Fines
A date you did not know about
Your residency card, your company's yearly filing, the yearly fee for your car. Each has its own date, and a late one can bring a fine or extra paperwork.
Legal membership in six countries
ILP is a legal membership for North Americans in Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Portugal and Spain.
- Free deadline checkAbout two minutes, no account needed
- US$79.99 a monthPlus a one-time US$100 activation fee
- Up to 3 calls a month20 minutes each, with a lawyer licensed in your country
Example: a member's dates in Costa Rica.
The problem
Living abroad or owning property there comes with legal dates and rules: residency renewals, company filings, property tax, yearly vehicle fees. They are written in Spanish or Portuguese, in a legal system you did not grow up with, and nobody reminds you when one is due.
How ILP works
What you get
Typical law firm retainer US$1,500.
ILP membership US$79.99 a month.
plus a one-time US$100 activation fee
Includes up to three 20-minute video calls a month (60 minutes).
Drafting, filings and other legal work are quoted separately, and you decide whether to go ahead.
What a missed date can cost you
Each of our six countries has yearly legal dates for residents, property owners and companies, and few of them come with a reminder.
Doubt
Answers that do not agree
A forum says one thing, a neighbor another, a lawyer a third. You pay for the same question more than once and still are not sure.
Retelling
Explaining your situation again
Each new lawyer starts from zero. You explain your residency, your house and your company again, and details get lost between conversations.
Few of these dates come with a reminder.
Try the free check
Here is the free deadline check: a few short questions, then a dated list of what may apply to you.
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Your profile lists the dates and rules that may apply to your residency, your property, your companies and your car. You can ask your lawyer about any of them before you sign, pay or file anything.
What the membership includes
Your legal life abroad sits in one place, with a lawyer and a team who already know it when you ask a question.
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A living legal profile
Your residency, property, companies, vehicles and household in one record. Your answers to the free check fill in the first part, and it grows after each call.
02
Calls with a lawyer licensed in your country
Up to 60 minutes a month, as 20-minute video calls. Your lawyer reads a brief from your profile before each call, so the time goes to your question.
03
A summary and next steps after every call
You get a short written summary and a list of next steps, checked by your lawyer before you see them. Calls are recorded only if you say yes.
04
A customer success manager
A person at ILP who sets up your profile, answers account questions and follows up on each next step, so your lawyer's time goes to legal questions.
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Reminders before your dates
Residency renewals, social security payments, property tax, company filings and vehicle fees are listed as dates that may require review, for your country. You hear about them before they are due.
What your member home looks like
When you sign in as a member, this is the first page you see. It starts with your next step.
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What this looks like in real situations
Three common situations, and how a date or a question moves from your list to a call and then to a next step.
A residency renewal
Your residency card (a DIMEX in Costa Rica, a TIE in Spain) comes up for renewal in a few months, and it is on your list early. You ask about it on a call, your lawyer tells you what to gather, and your customer success manager checks in until it is done.
Buying a house through a company
You buy a house in Guanacaste held by a Costa Rican S.R.L. Your lawyer reviews the closing under a quote you accepted. The company's yearly dates, such as the corporation tax and the beneficial-owner declaration, are added to your profile.
A company tax you had not heard of
Your company in Costa Rica or Panama owns your car and nothing else. It still has a yearly tax or fee. The free check lists it, and on a call your lawyer explains whether it applies and what to do.
How a call with your lawyer works
From booking a time to the follow-up afterwards, this is what one call looks like.
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Each call is with a lawyer licensed in the country your membership covers, who has read your brief first. If your question turns into paid legal work, the lawyer quotes it in writing and you decide whether to go ahead.
Six countries, open now
The rules, the dates and the lawyers are local. Each country has its own list of dates from our research, and lawyers licensed there.
Example situations
ILP is just opening, so these are made-up examples of common situations, not reviews from real members.
ExampleCompany and property
A retiree in Atenas with a Costa Rican corporation
Her house is held by an S.A. she set up years ago. The free check lists the corporation tax and the beneficial-owner declaration. On her first call, the lawyer explains which ones apply and what the company needs.
ExampleResidency
A couple on rentista residency in Grecia
Their DIMEX cards come up for renewal next year. The dates sit on their home page, and they use one 20-minute call to ask what to prepare and when to start.
ExampleResidency and tax
A retired couple in Valencia
Their non-lucrative residence permits come up for renewal in the spring, and they hold savings in the US. The dates sit on their home page, and they use a call to ask about the renewal window and the foreign assets declaration.
What it costs
Start with the free check. Pay a monthly fee only if you want a lawyer and a team to help with what it shows.
Free
Free deadline check
US$0
No account needed
A dated list of what may apply to youAbout two minutes. Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Portugal or Spain.
- Questions about your residency, property, companies, vehicles and staff
- Dates that may require review, with a short note on each
- The list sent to your email, if you want it
Membership
ILP membership
Typical law firm retainer US$1,500.
ILP membership US$79.99 a month.
plus a one-time US$100 activation fee
Up to 60 minutes a month with your lawyerUp to three 20-minute video calls. Unused minutes do not carry over.
- Video calls with a lawyer licensed in your country
- A brief prepared from your profile before each call
- A written summary and next steps after each call, checked by your lawyer
- A customer success manager who follows up
- A living legal profile: residency, property, companies, vehicles and household
- Reminders before the dates that apply to you
Legal work beyond your calls
Drafting, filings, closings, formal opinions and representation are scoped by your lawyer and quoted in writing. Nothing starts until you accept, and it is paid separately from the membership.
A business or several companies
If you run a business or hold several companies, take the free check first. Your customer success manager can then tell you plainly what the membership covers.
What you pay and what's included
This is the Money page a member sees: the monthly fee, the calls included and a quote for extra work.
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Questions people ask before joining
Short answers about what ILP does, what it costs and what it does not do.
Dates and rules that may apply to your life in your country: residency renewals and stay limits, tax returns, property tax, yearly company filings and beneficial-owner records, vehicle fees and inspections, and duties if you employ staff. In Costa Rica that means the DIMEX, the Caja and the marchamo; in Spain the TIE, the IRPF and the IBI; and so on for each country. Each one is listed as something that may require review, because a lawyer confirms what applies to you.
You answer a few questions in the free check. Your answers are matched against that country's list of rules, from our research, and the dates that may apply are shown. When you join, the same answers fill in the first part of your legal profile.
Up to 60 minutes a month with a lawyer licensed in your country, as up to three 20-minute video calls. Before each call your lawyer reads a brief from your profile, and after it you get a written summary and next steps. A customer success manager follows up, and your profile and reminders are included. It costs US$79.99 a month plus a one-time US$100 activation fee.
On a call you talk with a lawyer licensed in your country, and the legal judgment is theirs. ILP organizes the relationship and the follow-up. Work such as drafting, filings or representation is scoped, quoted in writing and paid separately, and it starts only if you accept.
Only if you agree. You choose when you book, and you can change your mind when you join the call. Your lawyer must agree too. With a recording, AI drafts the summary and your lawyer checks it before you see it. Saying no changes nothing else about the call.
No. Each month includes up to 60 minutes across up to three calls, and the count starts again on your renewal date.
Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Portugal and Spain, all open now. The check, the reminders and your lawyer follow the country your membership covers. If no partner lawyer in your country is free yet, your customer success manager tells you and matches you as soon as one is.
Start with the free deadline check.
Pick your country, answer a few questions and see the dates that may apply. It takes about two minutes and you do not need an account.
The check is free. Membership is US$79.99 a month plus a one-time US$100 activation fee.