Relocation Blog
Police in Costa Rica
A good example of the police not being where you need them in Costa Rica is how the Fiscal Control Police (PCP) spend their time. This past week the PCP raided a shop in Guadalupe that sells groceries, appliances and perfume for anomalies associated with imported...
Horses to Costa Rica
Andrea and Natacha with Angel Bass taking a quick break after her bath at La Carrana Quarantine facility in La Sabana, Costa Rica. Angel and Wizard’s adventure began in San Diego, California in mid-November when they were transported down to Miami by trailer. They had...
Loose Laws in Costa Rica
A U.S.-bound air passenger was found to be carrying nearly $10,000 in counterfeit $100 bills Wednesday, but he was allowed to leave after police confiscated the funny money. The incident took place at Juan Santamaría airport. The Policía Aeroportuaria of the Fuerza...
Cost to import or export a pet to Costa Rica
The costs are ever-rising for pet transportation into and out of Costa Rica. It is always less expensive if the pet owner manages the move themselves but not everyone can do this because they are leaving either before or after their pets travel. You must keep in mind...
IRS reaches Costa Rica
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service announced last week a new initiative to crack down on citizens who are hiding money offshore. The crackdown extends to those U.S. citizens who have control of overseas corporations, what the IRS calls an entity. Many expats in Costa...
Public School in Costa Rica
Public school in Costa Rica is not as cheap as some would think and it is definitely not free. When you add up the cost of materials and uniforms there are children that drop out of school each year because of the exorbitant cost of these items. School starts the...
Kiara traveled from Mexico to Costa Rica
Kiara traveled from Mexico to Costa Rica on Friday to be reunited with her family Sadalgo. She was held up in customs when the computers went down for longer than we would have liked but Andrea spent the day with her walking her every couple of hours and seeing that...
Tica System Down
Words you don't want to hear when there are pets coming into Costa Rica. When World Pet Travel or anyone else has pets coming into Costa Rica you do NOT want to hear are "Tica system is down". What this means is that your pets are not going anywhere. They cannot clear...
Bird to Costa Rica
In January of 2010 Laurel, Jean Luc’s owner flew down to Costa Rica from California with Jean Luc in cabin thinking that she could arrive in Costa Rica with just a health certificate and a prayer and be let into the country with her bird. She spent the next 24 hours...
Costa Rica Closed
Is Costa Rica closed for the holidays? This is a question one might ask if trying to do business with one of the government agencies during the end of December or the first week of January in Costa Rica. Most of the government offices close for the week between...
TSA new ruling
TSA has a new directive that is affecting people and pets departing Costa Rica effective November 8, 2010. This directive states that the airlines cannot accept a pet from an unknown shipper or from someone that does not have a business relationship with them. This...
Mudslides in Escazu
This month there was a horrible catastrophe that took place in Escazu that needs to be brought to the forefront if you have not already heard about it. Many humble souls were lost in the mudslides in the middle of the night when the rain brought down much of the...