🇨🇷 Costa Rica passport visa requirements

Covering 194 destinations · Last reviewed 2026-08-25

Where can Costa Rica passport holders travel in 2026? This page lists the visa requirement for every country — 88 visa-free, 33 visa on arrival, 40 eVisa and 33 requiring a visa in advance. Select any destination for full details: visa type, permitted stay, fees, required documents and the official application link.

Visa-free

Visa on arrival

eVisa / ETA

Visa required

161

Total without an embassy visa

Check a specific destination in the visa tool →

Visa-free destinations (88)

Countries Costa Rica passport holders can enter with no visa — just a valid passport.

Destination	Max stay	More
🇦🇱 Albania	90 days	Albania entry rules →
🇦🇩 Andorra	90 days	Andorra entry rules →
🇦🇷 Argentina	90 days	Argentina entry rules →
🇦🇹 Austria	90 days	Austria entry rules →
🇧🇸 Bahamas	90 days	Bahamas entry rules →
🇧🇧 Barbados	30 days	Barbados entry rules →
🇧🇪 Belgium	90 days	Belgium entry rules →
🇧🇿 Belize	30 days	Belize entry rules →
🇧🇴 Bolivia	90 days	Bolivia entry rules →
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina	90 days	Bosnia and Herzegovina entry rules →
🇧🇼 Botswana	90 days	Botswana entry rules →
🇧🇷 Brazil	90 days	Brazil entry rules →
🇧🇳 Brunei	14 days	Brunei entry rules →
🇧🇬 Bulgaria	90 days	Bulgaria entry rules →
🇨🇱 Chile	90 days	Chile entry rules →
🇨🇴 Colombia	90 days	Colombia entry rules →
🇭🇷 Croatia	90 days	Croatia entry rules →
🇨🇾 Cyprus	90 days	Cyprus entry rules →
🇨🇿 Czech Republic	90 days	Czech Republic entry rules →
🇩🇰 Denmark	90 days	Denmark entry rules →
🇩🇲 Dominica	180 days	Dominica entry rules →
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	—	Dominican Republic entry rules →
🇪🇨 Ecuador	90 days	Ecuador entry rules →
🇸🇻 El Salvador	180 days	El Salvador entry rules →
🇪🇪 Estonia	90 days	Estonia entry rules →
🇫🇮 Finland	90 days	Finland entry rules →
🇫🇷 France	90 days	France entry rules →
🇬🇪 Georgia	360 days	Georgia entry rules →
🇩🇪 Germany	90 days	Germany entry rules →
🇬🇷 Greece	90 days	Greece entry rules →
🇬🇩 Grenada	90 days	Grenada entry rules →
🇬🇹 Guatemala	90 days	Guatemala entry rules →
🇬🇾 Guyana	90 days	Guyana entry rules →
🇭🇹 Haiti	90 days	Haiti entry rules →
🇭🇳 Honduras	90 days	Honduras entry rules →
🇭🇺 Hungary	90 days	Hungary entry rules →
🇮🇸 Iceland	90 days	Iceland entry rules →
🇮🇪 Ireland	90 days	Ireland entry rules →
🇮🇱 Israel	90 days	Israel entry rules →
🇮🇹 Italy	90 days	Italy entry rules →
🇯🇲 Jamaica	30 days	Jamaica entry rules →
🇯🇵 Japan	90 days	Japan entry rules →
🇰🇮 Kiribati	90 days	Kiribati entry rules →
🇱🇻 Latvia	90 days	Latvia entry rules →
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein	90 days	Liechtenstein entry rules →
🇱🇹 Lithuania	90 days	Lithuania entry rules →
🇱🇺 Luxembourg	90 days	Luxembourg entry rules →
🇲🇾 Malaysia	30 days	Malaysia entry rules →
🇲🇹 Malta	90 days	Malta entry rules →
🇲🇽 Mexico	180 days	Mexico entry rules →
🇫🇲 Micronesia	30 days	Micronesia entry rules →
🇲🇩 Moldova	90 days	Moldova entry rules →
🇲🇨 Monaco	90 days	Monaco entry rules →
🇲🇪 Montenegro	90 days	Montenegro entry rules →
🇳🇱 Netherlands	90 days	Netherlands entry rules →
🇳🇮 Nicaragua	90 days	Nicaragua entry rules →
🇲🇰 North Macedonia	90 days	North Macedonia entry rules →
🇳🇴 Norway	90 days	Norway entry rules →
🇵🇸 Palestine	—	Palestine entry rules →
🇵🇦 Panama	90 days	Panama entry rules →
🇵🇾 Paraguay	90 days	Paraguay entry rules →
🇵🇪 Peru	90 days	Peru entry rules →
🇵🇭 Philippines	30 days	Philippines entry rules →
🇵🇱 Poland	90 days	Poland entry rules →
🇵🇹 Portugal	90 days	Portugal entry rules →
🇷🇴 Romania	90 days	Romania entry rules →
🇷🇺 Russia	90 days	Russia entry rules →
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis	90 days	Saint Kitts and Nevis entry rules →
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia	42 days	Saint Lucia entry rules →
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	90 days	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines entry rules →
🇸🇲 San Marino	90 days	San Marino entry rules →
🇷🇸 Serbia	90 days	Serbia entry rules →
🇸🇨 Seychelles	90 days	Seychelles entry rules →
🇸🇬 Singapore	30 days	Singapore entry rules →
🇸🇰 Slovakia	90 days	Slovakia entry rules →
🇸🇮 Slovenia	90 days	Slovenia entry rules →
🇿🇦 South Africa	30 days	South Africa entry rules →
🇪🇸 Spain	90 days	Spain entry rules →
🇸🇪 Sweden	90 days	Sweden entry rules →
🇨🇭 Switzerland	90 days	Switzerland entry rules →
🇹🇯 Tajikistan	30 days	Tajikistan entry rules →
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	90 days	Trinidad and Tobago entry rules →
🇹🇳 Tunisia	90 days	Tunisia entry rules →
🇹🇷 Turkey	30 days	Turkey entry rules →
🇦🇪 UAE	90 days	UAE entry rules →
🇺🇾 Uruguay	90 days	Uruguay entry rules →
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	30 days	Uzbekistan entry rules →
🇻🇪 Venezuela	90 days	Venezuela entry rules →

Visa on arrival (33)

Countries where Costa Rica travellers get a visa at the border, no embassy visit needed.

Destination	Max stay	More
🇧🇩 Bangladesh	—	Bangladesh entry rules →
🇧🇮 Burundi	—	Burundi entry rules →
🇨🇻 Cabo Verde	—	Cabo Verde entry rules →
🇰🇭 Cambodia	—	Cambodia entry rules →
🇰🇲 Comoros	—	Comoros entry rules →
🇩🇯 Djibouti	—	Djibouti entry rules →
🇪🇬 Egypt	—	Egypt entry rules →
🇬🇭 Ghana	—	Ghana entry rules →
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau	—	Guinea-Bissau entry rules →
🇮🇷 Iran	—	Iran entry rules →
🇯🇴 Jordan	—	Jordan entry rules →
🇱🇦 Laos	—	Laos entry rules →
🇱🇧 Lebanon	—	Lebanon entry rules →
🇲🇬 Madagascar	—	Madagascar entry rules →
🇲🇼 Malawi	—	Malawi entry rules →
🇲🇻 Maldives	—	Maldives entry rules →
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands	—	Marshall Islands entry rules →
🇲🇷 Mauritania	—	Mauritania entry rules →
🇲🇺 Mauritius	—	Mauritius entry rules →
🇲🇿 Mozambique	—	Mozambique entry rules →
🇳🇵 Nepal	—	Nepal entry rules →
🇵🇼 Palau	—	Palau entry rules →
🇶🇦 Qatar	—	Qatar entry rules →
🇷🇼 Rwanda	—	Rwanda entry rules →
🇼🇸 Samoa	—	Samoa entry rules →
🇸🇳 Senegal	—	Senegal entry rules →
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	—	Sri Lanka entry rules →
🇹🇿 Tanzania	—	Tanzania entry rules →
🇹🇭 Thailand	—	Thailand entry rules →
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste	—	Timor-Leste entry rules →
🇹🇻 Tuvalu	—	Tuvalu entry rules →
🇿🇲 Zambia	—	Zambia entry rules →
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	—	Zimbabwe entry rules →

eVisa / online authorisation (40)

Countries that require Costa Rica citizens to apply online before travel (eVisa or ETA).

Destination	Max stay	More
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda	—	Antigua and Barbuda entry rules →
🇦🇲 Armenia	—	Armenia entry rules →
🇦🇺 Australia	—	Australia entry rules →
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan	—	Azerbaijan entry rules →
🇧🇭 Bahrain	—	Bahrain entry rules →
🇧🇯 Benin	—	Benin entry rules →
🇧🇹 Bhutan	—	Bhutan entry rules →
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	—	Burkina Faso entry rules →
🇨🇲 Cameroon	—	Cameroon entry rules →
🇨🇺 Cuba	—	Cuba entry rules →
🇨🇩 DR Congo	—	DR Congo entry rules →
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea	—	Equatorial Guinea entry rules →
🇪🇹 Ethiopia	—	Ethiopia entry rules →
🇬🇦 Gabon	—	Gabon entry rules →
🇬🇳 Guinea	—	Guinea entry rules →
🇮🇳 India	—	India entry rules →
🇮🇩 Indonesia	—	Indonesia entry rules →
🇮🇶 Iraq	—	Iraq entry rules →
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	—	Ivory Coast entry rules →
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	—	Kazakhstan entry rules →
🇰🇪 Kenya	—	Kenya entry rules →
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	—	Kyrgyzstan entry rules →
🇱🇸 Lesotho	—	Lesotho entry rules →
🇱🇾 Libya	—	Libya entry rules →
🇲🇳 Mongolia	—	Mongolia entry rules →
🇲🇲 Myanmar	—	Myanmar entry rules →
🇳🇬 Nigeria	—	Nigeria entry rules →
🇴🇲 Oman	—	Oman entry rules →
🇵🇰 Pakistan	—	Pakistan entry rules →
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea	—	Papua New Guinea entry rules →
🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe	—	Sao Tome and Principe entry rules →
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	—	Sierra Leone entry rules →
🇸🇴 Somalia	—	Somalia entry rules →
🇰🇷 South Korea	—	South Korea entry rules →
🇸🇸 South Sudan	—	South Sudan entry rules →
🇸🇾 Syria	—	Syria entry rules →
🇹🇬 Togo	—	Togo entry rules →
🇺🇬 Uganda	—	Uganda entry rules →
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	—	United Kingdom entry rules →
🇻🇳 Vietnam	—	Vietnam entry rules →

Visa required in advance (33)

Countries where Costa Rica passport holders must obtain a visa before departure.

Destination	Max stay	More
🇦🇫 Afghanistan	—	Afghanistan entry rules →
🇩🇿 Algeria	—	Algeria entry rules →
🇦🇴 Angola	—	Angola entry rules →
🇧🇾 Belarus	—	Belarus entry rules →
🇨🇦 Canada	—	Canada entry rules →
🇨🇫 Central African Republic	—	Central African Republic entry rules →
🇹🇩 Chad	—	Chad entry rules →
🇨🇳 China	—	China entry rules →
🇪🇷 Eritrea	—	Eritrea entry rules →
🇸🇿 Eswatini	—	Eswatini entry rules →
🇫🇯 Fiji	—	Fiji entry rules →
🇬🇲 Gambia	—	Gambia entry rules →
🇰🇼 Kuwait	—	Kuwait entry rules →
🇱🇷 Liberia	—	Liberia entry rules →
🇲🇱 Mali	—	Mali entry rules →
🇲🇦 Morocco	—	Morocco entry rules →
🇳🇦 Namibia	—	Namibia entry rules →
🇳🇷 Nauru	—	Nauru entry rules →
🇳🇿 New Zealand	—	New Zealand entry rules →
🇳🇪 Niger	—	Niger entry rules →
🇰🇵 North Korea	—	North Korea entry rules →
🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	—	Republic of the Congo entry rules →
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	—	Saudi Arabia entry rules →
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands	—	Solomon Islands entry rules →
🇸🇩 Sudan	—	Sudan entry rules →
🇸🇷 Suriname	—	Suriname entry rules →
🇹🇼 Taiwan	—	Taiwan entry rules →
🇹🇴 Tonga	—	Tonga entry rules →
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan	—	Turkmenistan entry rules →
🇺🇦 Ukraine	—	Ukraine entry rules →
🇺🇸 United States	—	United States entry rules →
🇻🇺 Vanuatu	—	Vanuatu entry rules →
🇾🇪 Yemen	—	Yemen entry rules →

Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Costa Rica passport holders visit visa-free?

Costa Rica passport holders can enter 88 countries and territories visa-free, and a further 33 offer a visa on arrival — 121 destinations in total with no advance visa needed. Including eVisa/ETA destinations, 161 countries are reachable without visiting an embassy.

Which countries can Costa Rica citizens visit without a visa?

Visa-free destinations for Costa Rica citizens include Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, and more — see the full list above.

How many countries require a visa for Costa Rica passport holders?

33 countries require Costa Rica passport holders to obtain a visa before travelling. The full list is above, each linking to the requirements, costs and official application link.

Is this Costa Rica visa information official?

No. isvisarequired.com provides general guidance compiled from public government and IATA sources, last reviewed 2026-08-25. Visa rules change often — always confirm with the destination's official immigration authority or embassy before you book or travel.

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This is general guidance, not an official government source. Visa policies can change at any time — always verify with the destination country's embassy or official immigration website before booking travel.