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Latin America

ancianita

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5. Costa Rica allows anyone within 100 feet of the water along its coastline to live there free of taxes.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 05:40 AM

Mar 2024

Foreigners can buy any other property there on a tourist visa without ever needing to apply for residency or citizenship.

I learned that a few years ago from my small group's local tour guide there.

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41-year-old and her family left the U.S. for Costa Rica and live on less than $30,000 a year: 'We're a lot happier' and [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2024 OP

How often do they go back to the U.S. to visit friends or families? PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #1

Couldn't tell if they're stil on their tourists' visas, or not, but using those visas, they had to visit the US Judi Lynn Mar 2024 #2

I went back once a year living overseas from 2007-2024 AZLD4Candidate Mar 2024 #3

I'm a substitute teacher and on occasion, I'll run a youtube video of Costa Rica. no_hypocrisy Mar 2024 #4

Costa Rica allows anyone within 100 feet of the water along its coastline to live there free of taxes. ancianita Mar 2024 #5