Visa requirements for Costa Rican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Costa Rica.
As of 23 July 2024, Costa Rican citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 151 countries and territories, ranking the Costa Rican passport 27th overall and first among Central American countries, in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
Visa requirements for holders of normal passports traveling for tourist purposes:
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | |
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Afghanistan | ||||
Albania | 90 days | |||
Algeria | ||||
Andorra | ||||
Angola | ||||
Antigua and Barbuda | ||||
Argentina | 3 months | |||
Armenia | 120 days | |||
Australia |
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Austria | 90 days |
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Azerbaijan | 30 days[3] | |||
Bahamas | 3 months | |||
Bahrain | ||||
Bangladesh | ||||
Barbados | 90 days | |||
Belarus |
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Belgium | 90 days |
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Belize | 90 days | |||
[5] | 30 days / 8 days |
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Bhutan | ||||
90 days | ||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 90 days |
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Botswana | [6] | 90 days | ||
Brazil | 90 days | |||
14 days | ||||
Bulgaria | 90 days |
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Burkina Faso | ||||
Burundi | 1 month | |||
Cambodia | 30 days |
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Cameroon | ||||
Canada |
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Cape Verde |
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Central African Republic | ||||
Chad | ||||
Chile | 90 days | |||
Colombia | 180 days |
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Comoros | ||||
Cote d'Ivoire | ||||
Croatia | 90 days |
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Cuba | 30 days |
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Cyprus | 90 days |
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Czech Republic | 90 days |
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Denmark | 90 days |
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Djibouti | [10] | 31 days | ||
Dominica | 6 months | |||
Dominican Republic | 90 days | |||
Ecuador | 90 days[11] | |||
Egypt | 30 days | Nationals of Costa Rica with a normal passport can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days. They can apply to extend their stay. | ||
El Salvador | 3 months | |||
Equatorial Guinea | [12] | 90 days | ||
Eritrea | ||||
Estonia | 90 days |
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Ethiopia | [13] | up to 90 days |
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Fiji | ||||
Finland | 90 days |
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France and territories | 90 days |
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Gabon | [14] |
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Gambia |
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Georgia | 1 year | |||
Germany | 90 days |
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Ghana | ||||
Greece | 90 days |
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Grenada | ||||
Guatemala | 90 days | |||
Guinea | ||||
Guinea-Bissau | 90 days | |||
Guyana | [16] | 30 days | ||
Haiti | 90 days | |||
Honduras | [17] | |||
Hungary | 90 days |
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Iceland | 90 days |
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India | [18] | 60 days | ||
Indonesia | ||||
30 days | ||||
Iraq | ||||
Ireland | 3 months | |||
Israel | 3 months | |||
Italy | 90 days |
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Jamaica | 30 days | |||
Japan | 90 days | |||
Jordan | ||||
Kazakhstan | [21] | |||
Kenya | [22] | 3 months | ||
Kiribati | 90 days | |||
90 days | ||||
Kuwait | ||||
Kyrgyzstan | 30 days or 60 days |
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30 days | ||||
Latvia | 90 days |
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Lebanon | 1 month |
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Lesotho | [24] | |||
Liberia | ||||
Libya | ||||
Liechtenstein | 90 days |
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Lithuania | 90 days |
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Luxembourg | 90 days |
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Madagascar | 90 days | |||
Malawi | ||||
Malaysia | 1 month | |||
Maldives | 30 days | |||
Mali | ||||
Malta | 90 days |
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Marshall Islands | 90 days | |||
Mauritania |
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Mauritius | 90 days | |||
Mexico | 180 days | |||
30 days | ||||
[25] | 90 days |
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Monaco | ||||
Mongolia | ||||
Montenegro | 90 days |
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Morocco | ||||
Mozambique | 30 days |
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Myanmar | 28 days |
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Namibia | ||||
Nauru | ||||
Nepal | 90 days | |||
Netherlands | 90 days |
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New Zealand |
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Nicaragua | 90 days | |||
Niger | ||||
Nigeria | ||||
90 days |
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Norway | 90 days |
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Oman | [29] | 14 days | ||
Pakistan | [30] | |||
Palau | 30 days |
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Panama | 180 days | |||
Papua New Guinea | ||||
Paraguay | 90 days | |||
Peru | 90 days | |||
Philippines | 30 days | |||
Poland | 90 days |
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Portugal | 90 days |
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Qatar | [34] | 30 days | ||
Romania | 90 days |
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90 days |
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Rwanda | 30 days | |||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 months | |||
Saint Lucia | 6 weeks | |||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 month | |||
Samoa | 60 days | |||
San Marino | ||||
Saudi Arabia | ||||
Senegal | 90 days | |||
Serbia | 90 days | |||
Seychelles | 3 months | |||
Sierra Leone | ||||
Singapore | 30 days | |||
Slovakia | 90 days |
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Slovenia | 90 days |
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Solomon Islands | 3 months | |||
Somalia | 30 days | |||
South Africa | 30 days | |||
[36] |
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Spain | 90 days |
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Sri Lanka | 30 days | |||
Sudan | ||||
Suriname | [37] | 90 days |
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Sweden | 90 days |
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Switzerland | 90 days |
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Tajikistan | [39] | 30 days | ||
[40] | ||||
15 days | ||||
Timor-Leste | 30 days |
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Togo | 7 days | |||
Tonga | ||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 90 days | |||
Tunisia | 90 days | |||
Turkey | 30 days | |||
Turkmenistan | ||||
Tuvalu | 1 month | |||
Uganda |
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Ukraine |
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United Arab Emirates | 90 days | |||
United Kingdom | 6 months | |||
United States | ||||
Uruguay | 90 days | |||
Uzbekistan | [43] | 30 days | ||
Vanuatu | ||||
90 days | ||||
[44] | 90 days | |||
Yemen | ||||
Zambia | 90 days | |||
Zimbabwe |
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes | |
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[46] | |||
[47] | 90 days | ||
[48] | up to 90 days | ||
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[49] | |||
Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |||
30 days for 30 USD, payable on arrival.[50] [51] | |||
[52] [53] | |||
[54] |
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[55] | Registration required after 24 hours.[56] [57] |
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes | |
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Hong Kong | 30 days | ||
30 days | |||
Denmark | |||
Faroe Islands | [58] | ||
Greenland | |||
France | |||
[59] | |||
French Guiana | [60] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
French Polynesia | [61] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |||
Martinique | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | ||
[62] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | ||
Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |||
Mayotte | [63] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
New Caledonia | [64] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
Reunion | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | ||
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | ||
Wallis and Futuna | [65] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
Netherlands | |||
Aruba | [66] | up to 90 days for each territory | |
up to 90 days for each territory | |||
up to 90 days for each territory | |||
up to 90 days for each territory | |||
up to 90 days for each territory | |||
up to 90 days for each territory | |||
New Zealand | |||
Cook Islands | 31 days | ||
Niue | 30 days | ||
Tokelau | [67] | ||
Norway | |||
Jan Mayen | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[68] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[69] | ||
Svalbard | Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty[70] but it's practically impossible to board a flight/ferry to Svalbard without entering Norway. Hence double entry Schengen visa would be required to go and come back from Svalbard to mainland Norway. | ||
United Kingdom | |||
[71] | |||
Anguilla | [72] | 3 months | |
Bermuda | up to 6 months, decided on arrival | ||
British Indian Ocean Territory | [73] | ||
up to 6 months | |||
Cayman Islands | 6 months | ||
Gibraltar | |||
Montserrat | 6 months | ||
14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[74] [75] [76] | |||
[77] [78] | |||
[79] [80] | 3 months within any year period. | ||
Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[81] | |||
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[82] [83] | ||
Turks and Caicos Islands | 90 days[84] | ||
United States | |||
American Samoa | |||
Guam | |||
Northern Mariana Islands | |||
Puerto Rico | |||
Antarctica and adjacent islands | |||