[emj]

When you work it's really annoying to move every 90 days, the double is a lot more interesting. I'm guessing it's 180 because of tax reasons, that is a limit that many countries have for "you do not need to pay taxes anymore". Looking at the paper work this visa seems realitively easy get, and well worth the time. I do not see this as a competition with other countries, just away to make it easier to live there.

[sgjohnson]

To be fair, at that salary you could move countries every 120 days and not pay taxes anywhere, and it would definitely be worth it.

Some countries of citizenship will require you to declare your domicile elsewhere, but in virtually all of those cases a post box in Costa Rica and registering a business there will suffice.

Also doesn’t work for US nationals, because US taxes all green card holders and citizens irrespective of actual residence