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Residency or Not?? Looking for testimonials, not opinions

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Reactivation of CAJA payments after return?

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Questions about Herdia, Heredia, CR

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Importing Electric vehicles

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Type 2 diabetic

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Importing pet food

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Caja price

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Costa Rican cuisine

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New members of the Costa Rica forum, introduce yourselves here - 2024

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Pickleball courts in Escazu or around San Jose

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Traveling solo with kids as an expat in Costa Rica

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On my Own - lost with some translation

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Legal Fees Cost for Pensianado Temp Residency

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Exploring retiring in Costa Rica

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Trustworthy Realtor

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Considering retiring to Costa Rica

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Shipping household stuff

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Advice getting around between San Jose, and the beaches of the Pacific Coast?

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Senior citizen applying for a nrw motorcycle license

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Business Partners / Investors?

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Locations to consider living in Costa Rica

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Gas/electric hybrid vehicle import tax exemption

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Accommodation and meat cost

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Preventive care in Costa Rica

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Will be divorce by honored?

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Pursical area

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Income proof for inversionista temporary residency

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Insurance in CR

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Which city would be the best inexpensive place, preferably near water?

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How to rent for a month on a budget

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Shiba Inu s in Costa Rica?

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Retiree moving from Canada to Costa Rica

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Car Rental

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Document Legalization for Reunification Visa Application

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Single male retiree from US - dating options

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what numbers to enter to pay my caja on line??

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My dream is to work on my garden

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Help Needed to Find Safest Place to Live in CR

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The afterwork culture in Costa Rica

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The pet culture in Costa Rica

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bringing your automobile over

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Why do so many people leave Costa Rica after moving there?

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Getting married in Costa Rica

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Need help register marriage in civil in costa rica

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Useful links for newbies

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Monthly CAJA payment

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Fire bricks or pizza stone

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Trucking company in Costa Rica

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your prescriptions

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Monthly Rental near Puerto Viejo, Limon

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Potential retirement spots in Central America

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New member- exploring move to Costa Rica.

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Electrician job in Costa RIca

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single woman considering move to costa rica

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El Nino Tropical Storm Conditions Now

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Enjoying the 2024 Olympics Games in Costa Rica

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Pickleball Players needed

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Thinking of retiring to Costa Rica

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Where to live in CR ?

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What can you move/bring into Costa Rica?

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Thyroid medications

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Getting Medication in Costa Rica

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19% healthcare tax on retirees in CR

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Veterans considering Costa Rica for a move

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Discount stores such as Savers and Goodwills

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Bringing unopened seed packets from USA to Costa Rica

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Temporary Residency for a Retiree process

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Where to work (remotely) with a 6 month old?

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Navigating administrative procedures in Costa Rica

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bringing seeds into Costa Rica

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Language barriers

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Moving with Pet Birds

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Moving to Costa Rica with an adult child

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Spending few months in Costa Rica

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Headhunting

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Living in Costa Rica?

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25 replies

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Living in Heredia

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Recommendation for a Relocation Agent

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Moving to Atenas from the US

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Looking for Residency Service

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