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Netherlands: Tourist laws? How long can you stay?:

Hey Folks, We're Americans and currently living in Costa Rica. We're thinking about a move to Holland next year. Here in Costa Rica when you enter as a tourist you are given 90 days. What we do is leave the country every 3 months for 72 hours and come back. Easy as that. How does it work in Holland? If we're planning on moving there, but only being there for a year or two, we obviously don't want to seek residency. What are the laws concerning being legal in the country? Also, I won't be working in the country (I work online) so that won't play a part I don't think. Also, we won't have a car so I won't need to worry about any sort of residency issues and owning a vehicle. Any thoughts? Thanks.

Costa Rica: veggie diesels cars in CR:

These guys are traveling central america with Veggie- www.DiscoverShareInspire.com

Panama: Cars and Towns?:

Hey all, I'm going to be driving my van from the states down to Costa Rica in October and my family will meet me the first of November. We've got a house leased for 6 months and our plan was that we may even stay another 6 months if we liked it. Well, I've come to find out that a program that was in place for keeping a car in the country past 6 months is no longer there. I'd have to register the car (I'm told over $14k in taxes, registration, etc.) or sell it within the first 90 days. Neither of those seems like a good plan. So what I'm looking into now is staying for 6 months and then moving along. Of course Panama is what's on my radar. I have two main questions: 1- Does Panama have the same stifling taxes and regulations for bringing a car into the country or are they going to be more reasonable? Any idea what it would take for me to bring it in and keep it long term with US plates? Or change over the registration? 2- What are some ideas for towns? We'd be looking for a small beach town within an hour of Panama City that had amenities (grocery stores, light shopping, stuff like that) and was reasonably priced. Thanks for the help.

Costa Rica: airlines not shipping pets?:

I'll second the response from the commentator above. As a dog trainer who has shipped dogs all over the world I would recommend Continental. They are the only airline that regulates temperatures on the tarmac which means they are the only one who doesn't do temp embargoes, works with snub nosed dogs, etc. And they are usually far cheaper than Delta. If you are flying on the same flight you can take the dog on as checked baggage. If you aren't, you can ship the dog separately, fly down, and then pick the dog up in cargo once you're down there.

Costa Rica: Thinking about Moving to Costa Rica:

If you do bookkeeping can't you do that from anywhere in the world. Start your own freelancing service.

Costa Rica: Intro info for going to CR:

We're looking to move down to CR later this year. I believe you've got 90 days that you can be in the country without a visa. So what a lot of people will do is hop out of the country for a few days at the 90 day deadline and then come back. If you were only planning on being there six months then you could do that only once. If you were going to be there longer then perhaps you could apply for residency but I don't think you need to do that yet.

Costa Rica: VISA:

I'd be interested to know this as well. Does your research say if you need a visa for those 90 days? Or can you do that without Visa?

Nicaragua: Where in Nicaragua?:

I don't need to be near expats per se. I need to be near a native population that has dogs that has a culture for wanting to care and train dogs. I'd be offering the training for free in exchange for being in the video series so ability to pay isn't key, but ability to follow up on instruction, work ethic, etc. is important. My research has led me to think about Leon. It's near the beach which is a plus for the family. It's a college town so I'm thinking there are going to be a different class of people when it comes to professors and other professionals who inhabit college towns. That type of person may be more likely to train a dog I'm thinking? It also seems to be a large town, just under 200,000 which leads me to believe there would be enough dog owners to where I could put together a nice video series. What do you think? Pros and cons of Leon?

Global Expat Forum: How Expats Pick a Country:

Great post. We just got back from Costa Rica and loved it.

Costa Rica: moving to tamarindo area from san diego...w 3 kids:

Hi there, I'm also curious to see how things have gone. We've got three small kids and dogs and are planning our move to CR later this year. Post updates if you see this.

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