It's so easy to live there. You can live there without becoming a resident so long as you leave the country every 90 days for 72 hours. We do this most inexpensively by taking a bus to Nicaragua for a 72 hour vacation.
To live in Costa Rica as a permanent resident you can live there as
1. a residente pensionado (retiree), which you need to have proof of a $600-a-month retirement income like a U.S. Social Security check or pension check.
2. a pensionado rentista, which is for those who are not old enough to retire. You must prove $1,000 a month income from an investment such as a certificate of deposit, an annuity or other source of guarantees of at least $1,000 per month, or $60,000 to be deposited in a Costa Rican bank.
3. a rentista inversionista, which is for people wanting to go into business. It requires a $50,000 investmentwith an approved tourism or export business, $100,000 in a reforestation project or a $150,000 investment in to any other type of business.
It's so easy to live there. You can live there without becoming a resident so long as you leave the country every 90 days for 72 hours. We do this most inexpensively by taking a bus to Nicaragua for a 72 hour vacation.
To live in Costa Rica as a permanent resident you can live there as
1. a residente pensionado (retiree), which you need to have proof of a $600-a-month retirement income like a U.S. Social Security check or pension check.
2. a pensionado rentista, which is for those who are not old enough to retire. You must prove $1,000 a month income from an investment such as a certificate of deposit, an annuity or other source of guarantees of at least $1,000 per month, or $60,000 to be deposited in a Costa Rican bank.
3. a rentista inversionista, which is for people wanting to go into business. It requires a $50,000 investmentwith an approved tourism or export business, $100,000 in a reforestation project or a $150,000 investment in to any other type of business.
