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How easy or how hard is it to move to CR?

Jmckaysun74

I'm Canadian born in Hamilton Ontario and have been living in Burlington. I work at Costco full time . However I did go to school for Massage and have my deplomia . Massage is my passion in life and love helping others . so how hard is it to do Massage.?  I have been to Santa Terisa and fell in love with the small town . Beautiful sunsets . I love walking on the beach . Is it hard to find work?

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kohlerias

Please read the previous posts, plus this link, regarding the legality of living and working here.
Many massage and yoga instructors are here already....and your diploma may be worthless, unless in Spanish.

samramon

Jmckaysun74 wrote:

I'm Canadian born in Hamilton Ontario and have been living in Burlington. I work at Costco full time . However I did go to school for Massage and have my deplomia . Massage is my passion in life and love helping others . so how hard is it to do Massage.?  I have been to Santa Terisa and fell in love with the small town . Beautiful sunsets . I love walking on the beach . Is it hard to find work?


While not legal, there are many who do self-employed type jobs in Costa Rica "under the table". In your case this could be "under the massage table"... Just joking.
Anyway it is always possible someone at a larger B&B or a small hotel might be willing to hire you to do massages on a per-massage payment basis but you'd almost certainly have to do your own promotion, advertising, etc. I doubt anyone would "hire you" as in a full time job working for someone else.

And then of course, it would still be "illegal" so you might get in trouble and deported; or you might not....

Jmckaysun74

Thank you