Costa RicaCosta Rica visa requirements by nationality
Short-stay rules for visitors entering Costa Rica for tourism, business, or transit. Pick your passport below to see your specific rule. Verified against official sources, last reviewed 2026.
AfghanistanEmbassy visa required
AlbaniaEmbassy visa required
AlgeriaEmbassy visa required
AndorraEmbassy visa required
AngolaEmbassy visa required
Antigua and BarbudaEmbassy visa required
ArgentinaVisa-free180 days
ArmeniaEmbassy visa required
AustraliaVisa-free180 days
AustriaVisa-free180 days
AzerbaijanEmbassy visa required
BahamasVisa-free180 days
BahrainVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
BangladeshEmbassy visa required
BarbadosVisa-free180 days
BelarusEmbassy visa required
BelgiumVisa-free180 days
BelizeEmbassy visa required
BeninEmbassy visa required
BhutanEmbassy visa required
BoliviaVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEmbassy visa required
BotswanaEmbassy visa required
BrazilVisa-free180 days
BruneiEmbassy visa required
BulgariaVisa-free180 days
Burkina FasoEmbassy visa required
BurundiEmbassy visa required
CambodiaEmbassy visa required
CameroonEmbassy visa required
CanadaVisa-free180 days
Cape VerdeEmbassy visa required
Central African RepublicEmbassy visa required
ChadEmbassy visa required
ChileVisa-free180 days
ChinaEmbassy visa required
ColombiaVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
ComorosEmbassy visa required
Congo (DRC)Embassy visa required
Congo (Republic)Embassy visa required
Côte d'IvoireEmbassy visa required
CroatiaVisa-free180 days
CubaEmbassy visa required
CyprusVisa-free180 days
Czech RepublicVisa-free180 days
DenmarkVisa-free180 days
DjiboutiEmbassy visa required
DominicaEmbassy visa required
Dominican RepublicEmbassy visa required
EcuadorVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
EgyptEmbassy visa required
El SalvadorEmbassy visa required
Equatorial GuineaEmbassy visa required
EritreaEmbassy visa required
EstoniaVisa-free180 days
EswatiniEmbassy visa required
EthiopiaEmbassy visa required
FijiEmbassy visa required
FinlandVisa-free180 days
FranceVisa-free180 days
GabonEmbassy visa required
GambiaEmbassy visa required
GeorgiaEmbassy visa required
GermanyVisa-free180 days
GhanaEmbassy visa required
GreeceVisa-free180 days
GrenadaEmbassy visa required
GuatemalaEmbassy visa required
GuineaEmbassy visa required
Guinea-BissauEmbassy visa required
GuyanaEmbassy visa required
HaitiEmbassy visa required
Holy See (Vatican City)Visa-free180 days
HondurasEmbassy visa required
HungaryVisa-free180 days
IcelandVisa-free180 days
IndiaEmbassy visa required
IndonesiaEmbassy visa required
IranEmbassy visa required
IraqEmbassy visa required
IrelandVisa-free180 days
IsraelVisa-free180 days
ItalyVisa-free180 days
JamaicaEmbassy visa required
JapanVisa-free180 days
JordanEmbassy visa required
KazakhstanEmbassy visa required
KenyaEmbassy visa required
KiribatiEmbassy visa required
KosovoEmbassy visa required
KuwaitVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
KyrgyzstanEmbassy visa required
LaosEmbassy visa required
LatviaVisa-free180 days
LebanonEmbassy visa required
LesothoEmbassy visa required
LiberiaEmbassy visa required
LibyaEmbassy visa required
LiechtensteinVisa-free180 days
LithuaniaVisa-free180 days
LuxembourgVisa-free180 days
MadagascarEmbassy visa required
MalawiEmbassy visa required
MalaysiaEmbassy visa required
MaldivesEmbassy visa required
MaliEmbassy visa required
MaltaVisa-free180 days
Marshall IslandsEmbassy visa required
MauritaniaEmbassy visa required
MauritiusEmbassy visa required
MexicoVisa-free180 days
MicronesiaEmbassy visa required
MoldovaEmbassy visa required
MonacoVisa-free180 days
MongoliaEmbassy visa required
MontenegroEmbassy visa required
MoroccoEmbassy visa required
MozambiqueEmbassy visa required
MyanmarEmbassy visa required
NamibiaEmbassy visa required
NauruEmbassy visa required
NepalEmbassy visa required
NetherlandsVisa-free180 days
New ZealandVisa-free180 days
NicaraguaEmbassy visa required
NigerEmbassy visa required
NigeriaEmbassy visa required
North KoreaEmbassy visa required
North MacedoniaEmbassy visa required
NorwayVisa-free180 days
OmanVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
PakistanEmbassy visa required
PalauEmbassy visa required
PalestineEmbassy visa required
PanamaVisa-free180 days
Papua New GuineaEmbassy visa required
ParaguayVisa-free180 days
PeruVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
PhilippinesVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
PolandVisa-free180 days
PortugalVisa-free180 days
QatarVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
RomaniaVisa-free180 days
RussiaVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
RwandaEmbassy visa required
Saint Kitts and NevisEmbassy visa required
Saint LuciaEmbassy visa required
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesEmbassy visa required
SamoaEmbassy visa required
San MarinoVisa-free180 days
São Tomé and PríncipeEmbassy visa required
Saudi ArabiaVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
SenegalEmbassy visa required
SerbiaEmbassy visa required
SeychellesEmbassy visa required
Sierra LeoneEmbassy visa required
SingaporeVisa-free180 days
SlovakiaVisa-free180 days
SloveniaVisa-free180 days
Solomon IslandsEmbassy visa required
SomaliaEmbassy visa required
South AfricaEmbassy visa required
South KoreaVisa-free180 days
South SudanEmbassy visa required
SpainVisa-free180 days
Sri LankaEmbassy visa required
SudanEmbassy visa required
SurinameEmbassy visa required
SwedenVisa-free180 days
SwitzerlandVisa-free180 days
SyriaEmbassy visa required
TaiwanEmbassy visa required
TajikistanEmbassy visa required
TanzaniaEmbassy visa required
ThailandEmbassy visa required
Timor-LesteEmbassy visa required
TogoEmbassy visa required
TongaEmbassy visa required
Trinidad and TobagoEmbassy visa required
TunisiaEmbassy visa required
TurkeyVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
TurkmenistanEmbassy visa required
TuvaluEmbassy visa required
UgandaEmbassy visa required
UkraineEmbassy visa required
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
United KingdomVisa-free180 days
United StatesVisa-free180 days
UruguayVisa-free180 days
UzbekistanEmbassy visa required
VanuatuEmbassy visa required
VenezuelaVisa-free30 days (extendable to 90)
VietnamEmbassy visa required
YemenEmbassy visa required
ZambiaEmbassy visa required
ZimbabweEmbassy visa required