{"id":39303,"date":"2011-08-12T07:46:50","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T11:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/?p=39303"},"modified":"2020-08-12T07:53:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T11:53:08","slug":"working-in-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/blog\/working-in-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Working in Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"
For many expatriates wanting to make an escape abroad, the only thing standing in their way is steady employment. Costa Rica can be a tricky place to find a job, especially when dealing with the country\u2019s strict labor laws. There are many things to think about and consider when trying to work in Costa Rica.<\/p>\n
Costa Rica boasts an extremely low unemployment rate, and this is mostly thanks to the many labor laws in place to keep jobs in the hands of Costa Rican citizens. This can make finding legal employment in Costa Rica a real headache for expats. However, there are many ways to legally make a living in Costa Rica:<\/p>\n
People who do no fit in any of the above categories can still apply for a work permit in Costa Rica, but they are very difficult to acquire. Businesses offering to to hire foreign workers must also be willing to deal with the legalities involved in getting their employees work permits. Jobs not offering to grant you a work visa should be avoided\u2014working without a permit or staying in Costa Rica with only your tourist visa could result in an arrest or deportation.<\/p>\n
Those seeking a work permit in Costa Rica need provide the following documents and information:<\/p>\n
For many expatriates wanting to make an escape abroad, the only thing standing in their way is steady employment. Costa Rica can be a tricky place to find a job, especially when dealing with the country\u2019s strict labor laws. There are many things to think about and consider when trying to work in Costa Rica. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":308,"featured_media":39181,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[2340,2444,33566,11943,33567,23913,33588,2369,33568,33565,1887,2350,33569,2092,32587,32586,4599,33564,33563,3257],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Choices-Costa-Rica-Versus-Ecuador.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39303"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/308"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39303"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39325,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39303\/revisions\/39325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39303"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=39303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}