Comments on: “Perpetual tourists” face problems at Panamanian border

By: Ron194

Ron194 — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:53:00 +0000

You are correct. Teh fact is if you obtain residency in another country your banking will become a nightmare. US Banks will not allow you to have accounts in the US. And banks in other countries do not like American accounts. The reason being they have a lot of paperwork to furnish the US. Failure to do so they get fined 30% of all their assets. As for the Americans, they too have lots of paperwork and if not done or done wrong you get fined $5000 a day. All has to do with US paranoia of drug and human trafficking. In spite of my income all being from US Government Retirement sources.I still have this problem as the reason for not taking up foreign residency.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 16:31:00 +0000

Needs re-wording: One such individual, a Canadian citizen living in Costa Rica who wishes to only be identified as R.T., was one such person.

By: Lav

Lav — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 01:17:00 +0000

Considering you can only have a 180 day visa, it needs to be within that time frame.

By: LivingLifeInCostaRica

LivingLifeInCostaRica — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:42:00 +0000

Does anyone know WHEN that return ticket to your country of passport origin must be BY – or is it just proof you’re going back one day?? I have yet to have OFFICIAL clarity on that.

I have also heard of some people having the problem FLYING INTO Panama as well (in both Bocas & Panama City).

By: LivingLifeInCostaRica

LivingLifeInCostaRica — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:36:00 +0000

This is NOT a “Perpetual Tourist” problem. This is happening to tourists as well, though, from what I get report back to me with my http://LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com blog is it’s happening 100% of the time to AMERICAN tourists ENTERING Panama (which REALLY makes me wonder if this is not an AGREEMENT WITH the U.S. government) YET – it is NOT always happening to quite a few people I’ve talked to from other countries.

By: Karen M. Mata

Karen M. Mata — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 02:50:00 +0000

Very good of you. Thanks.

By: William James Woodward

William James Woodward — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 13:12:00 +0000

The problem is not with immigration rules or how they’re applied, but rather with the fact that many individuals think that they simply don’t apply to them. They do everything in their power to find some loophole they can squeeze through, to the detriment of everyone who enters the country legally. This problem is common in most Central and South American countries, it’s a plague here in Brazil. Ironically, it’s these very same individuals who start whining when a nation takes action to close the loopholes they snuck through. It never seems to dawn on them that the end result of their actions could result in the country simply slamming the doors shut and not allowing further immigration if the problem becomes too pronounced. They certainly don’t get any sympathy from me. If you want to reside permanently in a country and reap the benefits that you’re seeking to obtain from doing so then you should be prepared to follow the rules and abide by the laws. If you choose not to do just that, then you’ve got no right to cry later when it all hits the fan.

By: Frank Castle

Frank Castle — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 17:52:00 +0000

I’ll tell you how a “tourist” can have a home near San Jose. My Mom is a resident of Costa Rica and owns a home there. I visit my Mom and stay at her home. She has legally signed over the house to me when she passes on, the car too. See how it can be this way.

The difference is when I visit, I never stay as long as 90 days.

By: Brian James

Brian James — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 06:03:00 +0000

Refundable airline tickets can be your friend.

By: jerry thomas

jerry thomas — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:43:00 +0000

Please, I would like to know the answer to this also.