Costa Rica passportVisa rules for Costa Rica passport holders
Short-stay rules for Costa Rica citizens travelling to all 196 destinations. Click any destination to see the full rule, max stay, and key requirements. Verified 2026.
AfghanistaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry, 90-day validity)
AlbaniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
AlgeriaEmbassy visa required30 days (organized tour VOA)
AndorraVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period (Schengen short-stay rule)
AngolaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
Antigua and BarbudaeVisa required30 days (single entry)
ArgentinaVisa-free90 days
ArmeniaVisa-freeUp to 180 days within a one-year period
AustraliaEmbassy visa required
AustriaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
AzerbaijanEmbassy visa required
BahamasVisa-free3 months
BahrainEmbassy visa required
BangladeshEmbassy visa required
BarbadosEmbassy visa required
BelarusEmbassy visa required
BelgiumVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
BelizeVisa-free30 days
BenineVisa required90 days (eVisa)
BhutaneVisa requiredAs applied for (typically up to 30 days)
BoliviaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
BotswanaVisa-free90 days within 12-month period
BrazilVisa-free90 days (max 180 within 12-month period)
BruneiEmbassy visa required
BulgariaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
Burkina FasoeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
BurundieVisa required30 days (eVisa single / 90 days multi)
CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
CamerooneVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CanadaETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Cape VerdeEmbassy visa required
Central African RepublicEmbassy visa required
ChadeVisa required90 days (eVisa multi-entry)
ChileVisa-free90 days (extendable +90)
ChinaEmbassy visa required
ColombiaEmbassy visa required
ComorosVisa on arrival45 days (single-entry, extendable)
Congo (DRC)eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Congo (Republic)Embassy visa required
Côte d'IvoireeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CroatiaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
CubaeVisa required90 days (eVisa) extendable +90
CyprusVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
Czech RepublicVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
DenmarkVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
DjiboutiVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
DominicaVisa-free21 days
Dominican RepublicEmbassy visa required
EcuadoreVisa required90 days (eVisa)
EgyptEmbassy visa required
El SalvadorEmbassy visa required
Equatorial GuineaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
EritreaEmbassy visa required30 days
EstoniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
EswatiniEmbassy visa required
EthiopiaeVisa required30/90 days (eVisa)
FijieVisa required3 months
FinlandVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
FranceVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
GaboneVisa required30 days (eVisa)
GambiaEmbassy visa required90 days
GeorgiaeVisa required90 days within 180
GermanyVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
GhanaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
GreeceVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
GrenadaEmbassy visa required
GuatemalaEmbassy visa required
GuineaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 days
GuyanaVisa-free30 days
HaitiVisa-free3 months
Holy See (Vatican City)Visa-free90 days within any 180-day period (Schengen short-stay rule)
HondurasEmbassy visa required
HungaryVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
IcelandVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
IndiaeVisa requiredUp to 30 days (e-Tourist, single/double entry); up to 180 days within calendar year for 1/5-year visas
IndonesiaEmbassy visa required
IranVisa on arrival30 days (VOA, extendable)
IraqeVisa required30 days (eVisa, USD ~160)
IrelandVisa-free90 days
IsraelETA required90 days
ItalyVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
JamaicaVisa-free90 days
JapanVisa-free90 days
JordanEmbassy visa required
KazakhstaneVisa required30 days (eVisa)
KenyaETA required90 days (single-entry eTA)
KiribatiEmbassy visa required
KosovoEmbassy visa required
KuwaitEmbassy visa required
KyrgyzstaneVisa required30 or 60 days (eVisa)
LaosVisa on arrival30 days
LatviaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
LebanonEmbassy visa required
LesothoEmbassy visa required
LiberiaEmbassy visa required90 days
LibyaeVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry)
LiechtensteinVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
LithuaniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
LuxembourgVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
MadagascarVisa on arrival90 days (VOA or eVisa)
MalawieVisa required30 days (eVisa)
MalaysiaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
MaldivesVisa on arrival30 days (free)
MaliEmbassy visa required
MaltaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
Marshall IslandsEmbassy visa required
MauritaniaeVisa required30 days (eVisa, 90-day validity)
MauritiusEmbassy visa required
MexicoVisa-free180 days
MicronesiaEmbassy visa required
MoldovaeVisa required90 days
MonacoVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period (Schengen short-stay rule)
MongoliaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
MontenegroEmbassy visa required
MoroccoEmbassy visa required
MozambiqueVisa on arrival30 days
MyanmareVisa required28 days
NamibiaVisa on arrival90 days
NauruEmbassy visa required
NepalVisa on arrival15, 30, or 90 days (paid VOA)
NetherlandsVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
New ZealandEmbassy visa required
NicaraguaeVisa required90 days
NigerEmbassy visa required90 days
NigeriaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
North KoreaEmbassy visa required
North MacedoniaEmbassy visa required
NorwayVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
OmaneVisa required30 days (eVisa)
PakistaneVisa required90 days (eVisa)
PalauEmbassy visa required
PalestineEmbassy visa required90 days (governed by Israeli policy)
PanamaVisa-free90 days
Papua New GuineaeVisa required30-60 days
ParaguayEmbassy visa required
PeruEmbassy visa required
PhilippinesVisa-free30 days
PolandVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
PortugalVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
QatarEmbassy visa required
RomaniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
RussiaEmbassy visa required
RwandaVisa on arrival30 days (VOA or eVisa)
Saint Kitts and NeviseVisa required30 days
Saint LuciaEmbassy visa required
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free3 months (extendable)
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days (free Visitor Permit)
San MarinoVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period (Schengen short-stay rule)
São Tomé and PríncipeeVisa required30 days (single entry)
Saudi ArabiaEmbassy visa required
SenegalVisa on arrival30 days
SerbiaeVisa required90 days
SeychellesETA required90 days (free visitor permit)
Sierra LeoneeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
SingaporeVisa-freeUp to 90 days (granted on arrival, length at officer discretion)
SlovakiaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
SloveniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
Solomon IslandsEmbassy visa required
SomaliaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
South AfricaVisa-free30 days
South KoreaETA required90 days (K-ETA)
South SudaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single / multi)
SpainVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
Sri LankaETA required30 days
SudanEmbassy visa required30 days
SurinameVisa-free90 days (with entry fee)
SwedenVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
SwitzerlandVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
SyriaEmbassy visa required30 days
TaiwanEmbassy visa required
TajikistaneVisa required60 days (eVisa)
TanzaniaeVisa required90 days (eVisa or VOA)
ThailandeVisa required60 days (eVisa) or as granted
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival30 days
TogoeVisa required15-90 days (eVisa)
TongaEmbassy visa required
Trinidad and TobagoeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
TunisiaEmbassy visa required
TurkeyeVisa required90 days within any 180-day period (eVisa) or as granted by embassy
TurkmenistanEmbassy visa required30 days
TuvaluEmbassy visa required
UgandaeVisa required3 months (eVisa or East African Tourist Visa)
UkraineeVisa required30 days
United Arab EmirateseVisa required30-60 days (eVisa)
United KingdomETA required6 months
United StatesEmbassy visa required
UruguayEmbassy visa required
UzbekistaneVisa required30 days (eVisa)
VanuatueVisa required30 days
VenezuelaeVisa required90 days
VietnameVisa required90 days (eVisa, single or multiple entry)
YemenEmbassy visa required30 days
ZambiaVisa on arrival90 days
ZimbabweeVisa required90 days