How to Open a Bank Account in Costa Rica Before Your DIMEX Arrives

How to bank in Costa Rica while you wait for your DIMEX and after it arrives: the CRC1,000,000 simplified-account rule, which banks take a passport, SINPE Móvil limits, Social Security deposits, wire fees and US reporting.

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