Costa Rica country guide
Digital nomad · Last checked 2026-08-10
Estancia Nómada Digital
A foreign remote-service provider receiving qualifying remuneration from outside Costa Rica without locally remunerated work
A nonresident stay for a foreign remote-service provider receiving qualifying remuneration from outside Costa Rica.
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Applicant basis
- A foreign remote-service provider receiving qualifying remuneration from outside Costa Rica without locally remunerated work
- Responsible authority
- Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería
- Official route status
- Current official route
- Information available
- Detailed guide
- Last checked
- 2026-08-10
Supported requirements
What the current source supports
- Use the current migration channel and, after authorization, the RACSA electronic document service described by the official sources.
- Provide a passport and signed application.
- Provide foreign-income bank statements or another accepted certification.
- Maintain the required medical-services policy and satisfy current translation and apostille formalities where applicable.
Applicant scope
Who this route generally serves
- Generally designed for
- Foreign remote-service providers who can document foreign income, medical coverage, and the current migration requirements without locally remunerated work.
- Legal basis named by the authority
- Law 10008 and Executive Decree 43619-H-MGP-TUR.
Route lifecycle
What to confirm from application onward
- Financial basis
- Qualifying remuneration from outside Costa Rica must be documented through the accepted current evidence. No numeric threshold is reproduced from the bounded research packet.
- Initial status
- A nonresident digital-nomad stay under Law 10008 and its regulation.
- Renewal
- Renewal requires the continuing qualifying basis, current medical coverage, and the applicable document and fee handling.
- Work rights
- The route is based on remote services remunerated from outside Costa Rica and does not authorize locally remunerated work.
- Presence considerations
- The researched renewal layer requires at least 180 days in Costa Rica.
Official evidence
Sources for this route
Ley 10008 — atracción de trabajadores y prestadores remotos de serviciosAsamblea Legislativa / Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica · ES · Last checked 2026-08-10Decreto Ejecutivo 43619-H-MGP-TUR — reglamento para nómadas digitalesPoder Ejecutivo / Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica · ES · Last checked 2026-08-10Ventanilla Electrónica de Servicios — Nómadas DigitalesRadiográfica Costarricense S.A. · ES · Last checked 2026-08-10
General planning information only—not legal, tax, or investment advice. A listed route does not determine eligibility. Verify current rules with the responsible authority before acting.