Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Costa Rica as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Costa Rica: First “Whistleblower Law” to protect complainants and witnesses of possible acts of corruption
A new ‘anti-corruption law’ came into force last month …
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Costa Rica: Visa exemption for Honduran nationals
The Honduran and Costa Rican authorities have agreed to suspend visa requirements between the two countries …
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Costa Rica: Minimum wage revision (2023)
The minimum wage has been increased by 6 …
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Costa Rica: New digital DIMEX Cards for foreign residents
New immigration identification documents for foreigners …
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Costa Rica: Regulations for the digital nomads act
The long awaited digital nomad visa is now available – almost a year after then-President Carlos Alvarado first signed it into law in August 2021 …
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Costa Rica: The right to digital disconnection
A reform to the country’s 2019 remote working law (Law No …
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Costa Rica: New family-friendly changes
New family-friendly changes include the launch of paternity leave …
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Costa Rica: New law encourages employability of people over 45 years of age
New incentives are being introduced to encourage the employment of those over the age of 45 …
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Costa Rica: Temporary residence pathway incentivized for investors
The Costa Rican government has recently adopted a new law that lowers investment requirements for obtaining temporary residence …
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Costa Rica: Project to attract digital nomads has passed
The Legislative Assembly has just approved Bill 22215, which aims to attract foreigners who work and provide services remotely …
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Costa Rica: Reduction of work shifts in the tourism sector
Companies in the tourism sector may now apply to the Ministry of Labour to undertake work shift reductions …
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Costa Rica: Employment protection and non-discrimination
Because the Labour Code does not contain any definition of “discrimination” per se it has been up to the courts to lead the way …
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Costa Rica: Reduction in working hours extended for three more months
Employers that are economically hit by the Pandemic may continue maintaining a reduction in working hours for another 3 months …
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Costa Rica: December 1st: “Abolition of the Army” Day
With the entry into force of Law 9803, the non-mandatory paid holiday of 12th October has been eliminated and replaced by the 1st December – the Day of the Abolition of the Army …
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Costa Rica: CCSS expands health insurance coverage to furloughed workers
The coverage of the Social Security Fund (Caja Costarricensede Seguro Social, CCSS) has been extended to furloughed employees until the end of this year …
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