ʻO Costa Rica kahi puʻuhonua maoli, kaulana no kona mau kahakai nani, nā holoholona hihiu like ʻole, meaʻai waiwai, a me ka hui ʻana o nā moʻomeheu ʻōiwi a me nā malihini. ʻO ka noho mālie o nā kamaʻāina, ʻike ʻia ʻo “Ticos,” makes this Central American gem a popular destination for tourists, expatriates, and digital nomads alike.
Every year, millions of people visit Costa Rica, and in 2022, an estimated 120,000 Americans made it their home. Around 9% of the population is foreign-born, reflecting the country’s growing appeal as a place to live.
Whether you’re considering a permanent move to Costa Rica or planning a temporary stay as a digital nomad or expat, being well-prepared is crucial. This guide outlines key information you should know to make your transition to Costa Rica as seamless as possible.
Getting Ready for Your Move to Costa Rica
Before packing your bags or saying goodbye to friends and family, here’s what you need to do to prepare for your move to Costa Rica.
Choose the Right Visa
To move to Costa Rica, Pono ʻoe i kahi passport kūpono a me ka visa kūpono.
Visa mākaʻikaʻi
ʻO ka visa mākaʻikaʻi e hiki ai i nā haole ke noho ma Costa Rica no kahi manawa kūikawā, maʻamau ma waena 30 i 90 lā. Ma muli o kou lāhui, ʻAʻole pono ʻoe e noi no kahi visa ma mua inā ʻaʻole ʻoe e noho lōʻihi. ʻo kahi laʻana, U.S. hiki i nā kama'āina ke kipa a hiki i ʻeono mahina me ka ʻole o ka visa.
E nānā i kāu mau koi visa kikoʻī a noho i nā palena ma ka pūnaewele ʻo Embassy of Costa Rica, e hāʻawi ana i ka ʻike ma ka ʻōlelo Sepania a me ka ʻōlelo Pelekania.
ʻOiai ʻaʻohe visa mākaʻikaʻi, pono ʻoe e hōʻike i nā palapala hou aʻe, e like me kāu huakaʻi, ke kumu o kou kipa ana, he palapala hoʻi a puka paha, a he palapala hoʻopaʻa palapala no hoʻokahi lā ma mua o kou lā komo. Pono pū paha nā lāʻau lapaʻau; ʻo kahi laʻana, ʻO ka poʻe huakaʻi mai kekahi mau ʻāina ʻApelika a i ʻole ʻAmelika Hema e pono ai ka hōʻoia o ka lāʻau lapaʻau maʻi melemele.
Inā makemake ʻoe e noho lōʻihi, Hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻonui i kāu visa ma Costa Rica. A i ʻole, pono paha ʻoe e haʻalele a hoʻi mai ma hope o kekahi manawa pōkole.
Visa Kūikawā
Hāʻawi ʻo Costa Rica i nā visa manawaleʻa e ʻae i ka noho lōʻihi. Hiki iā ʻoe ke koho inā he a:
– Haumāna, hoʻonaʻauao, mea noiʻi, a i ʻole manawaleʻa
– Hoomaha
– reindeer
Hiki iā ʻoe ke loaʻa i kahi visa manawaleʻa inā loaʻa iā ʻoe nā pilina pili pili i kahi lāhui Costa Rican. Aia nā koi:
– He palapala noi i hoʻopau ʻia
– He palapala hoʻopaʻa hope hewa federala a me ka palapala hānau
– ʻO kahi passport kūpono a me nā kiʻi kala like ʻole
– Ka uku ʻana i nā uku visa
Loaʻa i kēlā me kēia visa kaʻawale kona mau kūlana kikoʻī. ʻo kahi laʻana, retirees must verify a permanent pension income of at least $1,000 per month.
Temporary or Permanent Residency
For longer stays, you’ll need a residence permit. Costa Rica provides two options:
– Temporary Residency: Available to expats who are retirees, students, executives, rentiers, or spouses of Costa Rican citizens. Applications require documentation and fee payments, with additional information sometimes needed. You can apply at the Immigration Office of Costa Rica.
– Permanent Residency: After three years of holding a temporary residency, you can apply for permanent residency. Review the full list of requirements and fees for U.S. citizens online. Applications are also processed at the Immigration Office of Costa Rica.
Digital Nomad Visa
Digital nomads can benefit from Costa Rica’s digital nomad visa program, e ʻae i kahi noho hoʻokahi makahiki i hiki ke hoʻololi hou inā ʻoe i ka ʻāina no ka liʻiliʻi 80 lā. Pono ʻoe e loaʻa ma ka liʻiliʻi $3,000 per month, a i ʻole $4,000 inā he mau mea hilinaʻi kāu. Aia nā koi:
– ʻO ka hana me kahi hui haole, kuleana ʻoihana, a i ʻole ka hana manuahi
– 'Inikua ola kino me ka palena iki o $50,000 no kēlā me kēia lālā o ka ʻohana
– Nā palapala i kākoʻo ʻia e like me kāu palapala noi, palapala passport pono, aelike hale, ʻaelike hana, 'inikua hele, hōʻike panakō, hōʻoia o ka loaʻa kālā, a me kahi hoʻolaha kūhelu o ka manaʻo e hana mamao ma Costa Rica (pono e unuhi ʻia nā palapala haole a pau i ka ʻōlelo Sepania)
E aʻo i kekahi ʻōlelo Sepania
ʻO Paniolo ka ʻōlelo kūhelu o Costa Rica. ʻOiai he nui ka poʻe e ʻōlelo Pelekania, ʻoi aku ma nā wahi mākaʻikaʻi, ʻo ka ʻike ʻana i kekahi ʻōlelo Paniolo e hoʻonui nui i kou ʻike a kōkua iā ʻoe e hoʻohui maikaʻi.
Hoʻomākaukau kālā
Costa Rica’s cost of living is relatively low, ranking 42nd worldwide. Excluding rent, a single person can live comfortably on about $853 a month.
While this is less than the cost of living in many Western countries, the expenses of relocating to Costa Rica can add up. Budget for:
– Round-trip airfare
– Pet travel (including vaccinations, microchips, and paperwork)
– Passport and visa fees
– Ground transportation
– Short-term accommodation (e.g., hotels or hostels)
– Long-term housing (e.g., apartments or houses)
– Food
– Health care and/or travel insurance
Additionally, some visas have financial requirements, such as proof of income or sufficient funds to cover your stay. Having three to six months’ worth of living expenses saved up is advisable for emergencies, like unexpected medical costs or a sudden need to return home.
Inā ʻike ʻoe iā ʻoe iho e pono ai ke kālā hou aʻe ma waho, Hiki i nā lawelawe hoʻouna kālā honua e like me Ria ke kōkua i kāu poʻe aloha e hoʻouna kālā iā ʻoe me ka wikiwiki a me ka palekana.
Nā mea e hana ai ke hōʻea ʻoe
I kekahi manawa ma Costa Rica, eia ka mea e pono ai ke noonoo.
E ʻimi i kahi e noho ai
ʻOiai ma kahi visa mākaʻikaʻi, hiki iā ʻoe ke kūʻai i ka waiwai ma Costa Rica me ka ʻole o ka noho ʻana a i ʻole kamaʻāina. Eia naʻe, ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi o ka hoʻolimalima ʻana i ka wā mua. Nā pūnaewele e like me Find 24 ʻO nā waiwai ma Costa Rica e hāʻawi i nā koho hoʻolimalima he nui, ʻoiai he pinepine lākou ma ka ʻōlelo Sepania.
Inā pilikia ʻoe e ʻimi i kahi, e noʻonoʻo e hana pū me kahi mea kūʻai kūʻai kūloko a i ʻole e hoʻopili me nā poʻe malihini ʻē aʻe ma o nā hui Facebook e ʻimi i nā manawa kūpono hale.
E imi i ka hana
Pono ka hapa nui o nā hana ma Costa Rica i kahi palapala noho, a ʻaʻole ʻae nā ʻae āpau iā ʻoe e hana no kahi hui kūloko. Pono ʻoe i kahi mea hana e makemake e kākoʻo iā ʻoe.
ʻO kahi ʻē aʻe, hiki iā ʻoe:
– E hana mamao no kahi hui non-Costa Rican a i ʻole ma ke ʻano he manuahi e hoʻohana ana i kahi visa nomad digital.
– E hoʻokomo i kahi ʻoihana a waiwai paha inā loaʻa iā ʻoe $100,000 a ʻoi aku paha, e hāʻawi ana i kahi noho manawa pōkole akā ʻaʻole ʻae i ka hana me kahi hui Costa Rican.
E nānā pono i nā koi kānāwai ma mua o ka ʻimi ʻoihana. Inā kūpono, ʻO nā pūnaewele e like me Buscojobs a ʻoiaʻiʻo he mau wahi maikaʻi e hoʻomaka ai.
Hoʻonohonoho Waiwai
Hiki i nā lāhui ʻē ke wehe i nā waihona waihona ma Costa Rica, ʻoiai ua koi ʻia ka hōʻoia o ka noho ʻana e kekahi mau keʻena. Pono nā panakō noho ʻole i kahi passport, visa, a me ka hōʻoia o kahi helu wahi, e like me ka hoʻolimalima hale a i ʻole ka bila pono.
E koho i kahi panakō i hoʻopaʻa ʻia e pale i kāu kālā a e noʻonoʻo i nā koi liʻiliʻi e waiho ai a me nā uku ʻē aʻe. Loaʻa nā lawelawe e like me Ria inā pono ʻoe e hoʻololi i ke kālā me ka wikiwiki a paʻa 190 ʻāina.
E hui me ka Expat Community
ʻOiai me nā mea hoihoi he nui o Costa Rica, he mea maʻamau ka haʻalele ʻana i ka home. Nā hui pāpili, nā ʻaha kūkā pūnaewele, a me nā hui e like me InterNations Costa Rica hiki ke kōkua iā ʻoe e hoʻopili me nā hoa expat, kikohoʻe nomads, a me nā malihini. Hiki paha iā ʻoe ke hālāwai me nā expat ʻē aʻe i nā hale ʻaina a i nā hanana kūloko - mai hoʻokaʻulua e hoʻomaka i kahi kamaʻilio.
Mālama Ola ma Costa Rica
ʻO ka ʻōnaehana mālama olakino o Costa Rica, Pūnaehana mālama ola ʻo Costa Rican (CCSS), he mea āpau a koi ʻia no nā kamaʻāina a me nā kamaʻāina paʻa, e uhi ana i ka mālama pale, halemai, a me ka pilikia. Hoʻokumu ʻia ke kumukūʻai ma kāu loaʻa kālā.
Ma ke ʻano he malihini a i ʻole expat, pono ʻoe i ka ʻinikua olakino honua, me nā koho e like me GeoBlue Xplorer a me Pan-American Insurance. E nānā pono i nā palena a me nā uku uku.
ʻO nā kūlanakauhale kiʻekiʻe no nā Expats a me Digital Nomads
ʻO ka hoʻoholo ʻana i kahi e noho ai ma Costa Rica he pilikino, akā eia kekahi mau wahi kaulana:
– Saint Joseph: Hāʻawi ke kapikala i nā mea hoihoi he nui, nā mea pono hou, a me kahi kaiaulu expat ikaika.
– Kahakai Nani: Aia ma ka mokuʻo Guanacaste, He maikaʻi kēia kūlanakauhale kahakai no nā hana waho e like me ka luʻu scuba a me ka holo ʻana.
– Awa kahiko: Hāʻawi kēia kūlanakauhale Caribbean i nā kahakai nani a me kahi hiʻohiʻona ola pō.
– Alajuela: Kokoke i San José, ʻike ʻia kēia kūlanakauhale liʻiliʻi no kona hoʻolālā, meaʻai like ʻole, a me nā wahi mōʻaukala.
E hoʻomaka ana i kou ola hou ma Costa Rica
Ke neʻe nei i Costa Rica, mai ka U.S. a i ʻole ma kahi ʻē aʻe, hiki ke lilo i mea hoohiwahiwa. Hoʻomākaukau kūpono, mai ka loaʻa ʻana o ka visa kūpono i ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana i kāu kālā, E kōkua ʻo ia e hōʻoia i kahi hoʻololi maʻalahi a ʻae iā ʻoe e hoʻomaka e noho i kāu moeʻuhane i kēia paradaiso pā.
A hoʻomanaʻo, ʻaʻole ʻoe wale nō i kēia huakaʻi. Me nā kumuwaiwai e like me nā lawelawe hoʻouna kālā a me nā kaiāulu expat, Nui nā kākoʻo e kōkua iā ʻoe e hoʻokele i kou ola hou ma waho.
FAQs
– ʻEhia ke kumukūʻai no ka neʻe ʻana i Costa Rica?
Hoʻololi ke kumukūʻai ma muli o kou wahi a me nā pono o ke ola. Puke kālā no ka mokulele, hale noho, ʻinikua ola kino, a me ka uku visa. ʻOi aku ka haʻahaʻa o ke kumukūʻai o ka noho ʻana ma Costa Rica ma mua o nā ʻāina he nui, me ka papa kuhikuhi o 53.6. Hiki iā ʻoe ke noho mālie ma kahi o $853 per month, koe ka hoolimalima.
– He aha ke kālā o Costa Rica?
ʻO ke kālā kūhelu ʻo ia ʻo Costa Rican colon (CRC), hōʻailona ʻia ʻo ₡.
– He aha nā ʻauhau ma Costa Rica?
ʻO ka poʻe noho ʻole pono e uku i ka ʻauhau ma ka loaʻa kālā i loaʻa i loko o ka ʻāina, me ka uku mai 0% i 25%. ʻAʻohe ʻauhau kālā kūloko, a ʻo ka uku VAT maʻamau 13%.
– Pehea e hiki ai iaʻu ke lilo i kamaʻāina Costa Rican?
Ma hope o ʻehiku makahiki o ka noho ʻana (ʻelima mau makahiki inā ʻoe mai kahi ʻāina ʻē aʻe o ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa), hiki iā ʻoe ke noi no ke kamaʻāina. ʻO nā koi e pili ana i ka hele ʻana i kahi hōʻike kupa, e hōʻike ana i ke kūpaʻa kālā, he mooolelo maemae, a me ka mākaukau ma ka ʻōlelo Sepania.
– Pehea ka palekana o Costa Rica?
ʻO ka helu kalaima o Costa Rica 53.7 per 100,000 kamaaina, me ka helu kalaima holoʻokoʻa o 5.53. ʻOiai ʻoi aku ka kiʻekiʻe ma mua o ka U.S. a i ʻole Kanada, ʻoi aku ka palekana ma mua o nā ʻāina ʻAmelika Waena.
Inā ʻoe e noʻonoʻo nei e hoʻoneʻe i Costa Rica a makemake ʻoe i ke alakaʻi loea e hoʻomaʻamaʻa i kāu hoʻololi ʻana a me ke kaumaha ʻole., Eia mākou e kōkua! Inā makemake ʻoe i ke kōkua me nā visa, loaʻa i ka hale kūpono, a i ʻole ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ka moʻomeheu kūloko, Loaʻa i kā mākou hui o nā loea relocation ka ʻike a me ka ʻike e kākoʻo iā ʻoe i kēlā me kēia pae o ke ala. Mai hoʻokaʻulua e hoʻokaʻaʻike mai—e hoʻokaʻaʻike mai iā mākou i kēia lā a e hoʻomaka kāua e hoʻolālā i kou ola hou i kēia paradaiso tropical.!