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Costa Rica Entry Requirements & Visa Information

Check which nationalities need a visa for Costa Rica. Find visa-free countries, e-visa options, and entry requirements for travelers.

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198 nationalities

A

AfghanistanRequiredAlbaniaRequiredAlgeriaRequiredAndorraFreeAngolaRequiredAntigua and BarbudaFreeArgentinaFreeArmeniaRequiredAustraliaFreeAustriaFreeAzerbaijanRequired

B

BahamasFreeBahrainRequiredBangladeshRequiredBarbadosFreeBelarusRequiredBelgiumFreeBelizeFreeBeninRequiredBhutanRequiredBoliviaFreeBosnia and HerzegovinaRequiredBotswanaRequiredBrazilFreeBrunei DarussalamFreeBulgariaFreeBurkina FasoRequiredBurundiRequired

C

CambodiaRequiredCameroonRequiredCanadaFreeCabo VerdeRequiredCentral African RepublicRequiredChadRequiredChileFreeChinaRequiredColombiaRequiredComorosRequiredCôte d'IvoireRequiredCroatiaFreeCubaRequiredCyprusFreeCzechiaFree

D

Democratic Republic of the CongoRequiredDenmarkFreeDjiboutiRequiredDominicaFreeDominican RepublicRequired

E

EcuadorRequiredEgyptRequiredEl SalvadorFreeEquatorial GuineaRequiredEritreaRequiredEstoniaFreeEswatiniRequiredEthiopiaRequired

F

FijiFreeFinlandFreeFranceFree

G

GabonRequiredGambiaRequiredGeorgiaRequiredGermanyFreeGhanaRequiredGreeceFreeGrenadaFreeGuatemalaFreeGuineaRequiredGuinea-BissauRequiredGuyanaFree

H

HaitiRequiredHondurasFreeHong KongRequiredHungaryFree

I

IcelandFreeIndiaRequiredIndonesiaRequiredIranRequiredIraqRequiredIrelandFreeIsraelFreeItalyFree

J

JamaicaRequiredJapanFreeJordanRequired

K

KazakhstanRequiredKenyaRequiredKiribatiFreeKuwaitRequiredKyrgyzstanRequiredKosovoRequired

L

LaosRequiredLatviaFreeLebanonRequiredLesothoRequiredLiberiaRequiredLibyaRequiredLiechtensteinFreeLithuaniaFreeLuxembourgFree

M

MacaoRequiredMadagascarRequiredMalawiRequiredMalaysiaFreeMaldivesFreeMaliRequiredMaltaFreeMarshall IslandsFreeMauritaniaRequiredMauritiusFreeMexicoFreeMicronesiaFreeMoldovaRequiredMonacoFreeMongoliaRequiredMontenegroFreeMoroccoRequiredMozambiqueRequiredMyanmarRequired

N

NamibiaRequiredNauruFreeNepalRequiredNetherlandsFreeNew ZealandFreeNicaraguaRequiredNigerRequiredNigeriaRequiredNorth KoreaRequiredNorth MacedoniaRequiredNorwayFree

O

OmanRequired

P

PakistanRequiredPalauFreePalestineRequiredPanamaFreePapua New GuineaRequiredParaguayFreePeruFreePhilippinesFreePolandFreePortugalFree

Q

QatarFree

R

Republic of the CongoRequiredRomaniaFreeRussiaFreeRwandaRequired

S

Saint Kitts and NevisFreeSaint LuciaFreeSamoaFreeSan MarinoFreeSao Tome and PrincipeFreeSaudi ArabiaRequiredSenegalRequiredSerbiaFreeSeychellesFreeSierra LeoneRequiredSingaporeFreeSlovakiaFreeSloveniaFreeSolomon IslandsFreeSomaliaRequiredSouth AfricaFreeSouth KoreaFreeSouth SudanRequiredSpainFreeSri LankaRequiredSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesFreeSudanRequiredSurinameFreeSwedenFreeSwitzerlandFreeSyriaRequired

T

TajikistanRequiredTanzaniaRequiredThailandRequiredTimor-LesteRequiredTogoRequiredTongaFreeTrinidad and TobagoFreeTunisiaRequiredTürkiyeFreeTurkmenistanRequiredTuvaluFreeTaiwanFree

U

UgandaRequiredUkraineFreeUnited Arab EmiratesFreeUnited KingdomFreeUnited States of AmericaFreeUruguayFreeUzbekistanRequired

V

VanuatuFreeVatican CityFreeVenezuelaRequiredVietnamRequired

Y

YemenRequired

Z

ZambiaRequiredZimbabweRequired

Frequently Asked Questions

95 out of 198 nationalities in our database can enter Costa Rica without a visa.

Countries with visa-free access to Costa Rica include: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria and 90 more.

Tourists can stay up to 180 days in Costa Rica (for Andorra, Argentina, Australia passport holders).

Nationalities requiring a visa for Costa Rica include: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and 100 more.