Costa Rica, Child Custody and Abduction Laws

Last week another U.S. father was in Costa Rica seeking a son for whom he had legal custody of.  Unfortunately, the father so far has struck out, forcing him to hired a private investigator.
This is just another case of a U.S. parent running out on a divorce decision and abducting their child. The case originated [...]

Costa Rica’s Income Tax – Expat Rules Are Now More Complicated

We were going to write about this  six months ago, but when it comes to the government of Costa Rica, it can be heresy until it really happens. Or just a procrastration until something major happens like the  bridge tragedy. But when talking to an U.S account doing business in Costa Rica, he pretty much [...]

Costa Rica’s Medical Tourism and Wellness – Health Care

Every time I’m in Costa Rica it always amazing me of how that country is developing into a First-World country. One of my meetings was about developing a Costa Rica medical tourism website and then I had a much respected meeting with one of our competitive Bloggers, who was getting ready to do the same.
A [...]

U.S. Consulate – San José Embassy – Visa Problem

Attending a business meeting in San Ana a few weeks ago, one of the associates of a client rant and raved about his dealings with the U.S. Consulate at the San José embassy US Embassy. He was Costa Rican, his wife was American and they had two children. All they wanted was  to visit the [...]

Jaco, Costa Rica – New Development and Driving Through

I had not been to Jaco in a while, in fact, we wrote about how wild Jaco is and how I predicted that the desire for tourist bucks will change it.
Those that experienced Jaco years ago had warnings about the lawless of the town. Druggies, prostitution, pickpockets etc, pretty much ran it.  I’m proud to [...]