Minimum income
$2,500/mo
per month
Stay
24
months, renewable
Application fee
$250
Tax
Territorial
Territorial Tax System
Path to staying
- Residence permit24 months
- Renew24 months at a time
- Permanent residencyafter 3 years
- Citizenshipafter 7 years
- Permanent residency 3 years
- Citizenship 7 years
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Language required for citizenship
Overview
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Program
- Rentista Visa
- Local name
- Visa de Rentista
- Type
- Passive income
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 24 months
- Renewable
- Yes (24 mo)
Temporary residency for individuals with stable passive income of at least $2,500/month for a minimum of two years, from sources such as rental income, investment dividends, or annuity payments.
Financial requirements
- Income requirement
- $2,500/mo
- Savings required
- $60,000
- Application fee
- $250
Eligibility
- Criminal record check required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance not required
Work rights
- Employment not allowed
- Self-employment not allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included no
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 25
- Parents allowed
- No
Benefits and mobility
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare access granted
Tax
- Tax regime
- Territorial
- Regime name
- Territorial Tax System
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Capital gains taxed
- No
How to apply
- Method
- in person
- Processing time
- 60–180 days
- Apply from abroad
- No
Notes
Requires $60,000 bank deposit and $2,500/month transferred to a Costa Rican bank account over 2 years. Income sources include rental income, investment dividends, annuity payments, and retirement account distributions. Must enroll in CCSS public healthcare system. Cannot work for a Costa Rican employer but can own a business.
Also in Costa Rica
Costa Rica also offers a digital nomad visa for remote workers