Bill Cahill
@MississippiBill
American expat in Costa Rica
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About me
American
Lives in La Caja, San José
Registration: 22 August 2012
Shooting Pool
Thanks - I dropped you an e-mail. I will be moving to the Atenas area this Summer, after my home sells. Read More
Shooting Pool
Can anybody tell me places around the Atenas area where you can shoot pool (i.e. pool hall , bar, etc..)?? Read More
Good Immigration Lawyers by MississippiBill
I would like to solicit input on good immigration lawyers. I understand that ARCR offers this service but have heard that local lawyers may be just as good and considerably less expensive. Please advise with your recommendations. Thanks Bill
Jerry, ARCR charges $1100 each for you and your wife, but there are extra costs like the $500 for you two in a bank account in case they have to deport you and Misc others. There will be costs at the end of the process also, to get your cedula ... Read More
Good Immigration Lawyers by MississippiBill
I would like to solicit input on good immigration lawyers. I understand that ARCR offers this service but have heard that local lawyers may be just as good and considerably less expensive. Please advise with your recommendations. Thanks Bill
Sounds a bit high Jerry. Send me a note at cr-bill-52{at}hotmail.com Read More
Caja plan by jerry reidelbach
Hi, my name is Jerry and Iam super impresed on how you guys stick to a budget. We will be retiring there and I hope we are able to manage as well as you do. I have a question about Health Insurance, we are both in our mid 60s and will be applying ...
We used ARCR and the Lawyer we used is Romulo Pacheco. He is located on the 2nd Floor of Casa Canada, right above the ARCR offices. This is just west of the Sabana, in San Jose. Read More
Caja plan by jerry reidelbach
Hi, my name is Jerry and Iam super impresed on how you guys stick to a budget. We will be retiring there and I hope we are able to manage as well as you do. I have a question about Health Insurance, we are both in our mid 60s and will be applying ...
My wife and I just applied for residency and did not have to join caja yet. Our immigration lawyer indicated that after you are notified of acceptance but before your interview to get cedula you must join and show a receipt that you have made a ... Read More
Hi everyone! Newbie here, just a bit of info. by Lauratort
Hey all! Just found this site and think it's a fantastic idea! My husband and I are planning early retirement in Central America and have been drifting toward Costa Rica for a while now. You know that when you first begin searching for relocation ...
Laura, It appears that you are off to a good start by doing the research and reading the blogs. There are many questions that need to be answered. We still have many, but are much more comforatable about the upcoming move. If you are on ... Read More
Hi everyone! Newbie here, just a bit of info. by Lauratort
Hey all! Just found this site and think it's a fantastic idea! My husband and I are planning early retirement in Central America and have been drifting toward Costa Rica for a while now. You know that when you first begin searching for relocation ...
We took a tailored retirement tour with Tim Lyttle (a.k.a. Ticogrande), who has a blog site "The Real Costa Rica", with lots of good info. I understand that George Lundquist runs a good retirement type tour also. There are many others, including ... Read More
Hi everyone! Newbie here, just a bit of info. by Lauratort
Hey all! Just found this site and think it's a fantastic idea! My husband and I are planning early retirement in Central America and have been drifting toward Costa Rica for a while now. You know that when you first begin searching for relocation ...
Lauratort, My wife and I are about a year ahead of you. We visited, took a tour then went back and went through all the wickets and applied for residency. We intend to move down to the Atenas area this Summer, after we get our home sold in ... Read More
Good Immigration Lawyers by MississippiBill
I would like to solicit input on good immigration lawyers. I understand that ARCR offers this service but have heard that local lawyers may be just as good and considerably less expensive. Please advise with your recommendations. Thanks Bill
Thanks, but it is OBE now and I have already applied for residency. Read More
Good Immigration Lawyers by MississippiBill
I would like to solicit input on good immigration lawyers. I understand that ARCR offers this service but have heard that local lawyers may be just as good and considerably less expensive. Please advise with your recommendations. Thanks Bill
thanks for the extensive list... Read More
Safe Deposit Boxes
Are Safe Deposit Boxes readily availkable in most banks in Costa Rica? Read More
When they don't notarize but you need it....
Any suggestions in dealing with a state retirement organization who will furnish a pension document, required to apply for residency, but doesn't notorize their documents? I cannot get the document apostillized without having it notarized, and the ... Read More
Good Immigration Lawyers
I would like to solicit input on good immigration lawyers. I understand that ARCR offers this service but have heard that local lawyers may be just as good and considerably less expensive. Please advise with your recommendations. Thanks Bill Read More
Apostille Acceptance
Actually, since CR signed on to the Hague Treaty, they can accept Apostillized documents, which means you do not have to take certified / notarized documents to the CR consulate in your area. Each US state has an organization that does the ... Read More
Apostille Acceptance
In processing for residency, can you totally avoid having to use the local CR consolates in the US if you get all required documents appostillized? Has anyone done this yet? Streamlining is good and I would be interested in your ... Read More
Caja: Chicken or Egg
I have read that to join Caja you must have resident status. I have also read that one of the requirements to get residency status you must show that you are signed up and paying Caja. This sounds like a "catch 22" type of situation. Can anyone ... Read More
Escazu
Thanks for inputs. Actually, we are going to spend some time in the San Ramon, Grecia, Atenas areas also. Just wanted to check out the contrast. We might want to initially rent in a more familiar atmosphere before venturing out to the more rural ... Read More
Escazu
My wife and I will be staying a couple nights in Escazu, during our November visit to Costa Rica. We are staying at the Beacon Hotel. What interesting places are in that general area, like restaurants / sodas / bars / shopping etc?? We would ... Read More
Residency Requirement by MississippiBill
I read that as part of applying for residency you must be fingerprinted in Costa Rica. Since I will be there in November, before starting the residency application process, would it be wise to get the fingerprinting done at that time? If the ...
Expires in a Month, wow... I had seen 6 months for Police Report and Birth Certificate but no limit on getting fingerprinted. I appreciate the info. It will save me the trouble of doing it this first trip. Can't imagine how my fingerprints ... Read More
Address / FAX
I noticed that part of the residency application process includes providing a local address in San jose and a FAX number. What if you are applying and not yet living in the country? Read More
Residency Requirement by MississippiBill
I read that as part of applying for residency you must be fingerprinted in Costa Rica. Since I will be there in November, before starting the residency application process, would it be wise to get the fingerprinting done at that time? If the ...
Thanks - I had been looking at the Beacon in Escazu. It looks like it is down town, within walking distance of lots of places. Read More
Residency Requirement by MississippiBill
I read that as part of applying for residency you must be fingerprinted in Costa Rica. Since I will be there in November, before starting the residency application process, would it be wise to get the fingerprinting done at that time? If the ...
Thanks - Do you have any advice on hotels in the Atenas, Grecia or San Mamon areas? Also - the Escazu / Santa Ana areas? I would like to sample contrasts and am looking for something close to town centers where we could walk around and get the feel ... Read More
November visit to Costa Rica by MississippiBill
My name is Bill and my wife is Jean. We are seriously considering retiring in Costa Rica, probably the Central Valley area. We have never been there but are planning our first scouting visit at the end of November. We will be treating this as a ...
Have you been or are you going to CR soon? I have been systematically trying to put together questions and facts. But our November trip will be the determining factor. Once committed, we will get into high gear. The whole residency request ... Read More
Residency Requirement
I read that as part of applying for residency you must be fingerprinted in Costa Rica. Since I will be there in November, before starting the residency application process, would it be wise to get the fingerprinting done at that time? If the ... Read More
November visit to Costa Rica by MississippiBill
My name is Bill and my wife is Jean. We are seriously considering retiring in Costa Rica, probably the Central Valley area. We have never been there but are planning our first scouting visit at the end of November. We will be treating this as a ...
Thanks - I doubt whether we would want to live in San Jose. We will be checking out as much as we can in our week in November... Read More
Requirements for a first visit to Costa Rica by MississippiBill
We would like to know several things, in preparation for a first visit in November. Many of you could probably provide advice for these novice questions: 1) How much cash should we bring? Do we need to convert it to colons? 2) Do most places ...
Godsangelsoverme Thanks you for yur advise. My wife and I will be staying at reputible hotels on our exploratory trip in November. Once we commit, we will sell our home and come down and rent for a year or so. Not being a big city type I would ... Read More
Requirements for a first visit to Costa Rica by MississippiBill
We would like to know several things, in preparation for a first visit in November. Many of you could probably provide advice for these novice questions: 1) How much cash should we bring? Do we need to convert it to colons? 2) Do most places ...
Dave, Thanks again for the additional info. I am compiling a list of potential places to visit and San Ramon is one of them. I really need to get the feel for the size of places and traffic etc... I will contact you in the future, using your ... Read More
Requirements for a first visit to Costa Rica by MississippiBill
We would like to know several things, in preparation for a first visit in November. Many of you could probably provide advice for these novice questions: 1) How much cash should we bring? Do we need to convert it to colons? 2) Do most places ...
Dave, Thank you very much. I appreciate the sincere response. We are arriving on a Saturday. Are banks open so we could convert dollars to colons, since Airports are not good to make the exchange. I haven't driven in other countries, but plan ... Read More
Requirements for a first visit to Costa Rica
We would like to know several things, in preparation for a first visit in November. Many of you could probably provide advice for these novice questions: 1) How much cash should we bring? Do we need to convert it to colons? 2) Do most places ... Read More
November visit to Costa Rica by MississippiBill
My name is Bill and my wife is Jean. We are seriously considering retiring in Costa Rica, probably the Central Valley area. We have never been there but are planning our first scouting visit at the end of November. We will be treating this as a ...
Thanks - We will be sure to check it out when we get there. Any advice on finding a rental apartment/condo? We would want to rent for 6 months to a year before buying. Read More
November visit to Costa Rica by MississippiBill
My name is Bill and my wife is Jean. We are seriously considering retiring in Costa Rica, probably the Central Valley area. We have never been there but are planning our first scouting visit at the end of November. We will be treating this as a ...
Thanks.. Jean and I are looking forward to the visit. We plan to take a tour then stay in different areas of the Central Valley. We hope to run into some expats and listen to their opinions and advice. Any good watering holes where expats meet ... Read More
November visit to Costa Rica
My name is Bill and my wife is Jean. We are seriously considering retiring in Costa Rica, probably the Central Valley area. We have never been there but are planning our first scouting visit at the end of November. We will be treating this as a ... Read More