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Upon entry into Costa Rica, you will receive a Temporary Permit for your boat, Certificado de Importación Temporal from the Ministry of Finance and Customs permit is valid for three months and can be renewed for an additional three-month period. However, it must be renewed before it expires. Once the permit expires, you will need to leave the country.
If you are planning to keep your boat in Costa Rica for more than six months, the only current means available is through a one or two-year slip rental contract with Los Sueños Marina. . This process can be a lawyer or the boat owner. It takes about two weeks to obtain the permit. Fees for processing a one or two-year permit range from $100.00 to $1,000.00, depending on the person whom you designate to process your paperwork (I.e. a lawyer, an agent or your captain).
Ministry of Transportation requires the following documentation:
Customs temporary permit (original).
Certificate of Documentation/Registration of the boat.
Copy of the Non-Commercial Slip Rental Agreement in Spanish.
Affidavit made before a Costa Rican Notary Public, in which the owner of the boat states that the boat does not have a lien or claim against it in the country in which it is registered.
Power of attorney authorizing the person that you designate to take care of this paperwork on your behalf.
If the owner of the boat is a company, the Ministry of Transportation requires a notarized certificate that proves that the representative of the boat is a legal representative of the company and has sufficient authority to act on behalf of the company.
A Certificate of Incorporation of the company will also be requested by the Ministry of Transportation.
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