Comments on: Costa Rica to ease immigration, taxes for Chinese building Police Academy

By: Lawrence Horn

Lawrence Horn — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:49:25 +0000

I moved out..I’ll visit so the wife can visit her family, but she would never live there again..Her words.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:48:51 +0000

What about Americans of means that relocated to Costa Rica. We bought the million dollar home, pay the property and corporate taxes. We have financed and cleaned the beaches, paid the extortion import duty on shipped vehicles, household goods. And financially support our local community schools, animal rescue and charity organizations. Yet, we still have to pay the excessive legal residence fees, and endure the bureaucratic hassles. Travel to San Jose, and wait and wait! Panama is starting to look good, it provides financial incentives for expats to relocate, and discounts while in country. Several years ago, Costa Rica did provide incentaves for expats to relocate.

By: Michael Struble

Michael Struble — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:18:50 +0000

I live there to!

By: William M. Nearhoff

William M. Nearhoff — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:48:34 +0000

Anything for a buck, huh Laura, what about the roads and bridges, government getting stronger stronger stronger, people getting weaker weaker weaker, kind of makes you wonder where Costa Rica is heading.

By: Patrick Smyth

Patrick Smyth — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:33:38 +0000

Wow. And all that money I have spent in CR including hiring a number of Tico’s, and I have to play by the immigration rules?

By: David Darnell

David Darnell — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:03:44 +0000

And for us North Americans who have given billions of dollars in foreign aid, not to mention building the highway and rail systems. Go ahead and charge us a fortune to immigrate. Costa Rica just wants everything given to them. You better get your priorities in order, NOTHING is free and China is nobody’s friend.