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@Scott – “horrendous server problems” are the life of those who live on the internet. 🙄
@CRBill – With upcoming elections that have probably occupied the minds of many, maybe people don’t have time to be curious about Costa Rica.
That and all the weather going on in the States and around the world.[quote=”costaricabill”]
I would still like to hear from other members regarding my original questions about the form.
Thanks,
crb[/quote]
As noted above:
If you want it from the horses mouth [b]call the Migracion Oficina de Consoloria at 2299-8109[/b]. [b]If you do not speak Spanish ask for Maria Jose Lizano[/b], she speaks English.[quote=”rosiemaji”]Thank you all very much for this information. It was most helpful. Now if Migracion would just get around to my application for residency.[/quote]
[b]Do you know what “Tico time” is?[/b]
My wife and I submitted out files in February 2008 and with problems with two attorneys the files were not completed properly until August 2008. In a forced medical situation in January 2009 we were able to get my wifes pensionado through in three months.
My application lingered until February 2010 while it was rejected by the tecnicos and sent to the Director of Migracion three times. No explanation was ever forthcoming but I was finally notified of approval in May, three months after it had been approved.YOu can [b]find help at Migracion through the Office of Controloria by calling 2299-8109 and asking for Maria Jose Lizano.[/b] She speaks adequate English. Give her your Expediente number and she can follow up and find out the status. I probably made ten trips to talk to her and follow up in person on my file even though I have a great attorney.
Talking with people face to face helps a lot. You can never allow youself to get frustrated. We have elected to live within a different culture that does thing much differently than we are used to. [b]Go with the flow.[/b]
[quote=”rosiemaji”]Is Uruca the only place to go for a license? Do you need a car? I have a car but I never drive to San Jose from San Isidro. I take the bus and then taxis if I have to. I still am not sure how to prepare to get the driver’s license.[/quote]
First tell your doctor yu need a blood test for your drivers license and he/she will order it.
No need for a car, no test, current US drivers license required. [b]Documentation needed [/b]will be a copy of your blood test (apparently only for blood type), passport, current electric bill where you live, US drivers license.
There are no books, no studying and no tests. If you drive much you probably already know that rules of the road are shaky at best.
[quote=”rosiemaji”]Is Uruca the only place to go for a license? Do you need a car? I have a car but I never drive to San Jose from San Isidro. I take the bus and then taxis if I have to. I still am not sure how to prepare to get the driver’s license.[/quote]
No, it can’t be the only place but it is what I am familiar with. In every office there has to be someone with a smattering of English.
Sometimes you might feel like screaming “Ayuda mi con Ingles.”
Call one of the offices below and you may find an English speaker there:
[b]Central COSEVI: Teléfonos: (506) 2257-72-00, 2257-69-19,
2257-70-06, 2257-70-18
Dirección: La Uruca Costado oeste del Banco Nacional[/b][b]Unidades de impugnaciones (Offices for Challenges)[/b]
San José: para información y consultas 2010-4628 COSEVI, La Uruca
Heredia: Jeffrey Berrocal Agüero 2010-4628
Puntarenas: Anabelle Alpízar Jiménez 2010-4628
Alajuela: Mercedes Mejía Sáenz 2441-7411 Delegación Regional de Policía de Tránsito de Alajuela.
Guápiles: Patricia Rojas Carballo 2710-4257 Delegación Regional de Policía de Tránsito de Guápiles (300 metros sur de Los Tribunales de Justicia).
Cartago: Flory Otárola Fernández. Delegación Regional de Policía de Tránsito de Cartago.
San Ramón: Luis Albán Arias Sosa 2445-5985 Delegación Regional de Policía de Tránsito de San Ramón.
Pérez Zeledón: Hazel Duarte Araya 2771-7843
San Isidro, Daniel Flores, final del campo de Exposiciones, mano derecha, contiguo a cancha sintética.
Osa: José Alfonso Mora Granga 2788-8394 ext. 125
Ciudad Cortes, Municipalidad de Osa.
Liberia: Eric Guerrero Alvarado 2665-6291, 1 Kilómetro al Noroeste de Burger King, carretera hacia La Cruz.
[quote=”rosiemaji”]How much Spanish do you need to know to get a Costa Rican Driver’s license? Is there a book to study like in the US? My Spanish isn’t exactly conversational yet but I do know what all of the traffic signs say. Where do you get it? I live near San Isidro, PZ.[/quote]
At the COSEVI office in Uruca there is a woman who speaks English that can help you. Tell the guard at the door “Nececesario Licencia de Costa Rica y no habla Espanol.
He will send you upstairs.
If you are reasonably intelligent with a little Spanglish you can make it around. When I first arrived in Costa Rica I knew no Spanish but was able to find ways to communicate. It is not a lack of language that holds you up, it is the lack of an ability to communicate.
I have found that many Ticos can understand and speak a little but wont admit it because they feel foolish about their accent. Once they hear my Spenglish and with a little kidding most of them will admit un poquito.[quote=”costaricafinca”]This is indeed unusual! I would check further to see if it is indeed what most of have received a long time after applying.[/quote]
My application was filed with Migracion in February 2008 and I was immediately given the [b]Expediente[/b] and have used it to prove I am in process. [b]It is the correct document[/b].
Once you have this document the only institution that requires you to leave Costa Rica every 90 days is the Trafigo if you have not obtained your Costa Rican drivers license.
If you want it from the horses mouth call the Migracion Oficina de [b]Consoloria at 2299-8109[/b]. If you do not speak Spanish ask for [b]Maria Jose Lizano[/b], she speaks E#nglish.
Once you have passed the 90 days you are required to have the drivers license.
[quote=”costaricabill”]”Comprobante Requisitos Expediente # 135-XXXXXX”.
crb[/quote]
This is your number and I would advise you to keep it with you at all times along with your passport. It is proof that you are in process.
I was finally approved after 27 months. Welcome to Costa Rica.
PS: Obtain your CR drivers license before your 90 days in CR is up to satisfy the traffic police.
[quote=”Scott”] As for skyrocketing prices in that area? I may be wrong but I doubt we’ll see that in our lifetime…
Scott[/quote]
Patience, Scott.
If they are clear up to budgeting for a study he might find an airport there say in 2040 or 50. Might even be large enough to handle a Lear.Everything comes in Tico time.
[quote=”shannonkpp”] “fully cognizant of their actions. Neither “roid” rage nor long-term Ritalin use would account for the calculating manner in which they perpetrated their crimes. If they are aware enough to plan out complicated identity theft schemes resulting in homicide, they must be aware of the consequences of getting caught.”[/quote]
Mental illness results in sudden outbursts of rage or murders in which the motive is neither logical or apparent to others.
These people are cold calculating murderers for personal gain. They are no more than animals and deserve an end in keeping with their actions.
The photos of these murderers are courtesy of Copyright 2010 by Don Winner for Panama-Guide.com. If you recall seeing these two in the vicinity of a property where the owners just disappeared without so much as a goodbye it is possible that they were victims.
[img]http://www.panama-guide.com/images/articles/20100721181916259_1.jpg[/img]
More photos can be found at: http://www.panama-guide.com/article.php/20100721181916259
[img]http://www.pa-digital.com.pa/media/2010/07/24/1279998746-original.jpg[/img]
My wife has fibromyalgoa and diabetes among other medical issues. Questions regarding medical condition were not asked by Migracion.
I’m the one who had issues regarding Migracion and I am in great health. It took 27 months to finally get approval with the file being sent to the diractor of Migracion 3 times.
As to an attotney, I had great service in dealing with [b]everything[/b] through [b]Garland Baker’s office (506) 2256-8585[/b]. Many people recommend ARCR for assistance but I found answers to all my questions from Garland’s office.The attorney’s name is Barbara Jimenez Coble and with all the extra work the final cost was $2000.
I went through two attornies before I found one who actually did the work. The first did not even submit two documents for us that needed additional approval in the States and the other kept trying to nickel and dime us for phantom work.
A word of caution: Make sure that your documents comply exactly with everything the consulate tells you.
Particularly make sure that your police report is no more than 3 months old when you turn them in to Migracion.Before you submit to Migracion you must have entered the Caja (National medical system). There were no questions asked regarding pre-existing conditions to apply for the Caja. [b]Required documents for Caja[/b] are application for the [b]medical number [/b]at the local clinic (took 8 days),[b] passport [/b]and a [b]copy of the electric bill [/b]for the location where you are staying.
[quote=”route1mike”]There goes Scott again U.S. bashing all though it is indirectly by posting Hale O Boyle’s rant and plug for his anti American book.
[ https://www.welovecostarica.com/public/Bringing_Back_Slavery_In_The_USA.cfm ]
Does anyone else feel this way? He dont seem to bash any other country. Although he used the establishment on Wallstreet for many years for his gain. The U.S. did not force him to come to America for his monetary gain.[/quote]
I wonder if you have noticed that you are the only one complaining.
Is there something in Scott’s words that is untrue? I am a U.S. citizen and lived in the U.S. for 67 years and I can give you any number of things to complain about since 1960 due to political stupidity.
At this point in time I have complaints that the left and right political fringes have taken over congress causing legislative gridlock.
What was a great nation at the end of WW II has become just another nation on the verge of becoming an also ran economically, militarily and commercially.I apologize if I haven’t covered everything but the idea of the U.S. as a great nation has become nothing more than a fantasy and thinking otherwise is living in the past.
[b]Dropped it like a rock. All of it, parts A, B, C & D.[/b]
I am 69 and Donna is 61 and medically retired for 5 years.
At best Medicare only pays 80% and not even considering the cost of going back to the States the cost is totally unreasonable when compared to the cost of [b]Caja (national health care system)[/b].
Caja costs us 46,375 colones per month, at today’s rate that is under $90 per month.
We get total medical care through the Caja system. That includes preventive medicine, surgery, aftercare, clinic visits and medications.
My wife, aside from type 2 diabetes, fibromyalgia and uncontrollable triglycerides, was diagnosed with stage one breast cancer in January 2009.
Within 4 weeks after diagnosis she was admitted into the hospital for surgery. I consider this a reasonable time frame and now, one year out she is cancer free.
The doctors here are as good as any in the States and, while the University of Costa Rica has an excellent medical school, many are educated and do their internships in the States.
Total cost was zero beyond our monthly Caja payments.
There are “inconveniences” such as supplying all of your personal needs down to toilet paper during hospitalization.
This is a socialized health care system and compared to the health care system in the U.S. is 10 times better.
Costa Rica also has a huge medical tourism business catering to those wanting plastic surgery.
[quote=”costaricafinca”] Once they poisoned 3 of our dogs, and 2 of them died and I will [i]never[/i] forgive them for that.
We are very located on a farm, where we happily live with a [i]Tico[/i] family, and mix very rarely with other ‘gringos’ in our area, preferring our neighbors.[/quote]The safety of our dogs is the very reason we’re working toward getting fenced and gated.
We, too, have a Tico family living with us that has helped us in ways we could not have imagined.
Living among the Ticos gives us the same sense of community that we had in the States and the Ticos are more prone to help a stranger.
Pura Vida
