The so-called deportation deposit is a refundable bond set at 75% of an open one-year ticket home — not a fixed fee. Who pays it, who is exempt, and when you can claim it back.
The Reglamento de Extranjería gives Migración three months to resolve a residency application — but only from the moment your file is complete. Here is what that means.
Costa Rica rentista residency requires a documented income of US$2,500 a month for at least two years, certified by a competent authority and apostilled if it comes from abroad.
A cédula is the national ID for Costa Rican citizens, issued by the TSE. A DIMEX is the identity document for foreigners with an approved migratory category, issued by Migración. Here is what that means in practice.
Costa Rica fines overstays US$100 per month of irregular stay, or bans re-entry for three times the overstay. What the law actually says, and how to regularise.
The forestry law, river setbacks, SETENA permits, the maritime zone and the Article 47 trap — the environmental rules that most often derail foreign property plans.
What buses, trains, taxis, Uber, ferries and domestic flights actually cost in Costa Rica in 2026 — plus the free travel that over-65s are entitled to.
Costa Rica abolished its army in 1948. The dozen police forces that replaced it, which one to call, how to file a denuncia, and what officers can and cannot do.
San José, Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia, Guanacaste, Puntarenas and Limón — each province’s character, plus why Costa Rican provinces have no government at all.
What elderly care in Costa Rica actually costs and what the Caja does not cover — plus the official pensionado, rentista and investor residency figures.
