Costa Rica residency.
Handled end to end.
One flat fee: $10,000 — your spouse and kids included. A licensed Costa Rican attorney files every document. We coordinate everything in English, and you never stand in a line in San José.
You've heard the gestor horror stories. So have we.
Half-finished files. Cash demands mid-process. Nobody answering email for weeks. Costa Rica residency isn't hard — it's hard to trust. That's the actual problem we built this service to remove.
Attorney of record
Every legal act in your case is performed by a licensed Costa Rica immigration attorney — never a "fixer."
Written scope
Everything included is listed before you pay. Flat means flat — the price never moves mid-process.
You're never in the dark
Plain-English status updates at every stage. You always know where your file is and what happens next.
What $10,000 buys — everything.
The entire process, first document to residency card in your hand. Spouse and dependent children included in the same fee.
Six to twelve months, with a map.
Government timelines vary — anyone who guarantees a date is lying to you. Here is the honest shape of the process.
Strategy + file opening
Call with the attorney, track confirmed, full document checklist issued for every family member.
50% to open your fileDocuments gathered + file built
You collect home-country documents with our guidance; we handle apostille verification, certified translations, and assembly.
Filed with migración
The attorney submits. You receive your expediente number — your file is officially in the system.
Remaining 50% at month threeApproval → biometrics → DIMEX
We monitor the file, prep you for biometrics, and walk the card issuance to the finish line.
Three ways in. One of them is yours.
Investor (Inversionista)
Invest US$150,000+ in Costa Rica — real estate qualifies. If you're buying property anyway, the purchase you were already making becomes your residency.
Pensionado
US$1,000+/month lifetime pension income. The classic retiree route.
Rentista
US$2,500+/month stable income for two years, or a qualifying deposit.
Thresholds are set by Costa Rican immigration law — we confirm your exact qualification with the attorney before you pay anything.
Your qualification is a property.
Find it on the map.
Who actually does the legal work?
A licensed Costa Rica immigration attorney of record performs every legal act in your case — on a written scope, with their name on it.
Folio is your coordinator: vetting, translation, scheduling, accountability, and one invoice — in English. We are not a law firm, and residency is never "guaranteed" by anyone honest. What we guarantee is a correctly prepared file, a licensed professional, and a team that answers.
Folio vs. a gestor vs. doing it yourself
| Folio · $10,000 | Typical gestor | DIY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed attorney of record | Always | Sometimes | You hire one anyway |
| Fixed written price | Flat, in writing | Grows mid-process | Unpredictable |
| English, one contact | Yes | Rarely | No |
| Family included | Spouse + kids | Per-person fees | Per-person everything |
| Your time in lines | ~Zero | Some | Weeks of it |
You never pay for a promise.
50% to start
Opens your file: attorney engaged, strategy set, document collection begins for the whole family.
50% at month three
Due when your application is filed and moving — not before. No surprise fees, ever. That's what "flat" means.
No fake reviews. Real things you can check.
Every threshold on this page comes from Costa Rican immigration law — ask us for the source and we send it.
Request the full written scope of service before paying a dollar. Radical transparency is the pitch.
Our live parcel map and verified property reports are public. Try them before trusting us with more.
Email or chat — a real person answers within one business day. Test it right now.