Costa Rica offers a temporary residency route for investors, known as the inversionista category. It is open to Bangladeshi nationals who can document a qualifying investment.
Information, not advice. Figures are indicative and current as of June 2026. Always confirm the present rules with the official program authority and a licensed professional before you act.
Costa Rica does not exclude Bangladeshi nationals from its investor residency category. The inversionista route is based on the size and proof of your investment rather than your country of origin.
Bangladeshi passport holders normally need a consular visa to enter Costa Rica, so plan your entry and document legalisation through a Costa Rican consulate before you file. Confirm the current entry rules with the official authority.
The investor category asks you to place a qualifying investment in Costa Rica. Common qualifying forms include registered real estate, shares in a Costa Rican company, or a productive project. Property is registered in your personal name in the National Registry rather than through a company.
This is a residency route, not a direct citizenship route. After holding temporary residency in good standing you may become eligible to apply for permanent residency, and citizenship is a separate later step with its own rules.
Reported review times vary with category and current volumes, often quoted in a range of several months to about a year. Treat any timeline as indicative and confirm the current position with DGME.
Plan for the qualifying investment plus government filing charges, document legalisation, translation and your own professional support. The figures below are indicative only.
| Item | Indicative amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Qualifying investment | From about USD 150,000 | Threshold set under Law 9996. Confirm the current figure with the official authority |
| Government and filing charges | Confirm the current figure with the official authority | Set by DGME and other agencies |
| Document legalisation and translation | Confirm the current figure with the official authority | Bangladeshi documents need legalisation and certified Spanish translation |
Figures are indicative and current as of June 2026. General Directorate of Migration and Foreign Nationals (Direccion General de Migracion y Extranjeria, DGME) publishes the binding detail. Verify before you act.
No. This is a residency route. Citizenship is a separate process that follows a period of legal residency and has its own requirements. Confirm the current rules with DGME.
Family members can generally be added as dependants under the residency application. Confirm the current dependant rules and any added proof with the official authority.
Investor residency is tied to keeping the qualifying investment. You typically show it is still in place at renewal. Confirm the current renewal rules with DGME.
Information, not advice. Figures are indicative and current as of June 2026. Always confirm the present rules with the official program authority and a licensed professional before you act.
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