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her story is lovely! How did she get a visa, and how much is the avg rent in Avignon?

thank you!

Hello,

You can use this website for car values: https://serviciosnet.hacienda.go.cr/autohacienda/

As for other goods, will you be shipping on a container or buying abroad and sending to Costa Rica?

I suggest talking with a lawyer if you plan on picking things up from customs here in Costa Rica. I love to share my lawyer's contact info: https://themislegalcr.com/ or you can send a WhatsApp here: Rosa +506 8831 2261

Are you a resident? If you are getting your residency, do you know about his Law? Costa Rica's Law 9996 allows qualified residents to import up to two vehicles duty-free for personal or family use and a one-time exemption for importing used household goods and personal effects. It's only in effect for another 2 years I think, so might be something important to consider if you want to bring a car and goods into the country.

-Bekah Bottone, IL Costa Rica Correspondent

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Hello, and thank you for your question.

This is a Visa Question and I am going to answer it partially then send you to Grazia Colombo who is a lawyer who works in this area. She is a professional and as such will charge you so you need to make sure you questions aree pointed and answering precisely what you need to know.

I will say this: the work Visa is generaly granted to someone who already has a job and is moving to Italy to continue that work or to start a new job in Italy for which they have alreday been hired. There is also a Remote Worker Visa for someone who can work remotely and wants to live in Italy.

The Italian government, and Italian companies have some benefits for hiring foreigners but from what I have been told those benefits only last six months to a year. At the end of that time the company fires the foreigner and hires back an Italian. I have heard this from two different foreigners, one who has a masters in Hardward Engineering and is cleaning homes.

So what I would tell you is that the best thing for you to do is to contact those companies, (in Italian) and see what is available and how long the job might last. Your years of experience speaks highly for your eligibility. Your lack of Italian language skills may be best overcome before you arrive. I wish you the best of luck in your endevour and please don't let the hurdles end the dream!

Grazia Colombo's email is > mgrazia.colombo@leexe.it

Chip Stites, IL Italian Correspondent.

Hi - you have a couple of options here. When we travel, I sometimes ask my doctor to write the 'script for six months rather than three. The downside is that sometimes means only the first three months are covered by health insurance, and I pay the regular price for the other three. The other option, in many countries you don't need a prescription for most drugs, unlesss they are opiate-based or other psycotropic drugs. What I do is look for a website for a major pharmacy in my target country. For example, in Mexico "Farmacias del Ahorro" is a major chain. Their website https://www.fahorro.com has a search field at the top. Search for your medication(s) there to see if it is available and whaat it costs. I searched for "metformin" for diabetes, and found 60 500mg tablets for 167MXN, or about $8.20 USD. One last tip - if you don't find the brand name, try the generic name.