Business Immigration · Latin America
Costa Rica
The Costa Rican route we advise is Inversionista: an investment or real-estate residence track with a baseline of about USD 200,000 from about 14 July 2026. A Costa Rican company is not automatic residence. Relocate is yes.
- Programme
- Inversionista
- Path
- Invest · Property / RBI
- Capital / threshold
- About USD 200,000 baseline from about 14 July 2026.
- Relocate / visit
- Yes
This overview is general information, not legal advice. Immigration rules, fees, and eligibility criteria change. We verify current requirements with licensed counsel before any engagement. Residence and visa decisions are made by host-country authorities and are never guaranteed.
Country overview
About Costa Rica
For clients in Pakistan, Costa Rica is an investor-residence corridor. The programme we brief is Inversionista. Qualifying investment — including real estate where the live rules allow — is briefed at about USD 200,000 as a baseline from about 14 July 2026. We do not add a second number.
Relocate is yes. Expect a consular or in-country process as then in force, plus evidence that the investment is real. Incorporating a Costa Rican company does not by itself create residence.
Property, productive investment, and company-plus-investment are different fact patterns. We map the file against live law after the USD 200,000 baseline and the July 2026 timing. Digital-nomad visas are not the primary leave product on this briefing.
Thresholds change. Requirements are set by the host government and are verified with licensed counsel before engagement. Residence outcomes are not guaranteed.
Who this is for
Designed for investors who can meet the about USD 200,000 Inversionista baseline from about 14 July 2026, and who understand that a local company is not automatic residence. A poor fit for formation-only buyers.
Timeline
Investment proof plus residence processing is typically several months. Plan around the July 2026 baseline. Dates are not guaranteed.
Programme rules, fees, and capital thresholds are set by the host government and change. Figures on this page reflect our latest review and are verified with licensed counsel before engagement.
Residence programmes
What we brief for Pakistani founders
Programme rules, fees, and capital thresholds are set by the host government and change. Figures on this page reflect our latest review and are verified with licensed counsel before engagement.
Inversionista
Invest · Property / RBI
Requirements
About USD 200,000 baseline from about 14 July 2026.
Relocate / visit
Yes
How we work
From briefing to a filed application
Briefing
The about USD 200,000 baseline from about 14 July 2026 is confirmed against live law before capital is committed.
File preparation
Property or productive investment is documented. Company formation, if any, is not the residence grant.
Counsel filing
Licensed Costa Rican counsel files. Outcomes are not guaranteed.
After grant
If granted, the holder must still hold the qualifying investment under live rules.
Key considerations
What this corridor is not
- A Costa Rican company is not automatic residence.
- About USD 200,000 baseline from about 14 July 2026.
- Digital nomad is not the primary product on this briefing.
- Outcomes are decided by Costa Rican authorities and are not guaranteed.
Also available
Company formation
Forming a Costa Rica company is a separate mandate from residence. If the immigration plan requires a local entity, we coordinate that workstream on its own terms. Formation does not grant the right to live in Costa Rica.
Frequently asked questions
What amount do you use?
About USD 200,000 baseline from about 14 July 2026. We do not add another floor.
If I form a Costa Rican company, am I a resident?
No. A company is not automatic residence.
Do you guarantee approval?
No. Outcomes are decided by Costa Rican authorities and are not guaranteed.
Consultation
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