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luneaz



Joined: 07 Jul 2004
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Location: A place flatter than flat!

PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2004 5:05 am    Post subject: Working legally in CR Reply with quote

I want to work in Costa Rica, but legally. I know that's not the standard but I don't mind if it takes me some time to get there. I have done quite some research and as far as I know only the Instituto Brit�nico recruits from abroad and helps with work permit/visa. I heard Pro-English did as well, but when I contacted them they suggested the usual "come for an interview when you're in San Jos�" (i.e. you travel across the border every three months...).

Does anyone know of any other language schools that preferrably hire from abroad and provide work permit/visa? I don't care so much about insurance or flight (would be great of course), but working legally, yes please!
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TeresaF



Joined: 11 Sep 2003
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Location: New Orleans

PostPosted: Fri Jul 09, 2004 10:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pro-English will in fact get you a work visa, but you do have to pay for the lawer's fees (15,000 colones), plus give the government a $100 deposit. Supposedly, it will generally take you at least 6 months for all the paperwork to get processed (and if you have ever waited in line at a Costa Rican bank, that will sound incredibly fast), so you might end up doing a border run anyway. I know that Instituto Britanico usually gets work visas for its full/time staff only. One of the English departments at Universidad Latina only interviews people with valid work permits, while the other interviewed me on the basis of the fact that I said I was getting one.

On the other hand, when I overstayed my visa, I called up immigration and they basically said that it's highly unlikely that I would have any legal problems as a U.S. citizen (though if I were a Nica, that would be a whole different story.)

Hope this helps!
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