8 Reasons Why Americans LEAVE Costa Rica [Why I Left]
The TRUTH about living in Costa Rica: Why do so many Americans leave Costa Rica after moving there? In this video, I explain what causes expats to change their minds about retiring abroad and why I left Costa Rica after 8 years. Some of the initial reasons that people want to move to Costa Rica include the moderate climate, laid back lifestyle, fresh and healthy food, friendly people, beaches, medical tourism, and the low cost of living. But is Costa Rica really a safe and friendly country or is it actually dangerous and expensive? Once they arrive, many people realize that living in Costa Rica wasn't quite what they expected. Unfortunately, that results in people returning home quite soon after arriving.
After helping more than 500 foreigners move to Costa Rica and living there for eight years, this video explains the top reasons why people move back to the USA and why I left, too, so that you know more about what to expect BEFORE you get there. This is the real and sometimes dark truth about living in Costa Rica. What do you think are the biggest pros and cons of living in Costa Rica? Let us know in the comments.
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00:00 Introduction
00:32 How many Americans live in Costa Rica?
00:53 Why people retire in Costa Rica then leave
1:03 #1 High Cost of Living
3:30 #2 Inability to Adjust to the Culture
5:45 #3 Unrealistic Expectations versus Reality
6:45 #4 Healthcare and Health Problems
7:10 #5 Missing Family and Homesickness
8:20 #6 Crime Rate - Is it Dangerous or Safe?
10:58 #7 Negativity from Other Expats
11:53 #8 Misc Things: Infrastructure, extreme weather, and too much Pura Vida
15:04 Why people stay in Costa Rica forever
15:38 Why I left Costa Rica to become a digital nomad
18:15 Why I don't regret moving to Costa Rica
18:50 Conclusion
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Is it TIME TO LEAVE Costa Rica? What YOU MUST KNOW before Moving to Costa Rica
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Costa Rica 180 Tourist Visa - Everything you need to know
Costa Rica Extended it’s tourist visa from 90 days to 180 days, here is what you need to know:
**If you enter Costa Rica on September 8th and after you are eligible to receive up to 180 days for your tourist visa - you must present your return ticket as a requirement to enter the country
**Please remember this 180 days is not guaranteed, if you have a return ticket for example for 100 days they may only give you a 100 day visa
If you have a return ticket for 45 days for example, and you only received a 45 day visa, you can request immigration for an extension but they will only extend to the 90 days, not the 180
**If you entered into Costa Rica prior to September 8th, you still need to leave the country by the visa expiration date in your passport. This does not automatically extend your visa to 180 days.
**Driver’s license! —---- As of right now September 11th, your driver’s license is only valid for 90 days. I know this makes no sense. In order to renew your driver’s license you will need to leave the country and stamp back in to be able to drive. If you do not plan to drive while here in Costa Rica and you have a 180 day stamp, you may stay. Why? Immigration law and traffic law here in Costa Rica are two separate entities. So just because Immigration has stated you may stay past 90 days, traffic law still upholds that your driver’s license will expire if you go past your 90 days. They are trying to fix this, it may happen tomorrow or next year, Costa Rica is unpredictable.
**Residency or perpetual tourism? Should you be a perpetual tourist now that this rules makes it easier or should you file for residency? I ALWAYS recommend that if you are able to file for residency and you KNOW that you want to stay long term in this country and put down your roots here, then you should file residency. Remember that tourist visas are never 100% guaranteed. Imagine if you built a whole life here and then one day could not re-enter? If you are unsure if Costa Rica is the place for you yet long term or unable to file for residency, then go ahead as a “perpetual tourist.”
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All the information you need to know about Costa Rica residency! Lawyer Andrea Rojas joins Costa Rica Matt and answers all the questions you may have about gaining residency in Costa Rica.
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Costa Rica approves regulations granting tax exemptions to investors and retirees
The Costa Rica government has passed the long-awaited regulations to the Law to Attract Investors, Rentistas and Pensionados (Law No. 9996). The regulations have been officially published in the National Gazette on February 23, 2023. This means that the regulations our now in effect.
The Regulations are divided into five chapters as follows:
Chapter I General Dispositions and definition of terms.
Chapter II On The Procedures to Authorize the Status for Investors, Resident Pensionados, and Resident Rentistas before the Department of Immigration
Chapter III On the Authorization of Tax Exemptions and Benefits in favor of Investors, Resident Pensionado, and Resident Rentistas.
Chapter IV On the Tax Residence and Inter-governmental Coordination
Chapter V On the modifications, additions and repeal of existing regulations.
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