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Probate in Costa Rica: Costs, Timeline and Corporate Shares
Home › Blog › Probate in Costa Rica Probate in Costa Rica: What It Costs, How Long It Takes, and Why the Corporation Is the Hard Part Short answer Probate in Costa Rica is the process that identifies the heirs, inventories the estate, pays the decedent’s debts, and transfers what remains. It is required whether…
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Employee Fraud Investigation in Costa Rica: Criminal Case
Home › Blog › Criminal Law › Employee Fraud Investigation Employee Fraud Investigation in Costa Rica: What to Do When You Suspect Fraud or Bribery Your CFO just flagged numbers that don’t add up, or cash that’s gone missing. Or a client says an employee asked for payment in cash with no invoice, or a…
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Travel Ban in Costa Rica: What to Do If Under Investigation
Home › Blog › Criminal Law › Travel Ban Travel Ban in Costa Rica: What to Do If You’re Under Investigation and Can’t Leave the Country An executive, an investor, or a company president doesn’t need a pretrial detention order to receive a travel ban in Costa Rica. Simply being named as a suspect in…
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Money Laundering in Costa Rica: Crypto and Real Estate
Home › Blog › Criminal Law › Money Laundering: Crypto & Real Estate Money Laundering in Costa Rica: The Legal Risk Behind Crypto and Real Estate Transactions Real estate and crypto assets share one trait that makes them especially sensitive to money laundering in Costa Rica: both let people move large sums quickly, and, without…
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Corporate Criminal Liability in Costa Rica: Guide to Law 9699
Home › Blog › Criminal Law › Corporate Criminal Liability Corporate Criminal Liability in Costa Rica: Complete Guide to Law 9699 Since 2019, a company in Costa Rica can be held criminally liable for corruption and bribery offenses — not just the individual who acted on its behalf. Today, understanding corporate criminal liability in Costa…
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Costa Rica Wills for Foreign Property Owners | 2026
Home › Blog › Costa Rica Wills for Foreigners Costa Rica Wills for Foreigners: What Your US Will Misses and How to Protect Your Property Short answer If you own property in Costa Rica as a foreigner, a will signed in your home country does not automatically transfer it. A short Costa Rican will covering…
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How to Dissolve a Company in Costa Rica (2026)
Home › Blog › How to Dissolve a Company in Costa Rica How to Dissolve a Company in Costa Rica: Complete 2026 Legal Guide Quick Take Dissolving a company in Costa Rica involves two phases: dissolution (the decision to cease operations) and liquidation (paying debts and distributing assets). Since Circular DPJ-001-2025 (National Registry, February 2025),…
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Costa Rica Corporate Compliance Calendar 2026: Tax Deadlines
Corporate Compliance Calendar for Your Costa Rica Company 2026: Complete Guide and Downloadable Deadlines By Gonzalo Gutiérrez, Corporate Law & Compliance • Updated: July 8, 2026 • 16 min read • AG Legal Costa Rica 📌 Quick Take Every company in Costa Rica has legal, tax, accounting and labor obligations throughout the year. The key…
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Visa to Costa Rica 2026: Official Requirements
Costa Rica Visa Requirements 2026: Full Country List, Stay Limits and Rules By Lic. Sergio Monge, Immigration Law • Updated: July 7, 2026 • 10 min read • AG Legal Costa Rica 📌 Quick Take Costa Rica’s Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME) sorts every nationality into one of four groups. Group 1 (U.S.,…
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Land Disputes in Costa Rica: Protect Your Property From Fraud
Land Disputes in Costa Rica: How to Protect Your Property From Title Fraud and Real Estate Scams By Gonzalo Gutiérrez, Corporate & Real Estate Law • Updated: July 7, 2026 • 11 min read • AG Legal Costa Rica 📌 Quick Take Land disputes in Costa Rica usually come from one of four sources: unclear…
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Companies in Costa Rica: the 2026 right business structure
Home › Companies in Costa Rica Companies in Costa Rica: The 2026 Guide to Choosing, Forming, and Launching the Right Business Structure If you are planning to start a company in Costa Rica, expand operations, protect an investment, or build a regional presence, choosing the right structure is only the first step. The real difference…
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Prediction Markets: How They Work, Legality & Regulation (2026)
Home › Blog › Prediction Markets Prediction Markets: How They Work, Their Legality, and What Businesses Need to Know A prediction market is a marketplace where people buy and sell contracts whose value depends on the outcome of a future event — an election, an interest-rate decision, a sports result, the box-office of a film,…
