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Estancia para Trabajadores Remotos y Prestadores de Servicios
Costa Rica · Central America
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2020
- Governing lawPublished
- Law 9996
- Responsible authorityPublished
- General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Balance work and pura vida in tropical Costa Rica with its renowned healthcare system
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Proof of monthly remote income of $3,000 or more
- Employment statusPublished
- Full-time employee or self-employed
- Type of remote employmentPublished
- Applicants must demonstrate that they have a job that can be performed remotely
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 25 years
- ChildrenPublished
- Family group: spouse or partner, children under 25, children of any age with a disability, and elderly adults living with the applicant (Law 10008 Art. 3). Income threshold rises to US$4,000/month with dependents.
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 1.4–2.1 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Online via Tramite Ya
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Enter within 90 days of approval and register biometrics in Costa Rica
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- 10-15 days (Nomad Watch)
- Official application routePublished
- https://migracion.go.cr/Paginas/Categor%C3%ADa%20Migratorias%20(Extranjer%C3%ADa)/Formularios-N%C3%B3madas-Digitales.aspx
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- None required
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $100
- Application feePublished
- $190
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $290
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- $3,000/month
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- None required
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- Yes
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- 180 days/year
- Minimum days per year in country (July 2026 figure)Published
- 80 days/year
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- No
- Move-in windowPublished
- 0 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 12 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationPublished
- 24 months
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- No
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- At least 180 days in Costa Rica during year 1 to renew for year 2 (no minimum if not renewing)
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days (continuous or not, counting sporadic absences) in the same fiscal period will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 10%-25%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Time to citizenshipUnknown
- Unknown
- Work for a local employerPublished
- No
- Start a businessPublished
- No
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- No
- University accessPublished
- No
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Not applicable
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Not applicable
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- 1 year + one 1-year renewal (2 years max)
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.visitcostarica.com/digital-nomads/requirements
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.justworks.com/blog/costa-rica-digital-nomad-visa | https://expatsi.com/visas/costa-rica/digital-nomad | https://crie.cr/?p=293122 | https://www.taxesforexpats.com/country-guides/costa-rica/costa-rica-digital-nomad-visa.html
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.