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Costa Rica's Standard
Rentista and Pensionado Status
The application for Rentista and Pensionado status
is filed directly with the Pensionado / Rentista Department, at the
Costa Rican Tourism Institute (I.C.T.). Before the application can
be prepared, the applicant must compile
all the supporting documentation, that is required as follows:
1. Interpol Background Check: This step is done, in Costa
Rica. The applicant
first fills out an application form, which is addressed to the
Department of Public
Security and signed by I.C.T. In it, is a request for the background
check, which
requires fingerprinting, in Costa Rica.
The background check, takes approximately one month.
2. Birth Certificate: You must provide a certified copy,
of your birth certificate
and that of your dependents. The certified copy, must be sent to the
Costa Rican
Consulate, for your jurisdiction for authentication.
The consulate charges US $40. for each document authenticated.
Be advised,
that I.C.T. will not accept any supporting documentation, which has
not been
authenticated... by the Costa Rican Consulate.
3. Marriage Certificate: Certified copy of a marriage
certificate if applicable. Also must be authenticated by the Costa
Rican Consulate.
4. Proof of Income: If your source is a government pension,
then obtain a
letter from your government, certifying the income. If the income is
from a Bank
or Financial Institution, then it must issue the letter.
All documents, should be authenticated, by the Costa Rican Consulate.
5. Police Certificate of Good Conduct: This certification is
obtained from
the police department, where you last resided. This certification,
also needs to be authenticated by the Costa Rican Consulate. Note that
these certificates,
are only accepted in Costa Rica for 6 months, from the date they are
issued.
If this document expires, while you are pulling together the rest
of the documentation, then you will have to obtain another one.
6. Photographs: The application requires photographs,
and we recommend
that you take at least 20 photographs
(10 facing the front and 10 facing the
side).
You will
require photographs, for the background search, the I.C.T. application
and
for the Department of Immigration, so you might as well get them
all at once and
keep them in the file as needed.
7. Translation of Documents: Once you have compiled all your
documentation, all documents, which are in English, must be translated
into Spanish. This
procedure, can generally be handled by the Attorney that you have
retained, to
process your application.
8. Sworn Statement: The Applicant and Dependent, must appear
before a Costa
Rican Notary Public and issue a sworn statement, stating that they
agree
to abide by the Pensionado / Rentista law.
This statement, can be prepared, by your legal representative in Costa
Rica.
Once you have all the documentation, set forth above, you are ready to
submit your application to I.C.T.
Generally
I.C.T. will only receive applications that are accompanied, with ALL
the supporting documentation. Keep in mind, that all
the original documents that
you submit become the exclusive property of I.C.T. and will
NOT be returned to you.
Once received by I.C.T. the application goes to the Legal Department,
within
I.C.T. who will review all the documentation for compliance. If all is
in order, the
Legal Department will forward the application
to the approval committee, for approval.
If their are defects in the application, the Legal Department
will notify your legal representative of the defect and request that
it be corrected, before
it will submit the application for approval.
If approved, the I.C.T. will issue a formal resolution, indicating
the date, on which
the application was approved. The procedures that follow approval, are
related to
obtaining the actual picture residency card and are
done, directly before the
Department of Immigration. It requires a prior deposit of US $100,
for each applicant
and dependent, to pay for your residency identification card.
Costa Rica's Standard
Resident Investor Status
Resident Investor Status: Individuals who invest at least US
$50,000, in
a project which has been approved by the Center for the
Promotion of Exports (PROCOMER), as
a priority investment area, may apply for resident investor
status.
If the investment is in a non priority investment area, then the
investment
required, is US $200,000. This category, really involves
two different steps.
The first is to qualify the investment, by PROCOMER,
to determine if it falls
within the priority area.
Once this initial process has been completed and the
certification issued,
then you can begin the application process, which is
done directly before
the Department of Immigration.
Links:
Guardian Angels CR
Relocation Specialists:
Your mentors in Costa
Rica, managing
your move with assistance in the following areas:
* Schools * Homes * Attorneys * Immigration
* International Movers * Pet Transportation * Doctors & Hospitals
* Banking Procedures * Culture Shock Awareness
Aside from finding the right school, we will assist you in
locating the right home for your family, take you to the hospitals,
the supermarkets, the embassy of your country, assist you
in getting your drivers license, opening a bank account, forwarding
your mail, transporting your pets and household goods,
and everything else your family will need during your move to
Costa Rica. For more information contact Guardian Angels
CR Relocation Specialists 506-293-8142 or 1-877-889-1131
Email:
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Website: www.guardianangelscr.com
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