The new telephone number to contact immigration is now 1311. The center operates on Monday through Sunday, from 7:00 am to 10:00 pm, and is staffed by twenty service agents. Callers can schedule appointments or ask questions. Each call will cost 390 colones. The old line (9000-767266) was disabled on Sunday Source crhoy.com
Archives for February 2014
Common Mistakes Setting Up Internet in Costa Rica: Double NAT on ADSL
Setting up Internet access in Costa Rica can be frustrating, and more so for those who fall into often repeated mistakes that are unique to this country and rarely encountered in other countries. Fixing these problems are pretty easy, but most consumers who lack a background in technology will fail to identify the issues. Technicians […]
Bad business cited as cause for murder of American citizen
A bad business deal is believed to be the motive for the murder in Costa Rica of U.S. citizen, Kurt Hergis. His body was found along a gravel road, 4 miles from La Fortuna on Sunday. According to a female companion who survived the attack, Hergis was ambushed when he stopped his vehicle to assist […]
Mining company files suit against Costa Rica
After issuing warnings of impending litigation for 10 months, Canadian firm Industrias Infinito has filed a case against Costa Rica before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The firm argues that Costa Rica violated the terms of a trade agreement with Canada when it stopped a mining operation in Crucitas. Work had […]
Congress approves in first debate plan to discourage inflow of speculative foreign capital
The legislature approved on Monday a bill to discourage the entry of speculative foreign capital, also known as “capitales golondrinas”. The bill passed with 36 of 44 legislators in favor, and will need to pass one more time before becoming law. The law would give the board of the Central Bank (BCCR) the power to […]
Five large U.S. firms in Costa Rica recover their stock values
Stock values for five large companies that have brought foreign direct investment and jobs to Costa Rica are trading at their highest levels since declines between 2011 and 2012. According to information from the Costa Rican Coalition for Development Initiatives (Cinde), the quintet is formed by: Hewlett-Packard (HP), 6,500; Sykes, 3,600, Boston Scientific Corporation, 2750, Hospira, […]