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Restriction on travel of foreigners due to COVID-19
Extension of migration measures in relation to executive decree 42256-mgp-5 From March 25 at 11:59 p.m. until April 12, 2020, foreigners are requested to refrain from leaving the country. All foreigners, with legal status in the country, will be affected by these...
Urgent for ALL Residents in Costa Rica
URGENT INFORMATION: The government of Costa Rica, has communicated that since March 24th, 2020, ALL foreigners: resident, refugee, applicants of residency, that leave the country, will lose their status, and will not be able to enter the country again. This is a...
Migratory national security alert due to COVID-19
From March 18 to April 12, 2020TH, only Costa Ricans or residents will be allowed to enter the country. Any person who enters the national territory will have to comply with quarantine (14 days), this will be indicated in the corresponding immigration post at the...
Buying a Property in Costa Rica with an Independent Law Firm
When you buy property in Costa Rica look for an independent law firm When a Costa Rican wants to purchase real estate, the first thing that he's going to do is to look for the real estate attorney of his trust. That’s the basic scenario for real estate transactions in...
Attention: To ALL Beneficiaries of Costa Rican Companies
Digital Signature Mandatory for ALL final beneficiaries of Costa Rica companies If you are a legal representative of a Costa Rican company, it is important that you are informed that Law # 9416 to Improve the fight against Tax Fraud established the obligation to...
Immigration Fines Start this April 20th
Fines for having irregular immigration situation since april 20th 2018 Dear Client, GLC Abogados and the Immigration Law Division, inform since April 20th, 2018, Immigration Office will charge a fine to foreigners, who are in the following status: Tourists, who have...
TESTIMONIALS
Testimonial: Otis Armour
To whom it may concern, In Costa Rica everything is handled by Lawyers, so you must have a good one. This is especially true if you are trying to conduct business in Costa Rica from another country, in another language. Luckily I found a good one with GLC Abogados....
Testimonial: Frank Scott
Sept 18, 2019 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I have been acquainted with Augusto Arce of GLC ABOGADOS for many years and when I decided to purchase a condo in Costa Rica, Augusto was the first person I contacted. He helped me understand the process of purchasing a condo in...
Testimonial: Deepak Sharma
Date: August 1, 2019 To Whom It May Concern, I am one of many existing home buyers from the United States who want to buy a home in Costa Rica. I recently went on vacation and loved it so much that I wanted to buy a property. After narrowing down my search to a...
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