Tel: 506-290.1955
Fax: 506-291.2938
| Eligibility |
Temporal Work is a program designed for recent collage graduates, 20 years and over, wishing to widen their horizon and add to their experience with a work opportunity in Costa Rica. This is not vacation orientated, but a serious job opportunity. You should be able to work full time (8 hours a day, 5 days a week) for a minimum of 6 months and have at least an advanced knowledge of the Spanish language, otherwise you have to follow an intensive course before your first working day.
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1. Teaching
Year long classes can be thought, especially teaching English to children and young adults.
2. Tourism branch
Work in this branch is seasonly. During the high season (end November to end March) hotels, resorts, lodges offer opportunities at the reception, in the restaurant and in reservations. Tour operators and travel agencies offer jobs in the area of reservations, operations, customer service. Both options also offer opportunities in areas such as web design and marketing.
3. Corporate
Costa Rican corporate companies include multinationals, industrial concerns and trading firms. Work in the area you graduated in; expand your knowledge. Most companies do not hire at the end of the year as this is the busiest time of the year and nobody has the time to guide a new employer.
4. Non profit organizations
Non-profit organization whose main goals are the protection of wildlife and the improvement of the living conditions of the local inhabitants. Work in volunteer projects, Eco tourism, organic agriculture.
| Work Permit |
By Costa Rican law all foreign interns or (temporal) workers are required to apply for a work permit.
Upon arrival in Costa Rica you will be accompanied by one of our agents to the downtown Police Station to get your fingerprints taken. After this, you will be taken back to our office to fill in the required paperwork and from here on we’ll take care of the submission.
As soon as you have filled in the required paperwork, you will be given a declaration with which you are able to start work at the company - legally, without any migratory problems. Immigration Office can take up to 6 weeks to stamp your passport.
Please make sure you get the next requirements ready before departure to Costa Rica:
- Declaration of good conduct, certified by the Costa Rican consul in your country of origin
- 6 passport size photos (black/ white or color)
Check the validity of your passport! - Your passport has to be
valid at least 6
months after arrival. However, if you are going to stay longer in Costa
Rica, please renew your passport before departure to avoid local
renewal complications.
| What do we offer? |
- Screening and placement
- Assistance with the contractual part
- Coordination of the introduction day
- Airport pick-up with meet and greet
- Work permit arrangements
- Housing arrangements
- Spanish Courses
- Help Desk, dispute settlement
- Social activities and special student field trips
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| 2006 |
Packages |
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Per person
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Registration |
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$ 55.00 |
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Services |
Job placement |
Work Permit |
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$ 490.00 |
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Services |
Job placement | Work Permit | Housing 1 month |
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$ 725.00 |
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Services |
Job placement | Work Permit | Housing 1 month |
Spanish 2 weeks |
$1108.00 |
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Services |
Job placement | Work Permit | Housing 1 month |
Spanish 4 weeks |
$1352.00 |
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| Registration = due upon
entering the program Services = Airport pick-up and drop off. Meet & greet with orientation Job placement = Student placement, assistance with the contractual part Work permit = Obligatory for all interns, valid for 6 months Housing = Shared. 1 month’s rent included, excluding security deposit Spanish = A 2 or 4 week course starting every Monday |
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| 2006 |
Individual |
Services |
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Per person
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Rent per month |
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$ 370.00 |
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Spanish course |
2 weeks | 20 hours/week |
40 hours total |
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$ 490.00 |
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Spanish course |
4 weeks |
20 hours/week | 80 hours total |
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$ 795.00 |
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Home stay |
per week |
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$ 120.00 |
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| Notes: - Rates subject to change with prior notice - Rates per person in American dollars - Rent rate subject to availability, excluding security deposit |
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