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Plain-language answers for expats navigating property, residency and law in Costa Rica — updated regularly with new videos and articles.
What Employers and Employees Need to Know
New Notary Public Diligece
Costa Rica now offers electronic apostilles through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but the receiving country has to accept them. Here is what the system changes, who can use it, and when legal help is worth it.
Costa Rica now requires every mercantile corporation, SA or SRL, to register an official email address with the National Registry. Here's what Directriz DPJ-002-2026 and the new ACE self-service system mean for companies and what happens if you don't comply.
Costa Rica's investor residency program lets you qualify for temporary residency through a qualifying investment, real estate, business shares, or approved projects. Here's how the process works, and an important threshold change you need to know about before you apply.
Foreigners can buy property in Costa Rica with the same basic rights as citizens for most titled land, but the process has real risk points. Here's the safe, step-by-step way to buy, including one coastal-property rule many buyers miss.
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