Costa Rican passport: visa requirements for 199 destinations

Freedom of movement (1)

• Costa RicaFree movement

  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 13(2), says everyone has the right to leave any country, including their own, and to return to their country.

Visa-free destinations (84)

• AlbaniaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• AndorraVisa-free
• ArgentinaVisa-freeup to 90 days (+90 days)
• AustriaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• BahamasVisa-free

  The Bahamas Department of Immigration says that, under official international visa agreements, visa requirements are waived for citizens of the listed countries who visit and remain in The Bahamas for no more than three months or eight months, as each individual agreement may dictate.

• BarbadosVisa-freeup to 30 days
• BelgiumVisa-freeup to 90 days
• BelizeVisa-freeup to 30 days (+30 days)
• BoliviaVisa-free
• Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• BotswanaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• BrazilVisa-freeup to 90 days
• BruneiVisa-freeup to 14 days
• BulgariaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• ChileVisa-freeup to 90 days (+90 days)

  Chile's migration service says a holder of a Permanencia Transitoria permit, whatever its original length, may extend it once, by up to ninety calendar days, and must start the extension procedure before the original period on the Tarjeta Única Migratoria (TUM) expires.

• ColombiaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• CroatiaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• CyprusVisa-freeup to 90 days
• CzechiaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• DenmarkVisa-freeup to 90 days
• DominicaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• Dominican RepublicVisa-freeup to 30 days
• El SalvadorVisa-freeup to 90 days
• EstoniaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• FinlandVisa-freeup to 90 days
• FranceVisa-freeup to 90 days

  EU Regulation 2018/1806 says nationals of the countries listed in its Annex II, which include this one, are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.

• GeorgiaVisa-freeup to 365 days
• GermanyVisa-freeup to 90 days
• GreeceVisa-freeup to 90 days
• GrenadaVisa-free
• GuatemalaVisa-freeup to 90 days

  Guatemala's Migration Code (Decree 44-2016, article 74): tourists or travellers are foreigners who have entered regularly for lawful purposes, without seeking temporary or permanent residence; their stay may not exceed 90 days, extendable once.

• GuyanaVisa-freeup to 90 days (+90 days)

  Guyana's Foreign Ministry lists Costa Rica among the countries whose nationals do not require visas, for a period not exceeding 90 days for tourism.

• Hong KongVisa-freeup to 30 days
• HungaryVisa-freeup to 90 days

  EU Regulation 2018/1806 says nationals of the countries listed in its Annex II, which include this one, are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.

• IcelandVisa-freeup to 90 days
• IrelandVisa-freeup to 90 days
• ItalyVisa-freeup to 90 days
• JamaicaVisa-freeup to 30 days
• JapanVisa-freeup to 90 days
• KiribatiVisa-freeup to 90 days

  Kiribati's Entry and Visa Exemption Order 2023 says the maximum stay under this exemption must not exceed 90 days in any 12-month period.

• KosovoVisa-freeup to 90 days
• LatviaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• LiechtensteinVisa-freeup to 90 days
• LithuaniaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• LuxembourgVisa-freeup to 90 days
• MalaysiaVisa-free

  Malaysia's eVISA portal says the eVISA is compulsory only for 31 specific nationalities, and applies only to entry for social visit purposes such as tourism, family visits or short business trips.

• MaltaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• MexicoVisa-freeup to 180 days
• MicronesiaVisa-freeup to 30 days (+60 days)
• MoldovaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• MonacoVisa-freeup to 90 days

  EU Regulation 2018/1806 says nationals of the countries listed in its Annex II, which include this one, are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.

• MontenegroVisa-freeup to 90 days
• NetherlandsVisa-freeup to 90 days
• NicaraguaVisa-free
• North MacedoniaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• NorwayVisa-freeup to 90 days
• PanamaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• ParaguayVisa-freeup to 90 days
• PeruVisa-freeup to 90 days

  Peru's visa-exemption table: stays marked 60**, 90** or 183** are calendar days, not extendable, within 365 days counted from first entry into Peru.

• PhilippinesVisa-freeup to 30 days
• PolandVisa-freeup to 90 days
• PortugalVisa-freeup to 90 days
• QatarVisa-free

  Qatar Tourism's nationality checker says Costa Rican passport holders may enter visa-free or apply for a Hayya A1 Entry Visa, with a passport valid for at least three months from the date of arrival.

• RomaniaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• RussiaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• Saint LuciaVisa-free
• SamoaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• San MarinoVisa-freeup to 30 days

  San Marino's Foreign Ministry says a foreigner's stay of more than 30 days requires a permit of stay or residence; anyone intending to stay longer than 30 days must, within those 30 days, go to the Gendarmeria – Foreigners Office to apply for a permit of stay.

• SerbiaVisa-freeup to 90 days

  Serbia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says holders of ordinary passports need no visa for visits of up to 90 days in a 6-month period starting from the date of first entry.

• SingaporeVisa-free
• SlovakiaVisa-freeup to 90 days

  EU Regulation 2018/1806 says nationals of the countries listed in its Annex II, which include this one, are exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.

• SloveniaVisa-freeup to 90 days
• South AfricaVisa-freeup to 30 days
• SpainVisa-freeup to 90 days
• SwedenVisa-freeup to 90 days
• SwitzerlandVisa-freeup to 90 days
• TajikistanVisa-freeup to 30 days
• TunisiaVisa-free
• TurkeyVisa-freeup to 30 days
• TuvaluVisa-freeup to 30 days (+30 days)

  Tuvalu's mission to the UN says visas are not required for stays in Tuvalu of up to 30 days, and that entry permits for a maximum one-month stay are issued on arrival to travellers with a valid passport (at least 6 months from the date of arrival), sufficient funds, proof of accommodation and a return or onward ticket.

• UruguayVisa-freeup to 90 days
• UzbekistanVisa-freeup to 30 days
• VenezuelaVisa-free

  Venezuela's Foreign Ministry includes this nationality in its "list of countries exempt from the tourist visa to enter the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela by air".

• ZambiaVisa-freeup to 90 days

  Zambia's Department of Immigration says all ordinary visitors, business visitors and tourists are entitled to a free 90-day visit in any period of 12 months from the day of first entry; the days may not all be given at once, so a visitor may be required to have them extended at the nearest immigration office, free of charge.

eVisa / ETA destinations (58)

• Antigua and BarbudaeVisa
• ArmeniaeVisaFee: 39 USD
• AustraliaeVisaFee: 250 AUD
• AzerbaijaneVisaup to 30 daysFee: 20 USD
• BahraineVisaup to 14 daysFee: 10 BHD
• BenineVisaFee: 50 EUR

  Benin's e-Visa portal says the e-Visa is valid for the period you choose in your request: 30 days or 90 days.

• BhutaneVisaFee: 40 USD

  Bhutan's Immigration Rules say a foreigner cleared as a tourist may stay for the actual duration of the stay or ninety days, whichever is less.

• Burkina FasoeVisaFee: 66000 XOF
• Cabo VerdeeVisaFee: 2500 CVE

  Cabo Verde's EASE portal says that from 1 January 2026 nationals of the countries on its list must obtain an entry visa, and a transit or airport stopover visa, before arriving in Cabo Verde, or be refused entry, transit or stopover.

• CambodiaeVisaFee: 35 USD

  Cambodia's eVisa portal announces that the Cambodia e-Visa "Type E" is now available for all countries.

• CamerooneVisaFee: 153 EUR
• ChadeVisa

  Chad's immigration directorate says that after 21 May 2026 any visa issued outside the evisa.td platform is considered invalid and does not allow entry into the country.

• Côte d'IvoireeVisaFee: 73 EUR
• CubaeVisaup to 90 days (+90 days)
• Democratic Republic of the CongoeVisaFee: 300 USD
• EthiopiaeVisaFee: 62 USD

  Ethiopia's eVisa portal lists two single-entry tourist visas: 30 days for USD 62 and 90 days for USD 152.

• FijieVisaFee: 93 FJD
• GaboneVisa
• GhanaeVisaFee: 260 USD
• GuineaeVisa
• IndiaeVisaFee: 25 USD
• IndonesiaeVisaFee: 1000000 IDR
• IsraelETAup to 90 daysFee: 25 ILS
• KazakhstaneVisaup to 30 daysFee: 60 USD
• KenyaETAFee: 30 USD
• KyrgyzstaneVisa
• LaoseVisaup to 30 days
• LesothoeVisa

  Lesotho's Ministry of Home Affairs says every citizen of a foreign country who wishes to visit the Kingdom of Lesotho on any visa category must first obtain a visa through the Lesotho e-visa system.

• LibyaeVisa
• MadagascareVisaup to 60 daysFee: 30 EUR
• MauritaniaeVisaFee: 55 EUR
• MongoliaeVisaup to 30 days
• MozambiqueeVisaup to 90 days
• MyanmareVisaup to 28 days

  Myanmar’s eVisa notice says passengers with an eVisa are currently only permitted to enter via Yangon International Airport, Mandalay International Airport, Nay Pyi Taw International Airport and the Kawthaung International Land Border Checkpoint.

• NamibiaeVisaup to 90 daysFee: 1600 NAD
• New ZealandeVisaFee: 441 NZD
• NigeriaeVisaup to 30 days
• OmaneVisaFee: 5 OMR

  Oman's Foreign Ministry says that to obtain the 14-day visa exemption, citizens of the second-list countries must either be residents of, or hold a valid entry visa for, the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, a Schengen Agreement country or Japan, or be residents of a Gulf Cooperation Council country in one of the professions that benefit from the resident visa.

• PakistaneVisaup to 90 days
• PalestineETAup to 90 daysFee: 25 ILS

  Israel's Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) says its procedure for the entry of foreigners into the Judea and Samaria Area does not apply to foreigners asking to visit the Area and Israel in parallel, and that such foreigners are handled under the procedures of the Population and Immigration Authority.

• Papua New GuineaeVisaup to 60 daysFee: 50 USD
• São Tomé and PríncipeeVisa
• SeychellesETAup to 90 daysFee: 10 EUR
• Sierra LeoneeVisaup to 30 daysFee: 80 USD
• Solomon IslandseVisaup to 90 daysFee: 50 USD
• SomaliaeVisa

  Somalia's Immigration and Citizenship Agency says that under the new arrangement travellers complete their application before departure rather than on arrival.

• South KoreaETAup to 90 daysFee: 10000 KRW
• South SudaneVisa
• Sri LankaETAup to 30 days
• SurinameETAup to 90 daysFee: 50 USD

  Suriname's eVisa service says that from 1 July 2022 travellers wishing to visit Suriname for tourism purposes are required to pay the Entry Fee to be admitted to the territory of the Republic of Suriname.

• TanzaniaeVisaFee: 50 USD
• ThailandeVisaFee: 40 USD
• TogoeVisaFee: 25000 XOF
• UgandaeVisaup to 90 daysFee: 50 USD

  Uganda's immigration directorate says a visa approval authorisation is valid for 90 days (three months) from the day of approval; after that it is automatically cancelled and invalidated, and the applicant needs to make a new application.

• UkraineeVisaFee: 20 USD
• United KingdomETAup to 180 daysFee: 20 GBP
• VanuatueVisaFee: 7420 VUV
• VietnameVisaFee: 25 USD

Visa on arrival (16)

• BangladeshVisa on arrivalup to 30 daysFee: 50 USD
• ComorosVisa on arrivalFee: 60 EUR
• GambiaVisa on arrival
• JordanVisa on arrivalFee: 40 JOD

  The Jordan Tourism Board says a visa can also be obtained at Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport (for unrestricted nationalities) or at any other border crossing except King Hussein Bridge and the ferry from Egypt.

• LebanonVisa on arrivalup to 30 daysFee: Free
• MacauVisa on arrivalup to 30 daysFee: 200 MOP
• MalawiVisa on arrivalFee: 50 USD
• MaldivesVisa on arrivalup to 30 daysFee: Free
• Marshall IslandsVisa on arrivalup to 90 daysFee: Free

  The RMI Division of Immigration's list gives a visa on arrival of 90 days from the date of arrival, fee waived, and requires a passport valid 6 months or more from the date of departure from the RMI, a confirmed return or onward ticket out of the RMI and the visas needed for the return or onward travel. Extensions, change of status, employment, study and research are not permitted.

• MauritiusVisa on arrivalup to 60 days
• NepalVisa on arrivalFee: 30 USD

  Nepal's Department of Immigration lists tourist visas of 15, 30 or 90 days.

• PalauVisa on arrival
• RwandaVisa on arrivalup to 30 days
• Timor-LesteVisa on arrivalup to 30 daysFee: 30 USD

  Timor-Leste's Migration Service says the tourist visa is valid for a single entry and a thirty-day stay, and may be extended once for the same period.

• United Arab EmiratesVisa on arrivalup to 90 days
• ZimbabweVisa on arrivalFee: 30 USD

Embassy visa required (19)

• AlgeriaEmbassy visa
• AngolaEmbassy visaup to 30 daysFee: 36600 AOA
• BelarusEmbassy visaFee: 60 EUR
• Central African RepublicEmbassy visa
• ChinaEmbassy visa
• Equatorial GuineaEmbassy visaFee: 200 USD
• EritreaEmbassy visa
• EswatiniEmbassy visaFee: 80 SZL
• IranEmbassy visa
• IraqEmbassy visa
• KuwaitEmbassy visa

  The Embassy of Kuwait in Japan says that nationals who cannot be granted the entry visa through the e-visa service or at the airport must apply for an entry visa through their sponsor in Kuwait before departure: they give their sponsor in Kuwait (family or relatives with residency in Kuwait, the company or organization being visited, or the hotel where they will stay) the applicant’s data (passport information, purpose of visit, period of visit and so on), and the sponsor then applies for the visa at the Ministry of Interior, Kuwait.

• LiberiaEmbassy visaFee: 70 USD

  The Liberia Immigration Service says that if there is a Liberian embassy in your country, you are required to apply for your visa directly at the embassy and not through its Visa on Arrival portal.

• MaliEmbassy visa
• NauruEmbassy visaup to 90 days
• Republic of the CongoEmbassy visaFee: 200 USD
• Saudi ArabiaEmbassy visa
• TaiwanEmbassy visa
• TurkmenistanEmbassy visaFee: 40 USD

  Turkmenistan's State Migration Service says foreign citizens and stateless persons may come to and stay in Turkmenistan on the basis of a visa, unless Turkmenistan's international treaties provide otherwise.

• United StatesEmbassy visaFee: 185 USD

Visa required (how to apply not stated) (5)

• CanadaVisa requiredFee: 100 CAD

  IRCC says citizens of select visa-required countries may be eligible to apply for an eTA instead of a visa to travel to Canada by air. However, they need a visitor visa when arriving by car, bus, train or boat, including a cruise ship.

• MoroccoVisa required
• SenegalVisa required
• TongaVisa required

  Tonga's Ministry of Revenue and Customs says citizens of all other countries need visas to enter Tonga, before arrival, and that a genuine visitor intending to visit Tonga for not less than 30 days must obtain an entry permit issued by the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before arriving.

• YemenVisa required

  The Embassy of Yemen in Washington DC says it is not issuing any tourist visa at this time.

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