S'installer en famille au Costa Rica?
by Adesebilo
This discussion is in French, the community’s main language.
Original post
bonjour
je souhaiterais rencontrer des français qui se sont installés au costa rica ou qui ont le même projet que nous.
Voici notre situation : mon mari et moi souhaitons nous installer au costa rica avec notre fille de 7 ans; il tient un bar-restaurant et je suis professeur des écoles; Notre souhait : vivre au costa rica en prenant un commerce en gerance (resto ou guest house) pour commencer et acheter un commerce par la suite éventuellement. J'ai lu de nombreuses choses sur les démarches administratives et la somme a avoir pour pouvoir s'installer ici mais parfois les infos se contredisent ; dans notre cas que devons nous faire? Pouvons nous obtenir un statut de résident avec les 50 000 dollars que nous possedons actuellement ou bien a-t-on besoin de plus (ce qui nous obligerait a vendre notre maison alors que nous préfèrerions la garder en location)?
Merci d'avance pour les infos que vous pourrez nous donner et le temps que vous nous accordez....
adeline
Arrêtez de rêver, vivez-le ! www.surfinpuravida.fr
Bonjour,
Nous sommes un peu dans la même situation que vous. Nous sommes actuellement propriétaires d'un hôtel restaurant que nous avons mis en vente et nous comptons reprendre une affaire au Costa Rica dés que nous aurons vendu. Nous avons 2 filles de 6 et 7 ans. Dans les infos que nous avons récoltées pour le moment, il faut investir 250 000 $ pour être sûr d'obtenir la carte de résident temporaire et faire si possible sa demande en France avant de partir. Les autres cas (rentiers ou retraités) semblent plus difficiles à obtenir aujourd'hui (sauf avec une grosse retraite).
Bonjour
Nous avons également le projet de partir vivre au Costa avec nos enfants.
Suite a nos deux voyages et aux infos que nous avons pu recolter, il ne s'agit pas de 50000 dollars mais 250000 dollards par personne !!! qu'il faut justifier apparement pour obtenir le statut de résident.
Apparement la demarche la plus simple pour l'obtenir, se serait de justifier un statut de gérant de société dans le pays, ou d'avoir un autre enfant sur le térritoire.
De quel coté souhaitez vous vous installer ?
A ton service
Cedric et Celine
http://costaricareves.over-blog.com/
salut!
je viens d'aller voir votre blog et il est vraiment très sympa! que de belles photos! nous avons en fait pas mal de points communs car nous avons déjà été au Costa Rica il y a 2 ans et nous y retournons en février prochain. Cette fois ci nous y allons avec dans la tête l'espoir d'y vivre un jour; nous avons prevu un circuit qui balaiera la cote caraibe et la cote pacifique et grâce a votre blog nous allons deja pouvoir recueillir des infos sur les endroits ou dormir et les lodges tenus par des français qui pourront nous faire part de leur expérience...
Pour le moment on ne sait pas encore sur quel cote nous installer car nous ne connaissons que la cote pacifique (c'est pourquoi nous irons faire un tour sur la cote caraïbe en février).
Pour ce qui est de l'argent, 250 000 par personne cela me semble énorme!!! ca veut dire qu'on ne peut pas s'y installer en achetant une affaire a moins de 500 000 dollars?
Et vous, quels sont vos projet la bas?
Amicalement,
adeline et seb
Arrêtez de rêver, vivez-le ! www.surfinpuravida.fr
je sais pas trop ce qui s'est passé mais ton message est vide!;..
Bon pour notre part nous avons bien épluché votre blog il est super!Nous allons aller je pense e quelques adresses ou vous etes allés; voici le circuit que nous prevu; je sais que nous ne restons pas assez longtemps, a mon avis ca va etre speed :
- arrivée a SJ a 21H30 et nuit chez Pierre
- J1 : on prend la route direction cote caraïbe , visite de cahuita et puerto viejo. Nuit a ???
- J2 : départ pour tortuguero nuit a tortuguero mais on ne sait pas ou????
- J3 : visite de tortuguero nuit???
- J4 : départ pour monteverde nuit a tilaran
- J5 : départ pour samara nuit chez clemence au pacific lodge
- J6 : depart pour manzanillo nuit au lodge ylan ylang (tenu par un français)
- J7 : manzanillo...montezuma et 2e nuit au lodge yalang ylang
- J8 : ferry direction puntarenas et on descend la cote pacifique en passant par jaco mais d'apres votre blog ca me donne pas envie d'y rester donc nuit a ????
- J9 : ???
- J10 : visite du parc manuel antonio et nuit a ojochal
_ J11 : visite réserve naturelle oro verde et nuit a ojochal
- J12 : on profite encore un peu de la cote puis départ pour SJ pour dormir encore chez Pierre
- J13 : avion, snif.....
Voila, tout cela n'est encore qu'un projet, j'attends vos conseils et le modifierai en fonction n'hesitez pas a me dire si on manque quelque chose ou si on passe trop vite a certains endroits....merci
adeline et seb
Arrêtez de rêver, vivez-le ! www.surfinpuravida.fr
Bonjour Adeline et sebastien
Je ne sais pas pourquoi mon message n'est pas passé, quoi qu'il en soit je vous indiquais que c’était une bonne idée de rencontrer des expats qui c’étaient installé sur place, pour voir la réalité du pays au quotidien, voir réellement si nos projets ne tiennent pas du fantasmes. Pour nous la conclusion, fut que nous n'avons plus de doutes sur notre volonté de partir et nous mesurons mieux, les difficultés que nous allons pouvoir rencontrer sur place.
Cedric et Celine
Je ne sais pas pourquoi mon message n'est pas passé, quoi qu'il en soit je vous indiquais que c’était une bonne idée de rencontrer des expats qui c’étaient installé sur place, pour voir la réalité du pays au quotidien, voir réellement si nos projets ne tiennent pas du fantasmes. Pour nous la conclusion, fut que nous n'avons plus de doutes sur notre volonté de partir et nous mesurons mieux, les difficultés que nous allons pouvoir rencontrer sur place.
Cedric et Celine
bonjour a vous les 2 familles qui vous écrivez
ces qqs mots pour vous dire que nous 2 adultes 1 enfants de 5 ans nous sommes icic au costa installer depuis 1 mois avec le souhait de rester.... apres 7 nas de vie au canada mais franchement la crise a tellement frappé ici plus qu'ailleurs encore que si j'ai un bon conseil a vous donner rester ou vous etes ou chercher d'autres choses garder votre argent il y a d'autres pays aussi beau tout a arreter ici les construction toutes les personnes qui sont ici nous conseillent vivement de quitter avant qu, on perde notre argent et pour les papeiers vous aller pouvoir attendre longtemps............ sincerement et avec toute amitiées
nat
ces qqs mots pour vous dire que nous 2 adultes 1 enfants de 5 ans nous sommes icic au costa installer depuis 1 mois avec le souhait de rester.... apres 7 nas de vie au canada mais franchement la crise a tellement frappé ici plus qu'ailleurs encore que si j'ai un bon conseil a vous donner rester ou vous etes ou chercher d'autres choses garder votre argent il y a d'autres pays aussi beau tout a arreter ici les construction toutes les personnes qui sont ici nous conseillent vivement de quitter avant qu, on perde notre argent et pour les papeiers vous aller pouvoir attendre longtemps............ sincerement et avec toute amitiées
nat
Bonjour À vous tous:
Je trouve votre discussion très intéressante. De mon côté, je ne suis pas français, mais un petit cousin éloigné... Je suis du Québec. J'ai également le projet de démarrer une petite entreprise au Costa Rica. Je travaille fort sur le dossier. Le mieux aurait d'avoir acheté quelque chose il y a 7 ou 8 ans ; les prix étaient ridicules... Maintenant, tout est cher. Mais ce n'est pas grave ; les maisons sont encore abordables.
De mon côté, j'ai voyagé environ 15 fois au Costa Rica depuis 2000. Pourquoi ? Ma femme est "Tica"! Donc, pas de problème au niveau de l'immigration de mon côté... Si jamais je peux vous être utile une fois au Costa Rica, ce sera un plaisir de pouvoir vous aider.
Je suis présentement à la recherche d'idée et d'un partenariat d'affaires pour démarrer quelque chose. Il est toujours plus simple d'ouvrir une entreprise à deux, car il est possible de répartir les tâches...
De votre côté...Quel type d'entreprise avez-vous en tête pour le Costa Rica ?
Patrice
Je trouve votre discussion très intéressante. De mon côté, je ne suis pas français, mais un petit cousin éloigné... Je suis du Québec. J'ai également le projet de démarrer une petite entreprise au Costa Rica. Je travaille fort sur le dossier. Le mieux aurait d'avoir acheté quelque chose il y a 7 ou 8 ans ; les prix étaient ridicules... Maintenant, tout est cher. Mais ce n'est pas grave ; les maisons sont encore abordables.
De mon côté, j'ai voyagé environ 15 fois au Costa Rica depuis 2000. Pourquoi ? Ma femme est "Tica"! Donc, pas de problème au niveau de l'immigration de mon côté... Si jamais je peux vous être utile une fois au Costa Rica, ce sera un plaisir de pouvoir vous aider.
Je suis présentement à la recherche d'idée et d'un partenariat d'affaires pour démarrer quelque chose. Il est toujours plus simple d'ouvrir une entreprise à deux, car il est possible de répartir les tâches...
De votre côté...Quel type d'entreprise avez-vous en tête pour le Costa Rica ?
Patrice
je suis pas tellement d'accord avec ce qui vient d'être dit precedemment. je suis française installée au costa rica depuis 4 ans, et je trouve ce pays, magnifique, plein d'opportunités. mais chacun vit la pura vida differemment. vous pouvez consulter mon site internet ou j'explique les démarches pour devenir résident.
www.tropikissimmo.com
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I’m looking for info on villages around Aix, like Fuveau, Bouc-Bel-Air, or even Éguilles and Venelles? We’re a couple with a child living in the Paris region, and I’ll be relocating to Aix-en-Provence in spring 2026. We’d love to swap our apartment for a house with a pool within 20-30 minutes max of central Aix, with a budget of around 650k €.
In terms of climate and geography, I’ve read that Aix is in a basin where it can get really hot. What about the surrounding villages that are a bit more elevated, like Venelles? Is it just as stifling?
For a family, which area would you recommend?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
Starting this spring, we want to settle near Aix-en-Provence. We're tired of living in the mountains with all the snow—we really need some sunshine and a fresh start. Is it hard to find a house to rent there? What about prices? If you have any great tips or useful info about the area, we’d love to hear it. I work in education and want to do prevention work in Marseille or Aix—are there jobs in the social sector?
Anyway, we need tons of info, but we’re sure we’re going to take the leap—no hesitation, adventure is adventure!!! Thanks for your help and any experiences you can share.
Anyway, we need tons of info, but we’re sure we’re going to take the leap—no hesitation, adventure is adventure!!! Thanks for your help and any experiences you can share.
Hi,
I’m an osteopath and I’d like to set up and open an osteopathy practice in Thailand. I don’t have a precise location in mind yet, but I’m thinking maybe Hua Hin. I saw there’s an osteopath based in Phuket, so I wrote to him for some info, but he still hasn’t replied🤪!
So I’m reaching out to people who live there or know the country well: I’d like to know what the best ways are to advertise and get known in Thailand. Are there any local classifieds newspapers? First, I’d like to practice from my apartment. Is that allowed in Thailand? Ideally, I’d like to work part-time in a private hospital as an osteopath. I’m thinking that in Thailand, the medical field is much more open than in Europe!!! Has anyone seen an osteopath or chiropractor working in a Thai hospital? Do you know the price of a consultation?
Any info you can share will be super helpful! Thanks in advance[;)!!!]
I’m an osteopath and I’d like to set up and open an osteopathy practice in Thailand. I don’t have a precise location in mind yet, but I’m thinking maybe Hua Hin. I saw there’s an osteopath based in Phuket, so I wrote to him for some info, but he still hasn’t replied🤪!
So I’m reaching out to people who live there or know the country well: I’d like to know what the best ways are to advertise and get known in Thailand. Are there any local classifieds newspapers? First, I’d like to practice from my apartment. Is that allowed in Thailand? Ideally, I’d like to work part-time in a private hospital as an osteopath. I’m thinking that in Thailand, the medical field is much more open than in Europe!!! Has anyone seen an osteopath or chiropractor working in a Thai hospital? Do you know the price of a consultation?
Any info you can share will be super helpful! Thanks in advance[;)!!!]
Hello everyone,
We’re a small family from the south of France, with a 2-year-old little boy, and we’re dreaming of starting a new adventure abroad by opening our own business. For now, we haven’t chosen a specific destination yet.
We mainly speak French, with a basic level of Spanish and English, and we’re ready to improve these two languages if needed. We’re looking for a multicultural, safe country with quality healthcare and good schools accessible for our son. We’d also love a pleasant place with a mild climate where life is good.
Our idea is to travel to different countries to explore, compare, and refine our project. We’d be really happy to read your tips, experiences, or anecdotes if you’ve already undertaken a similar project or if you know key points to anticipate.
Thanks in advance for your shares and help—it would really help us move forward with our project! 😄





