Credit cards, bank, and investment accounts in the United States are an important tool for expats who either relocate or live part time in Costa Rica. Without them you will have trouble making purchases online, paying expenses or sending money to family in the United States. U.S. accounts also provide the benefit of FDIC protection […]

Have you have ever received a friend request from a “person” like “Jake’s Bar” or “Johnny Tico”? Perhaps you knew that it was a real business or took pity on the owner and added them. Chances are you find it a little annoying. Animating a business as a person on facebook is counterproductive. It sends […]

Naturalization is an option expats have after being a resident for seven years or marrying a citizen and living in Costa Rica for two years. Although being a citizen of two counties requires complying with two sets of rules, there is more flexibility because a dual citizen needs no ongoing permission to live in either […]

Naturalization is an option expats have after being a resident for seven years or marrying a citizen and living in Costa Rica for two years. Perhaps the biggest benefit is that citizens are not foreigners, who are subordinate to the authority of the immigration department, its police force, and its rules. For example, foreign residents […]

Naturalization is an option expats have after being a resident for seven years, or marrying a citizen and living in Costa Rica for two years. Expats who acquire citizenship are entitled to receive a Costa Rican passport, which is valid for travel worldwide. Expats who retain their U.S. citizenship are unlikely to see much benefit […]