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[quote=”costaricalawyer”]Hello
If the contract is in Spanish 100% Yes. Even if it’s in English Costa Rica laws may be diffent from your home country.[/quote]Sounds like lawyers touting lawyers but costaricalawyer is right.
If I’m not mistaken a standard lease is for 3 years and if you break it you forfeit your deposit. Lessor has the hassle of finding another renter so it’s fair.
Be honest with the landlord and let them know your situation up front.
I’m not a fan of ARCR and after 2 years of doing things myself I dropped the membership but I know that others need the reassurance of the support that they provide.
Their attorney, Pacheco, is good.
[quote=”rosiemaji”]I will remember this Office of Consoloria and Maria Jose. My husband now wants to get his residency. It shouldn’t be as complicated this time because they already have the marriage certificate and my proof of income plus I now know just what to do, when to do it and where to do it. I will be able to guide him through the process. He has no medical insurance here in the US and he is 3 years too young for Medicare. The CAJA will be his primary insurer at least for the next 3 years.[/quote]
remember that Medicare does not cover medical costs in a foreign country. He MUST apply for Caja before he submits his documents as of April this year. He will need his passport, an electric bill and a medical number for which you will apply at the local clinic.
My wife and I have our medical services provided exclusively through Caja. There are some issues since it is a government run service but all in all we have been satisfied. Donna was treated for breast cancer at hospital San Juan de Dios and is cancer free.
[quote=”rosiemaji”]I can understand why many people are willing to pay someone big bucks to handle everything from the get go. In the end, though, I had to pay someone to bug them about making a resolution or they would probably still be sitting on it.:roll:[/quote]
Congratulations.
This is where the Office of Consoloria (Ombudsman) would have been a help to you. Sadly not many know that it exists.
So I will repeat again for the benefit of those who are going through the same laborious process.
The office is in the first building, second door. Phone number: 2299-8109. If your Spanish is limited, ask for Maria Jose. She speaks fairly decent English but I have found that it helps to talk face to face.They will ask for your Expediente number but can locate your file with your passport number.
[quote=”DavidCMurray”]I think you’re confusing apples and oranges, Waggoner. Satellite TV here in Costa Rica does, in fact, depend on a fairly clear view of the sky, but other satellite uplinks do not. Otherwise, most satellite-dependent retail would come to a halt.
The difference lies in the position of the satellite you’re trying to communicate with. If it’s relatively far away, as are the U.S. TV satellites, the atmospheric interference will be a serious obstacle. If they’re closer, as would be commercial satellites that facilitate retail, they wouldn’t be so affected.
In any event, ICE’s 3G Internet service is dependent upon their 3G cellular system, so communication to a satellite and weather interference are not relevant.[/quote]
That would have been nice to know when I was dealing with Sky.
[quote=”gkbiz”]My reception is nil in my house. Must walk up the hill to get some bars on the cell. (When the ladrones come, I plan to excuse myself to exit and make a quick phone call.)
So if the transmission is through cell tower, I am out of luck. That is why I was asking if they were using satellite.[/quote]
If they are using satellite wish yourself good luck from mid April to mid November. We had satellite TV for a year and when we had anything more than modest cloud cover the reception went out, usually in tha afternoon/evening when everyone was home.[quote=”sprite”]Waggoner,
I read your articles and did find them to the point.[/quote]You and I are looking at the same problems from different points of view.
The direction I have taken points out that it is the philosophy of those who you elect that determines the direction of your economic well being.
[quote=”JUMI”] If I stay in CS for three months having a bank account could come in handy.
Thank you.[/quote]
I have been here for more than 2 1/2 years and don’t have a CR bank account yet.I am able to draw up to $1,000 per day from our account in the States. Unless you need massive amounts of cash an account here shouldn’t be necessary.
Even the purchase of our home did not require an account here. We had the contract written up to stipulate that the bulk of the payment would be made through escrow when we returned to the States and the balance when we returned to CR with ur “stuff” and closed.
There are some things that will require an account here if you produce an income here but all in all keeping our account in the States has worked well.
[quote=”sprite”] I hoped maybe that last act of theft might finally bring about that “morning revolution” Mr. Ford mentioned. Of course, it did not. I guess we are all too busy working to pay back loans to be bothered with revolution.[/quote]
Full faith and trust in the American government.
I have been interested in economics, economic history and the effect of political decisions on the economy since John Kennedy’s tax legislation was passed in 1964 after his death.
I have written three articles on the economy, very simplified explainations of what happend over time since WWW II.
They can be found at:
[url=http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=1249220567¬es_tab=app_2347471856#!/note.php?note_id=314465136409]Economics, Part I: The Impact of Presidential Direction[/url]
[url=http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=1249220567¬es_tab=app_2347471856#!/note.php?note_id=317746691409]Economics, Part II: Why YOU are losing the economic battle[/url]
and [url=http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=1249220567¬es_tab=app_2347471856#!/note.php?note_id=323991761409]Economics, Part III: Political Philosophy and the Economy[/url]You may find them interesting.
[quote=”Phil13″] I am reading a book called “The Big Short” by Michael Lewis. Now, I know nothing about the market, bonds etc. but this book has convinced me that almost no one had a clue about what was happening before it all went down. Maybe I’m wrong or maybe that is exactly true, but it is an enjoyable and provocative read. If others more knowledgeable about these things would read it and offer their opinion, I would appreciate it.[/quote]
Without reading the book I can tell you that there are as many ways to scam others as there are men willing to do it.
Part of the reason for this current recession is due to different scams on different levels from mortgage writers scamming 1st time home buyers to Goldman Sachs trying to keep from holding the bag.
The percentage of people willing to scam others is very small but they generally do it for profit, fame or power.
The only defence is to learn everything you can about any type of transaction that you are considering and if it feels like it isn’t right don’t do it no matter what the potential payoff may be.
It’s one thing to lose a few $$$ to a bad loan or other inocuous transaction but if it involves more than you feel you can afford to lose, steer clear or find other experienced advice.
[quote=”PeteB”]We were told that vehicles from Panama are much less expensive than those in Costa Rica. I found this to be very true on the models I have compared. However, the question of import duties arises. I was told that they are less than those coming from the US, but have no idea of how to find out what they would be. Has anyone purchased a vehicle in Panama and brought it here?
Thanks[/quote]When you purchase a vehicle it must be registered in the country in which you purchase it. Then you have to pay the import duties to bring it to Costa Rica and pay to register it here.
Unless using it as an excuse to vacation in Panama the cost of the trip, hotel accommodations while arranging the purchase and registration would consume much of the savings.
Since Panama is not on my list of places I am anxious to visit I would have to save a substantial amount to go through the hassle.
[quote=”sprite”]if your experience is part of the statistical negative data, the odds don’t matter any more for you.
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[b]That is the absolute truth![/b][quote=”bushi”]nobody want you in cr,your country is racist and bunch of criminals killing people all over the world.[/quote]
That is a statement that I would expect from an American extremist. We have been treated with nothing but respect by our Tico neighbors and my plan is to eventually become a citizen of Costa Rica.
You have made me realize, with this one statement, that there are racists even in Costa Rica that are willing to lump all of a group together in your judgement.
We came here because the land is beautiful and the people are friendly and helpful. It’s not welcome news to know that people like you exist here too.
[quote=”ticorealtor”]I didn’t mean for this to be a stand for good or bad of the system, its just that people have a different service if you are in the private hospital or the public. Tico’s such as my wifes family don’t have the choice to spend $3,000 for hospital charges.
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Condolences for your familys loss.
My wife and I are in the Caja system and do realize that there are issues. The thing is that circumstances can also occur in a private hospital. My mother died as a result of medical error in a hospital in the States.When we moved here we knew that we would be accepting the same services as the Ticos.
On the flip side of your story, my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer and treated through Caja and declared cancer free. We are now a year and two months out and she is still cancer free.
We trust the health care system as much as the private hospitals but anyone who has had cancer is susceptible to any type of cancer and we have to make sure that she doesn’t have a recurrence.
[quote=”mollyjim”][quote=”costaricabill”][quote=”costaricafinca”][b]If[/b] asked at all, it will probably when you check in for your return trip to Costa Rica.[/quote]
In the States? Why would they know or care?[/quote]
Because airlines are charged with the duty of verifying that their passengers are either legal residents (including en tramite) of Costa Rica, OR have evidence of a return flight, or at least an ongoing flight leaving Costa Rica. They are subject to a $10,000 fine if they fail to do this and a passenger is denied entry to CR and returned to the US. The Comprobante with the Expediente number is evidence that they are not required by Costa Rica to leave the country every 90 days, thus a return ticket is not required. Check in personnel at gates would lose their job if they did not check and caused their employer that huge fine.[/quote]
Good information. It’s nice to know how the process works and what to expect.
Remembering back, once I left the Migracion desk an airline or security employee checked my documents when flying out. I was required to fill out a questionaire on the return flight which was then presented to the customs desk on return.[quote=”costaricabill”]
I also plan on laying over Monday night in SJO and heading to the driver’s licence office Tuesday morning. Any advice on that front? Any place nearby that I may want to stay?
crb[/quote]Drivers license requires a blood test apparently only for typing your blood.
You need the medical report, your passport and your current DL from the States.Any one else remember if there is anything else needed? The memory fails somewhat at my age.
