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Rentista Residency...How do you get the required bank letter and which bank did you deposit your US$60K?

5 years ago
Hi,

We are in the process of applying for our Rentista Residency for Costa Rica. We are working with an attorney in San Jose, CR. The attorney tells us that we need to deposit $60K into a Bank Account either in CR or the US and the bank must provide a letter to CR immigration with the exact required wording. The problem is that NO US bank will sign the letter required due to US laws that don't allow US banks to act as guarantors of the $60K.

So our attorney tells us that we can set up a trust with them and they can provide the letter or we can go to a bank in CR to get the exact letter that immigration requires. We do not want to set up a trust with the attorney and many people on this site have advised against doing so. So the question is which banks in CR will provide the required letter with the exact wording necessary for immigration where it will be safe to open a bank account and deposit our US$60K required for Rentista Residency? We are not yet residents of CR, but are in the process of applying for Rentistas Residency. Any guidance or advice from those who have successfully achieved residency through the Rentista category would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much in advance.

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