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Costa Rica
Coming and Going
Entry
Requirements,
Visa Regulations
Costa Rica,
Departure Tax, Air Tax (new),
Airlines,
Entering
Costa Rica With
A Pet, Traveling
Alone With Minors,
The Airport Process (San
Jose and Liberia), Arriving By
Land, Leaving Costa Rica.
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Costa Rica
Cellular Telephone Service
Cellular
telephone
service in Costa
Rica is
currently
provided by the
state telecom,
the Instituto
Costarricense de
Electricidad
(ICE), who has
had a
telecommunications
monopoly in the
country for more
than 60 years.
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Driving in
Costa Rica
Visitors are
allowed to drive
in Costa Rica
with their
normal drivers
license and
passport for up
to three months,
the time of
their visitors
visa. After
that, you will
be required to
obtain a Costa
Rican driver's
license.
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Holidays In
Costa Rica
There are many,
many holidays in
Costa Rica. Some
are legal
(mandatory),
meaning people
get time off
work, banks,
government and
business is
closed, while
others are
holidays
observed by some
and not by
others.
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Marriage in
Costa Rica
Foreigners can
get married in
Costa Rica. The
documents needed
are: - original
birth
certificate -
affidavit of
single status -
police record -
valid passport -
divorce decree
(if applicable)
- These
documents need
to follow the
authentication
procedure before
being taken to
Costa Rica.
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Doing Business
Successfully In
Costa Rica
Doing business
successfully
involves two
very important
concepts will
guide you to a
successful
venture in Costa
Rica, that also
be applied to
just about
everything you
do in Costa
Rica: one,
mañana does not
mean tomorrow,
and the process
is more
important than
the results.
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Residency in
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
offers different
ways to legalize
your status:
-temporary
resident
-pensioner
-Foreigner
government
mission For more
legal
information
contact the
Costarican
consulate or the
Costarican
Residents
Association at
www.casacanada.net.
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