Useful Contacts and Resources

Contact details and useful links relevant to business and employment in Costa Rica...

Work Permits

• Ministry of Security (Ministerio de Seguridad Pública, in Spanish)
• Ministry of Labor and Social Security (in Spanish)
• Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería

Finding Employment

The following Costa Rican online resources provide job-related information and job advertisements.

• Tico Times
• AngloInfo Jobs

Starting a Business

• La Gaceta – Costa Rica's legal newspaper of public record (in Spanish)

• Country File
• Residency
• Moving Pets
• Relocation Checklist
• Leaving Costa Rica
• Voting
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