When we go to renew our Temporary residency after 2 years of legal residency, I heard we can do it at BCR . But I have questions for those of you who have done this, at BCR or not at BCR ...
I read this on BCR 's web page: "Cost per minute ¢300.00 Colones (available even calling from public phones).
Minimum cost per procedure $48 (includes physical document and valid for one year).
The handing over of the Residency Cards will made in a maximum period of 25 natural days, by the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería.
This service can be found at the following 32 BCR branches::""
So maybe I'm losing some mental faculty as I get older but I don't fully understand this, to wit:
1) it says $48 cost per procedure. Does that mean $48 sercharge in addition to the government fees? (I assume yes.) And does "per procedure" mean $48 for me AND $48 for my wife or are both 1 procedure? Is this for the phone call mentioned above? If so can that be avoided by just going into the BCR office? I'm unclear as to what the 300 c per minute phone call is for and what the $48 (or $96 for a married couple?) fee is for.
2) I read somewhere the cost is $123 or there about for the renewal. Again, I assume that is $123 - or whatever - for each of us, my wife and me, right? So $246. Even the USA doesn't charge this much for temporary residency, as I recall!
3) Above from the BCR page it says " ...includes physical document and valid for one year" .
I thought the temp residency renewal was good for TWO years. Am I reading this wrong? Not sure what they mean...
Is there a cheaper way to do all this without BCR's fees? And does it require going to San Jose and sitting around all day, LOL? Please give your experience!
Anyone who's renewed their first temporary residency cedula, please tell me what you know about this! Thanks.