Costa Rica · Central America
Costa Rica · Central AmericaCosta Rica visa requirements by passport
95 passports can enter Costa Rica visa-free or with a visa on arrival, 0 need an online ETA or e-Visa, and 103 need a visa issued before travel.
MRBy Muddassar Raza, Tripsol / MERN SolutionsLast updated Open passport-index dataset (2026-02-17) — confirm with the official portal
- Capital
- San José
- Currency
- Costa Rican colón (CRC)
- Languages
- Spanish
- Region
- Central America
Visa-free (95 passports)
No visa needed for a tourist visit. Bring a valid passport, onward ticket and proof of funds.
- Andorra passport
- United Arab Emirates passport
- Antigua and Barbuda passport
- Argentina passport
- Austria passport
- Australia passport
- Barbados passport
- Belgium passport
- Bulgaria passport
- Brunei passport
- Bolivia passport
- Brazil passport
- Bahamas passport
- Belize passport
- Canada passport
- Switzerland passport
- Chile passport
- Cyprus passport
- Czechia passport
- Germany passport
- Denmark passport
- Dominica passport
- Estonia passport
- Spain passport
- Finland passport
- Fiji passport
- Micronesia passport
- France passport
- United Kingdom passport
- Grenada passport
- Greece passport
- Guatemala passport
- Guyana passport
- Honduras passport
- Croatia passport
- Hungary passport
- Ireland passport
- Israel passport
- Iceland passport
- Italy passport
- Japan passport
- Kiribati passport
- Saint Kitts and Nevis passport
- South Korea passport
- Saint Lucia passport
- Liechtenstein passport
- Lithuania passport
- Luxembourg passport
- Latvia passport
- Monaco passport
- Montenegro passport
- Marshall Islands passport
- Malta passport
- Mauritius passport
- Maldives passport
- Mexico passport
- Malaysia passport
- Netherlands passport
- Norway passport
- Nauru passport
- New Zealand passport
- Panama passport
- Peru passport
- Philippines passport
- Poland passport
- Portugal passport
- Palau passport
- Paraguay passport
- Qatar passport
- Romania passport
- Serbia passport
- Russia passport
- Solomon Islands passport
- Seychelles passport
- Sweden passport
- Singapore passport
- Slovenia passport
- Slovakia passport
- San Marino passport
- Suriname passport
- Sao Tome and Principe passport
- El Salvador passport
- Tonga passport
- Turkey passport
- Trinidad and Tobago passport
- Tuvalu passport
- Taiwan passport
- Ukraine passport
- United States passport
- Uruguay passport
- Vatican passport
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines passport
- Vanuatu passport
- Samoa passport
- South Africa passport
Visa required (103 passports)
A visa must be issued before travel, usually via an embassy, consulate or visa center.
- Afghanistan passport
- Albania passport
- Armenia passport
- Angola passport
- Azerbaijan passport
- Bosnia and Herzegovina passport
- Bangladesh passport
- Burkina Faso passport
- Bahrain passport
- Burundi passport
- Benin passport
- Bhutan passport
- Botswana passport
- Belarus passport
- DR Congo passport
- Central African Republic passport
- Congo passport
- Côte d'Ivoire passport
- Cameroon passport
- China passport
- Colombia passport
- Cuba passport
- Cape Verde passport
- Djibouti passport
- Dominican Republic passport
- Algeria passport
- Ecuador passport
- Egypt passport
- Eritrea passport
- Ethiopia passport
- Gabon passport
- Georgia passport
- Ghana passport
- Gambia passport
- Guinea passport
- Equatorial Guinea passport
- Guinea-Bissau passport
- Hong Kong passport
- Haiti passport
- Indonesia passport
- India passport
- Iraq passport
- Iran passport
- Jamaica passport
- Jordan passport
- Kenya passport
- Kyrgyzstan passport
- Cambodia passport
- Comoros passport
- North Korea passport
- Kuwait passport
- Kazakhstan passport
- Laos passport
- Lebanon passport
- Sri Lanka passport
- Liberia passport
- Lesotho passport
- Libya passport
- Morocco passport
- Moldova passport
- Madagascar passport
- North Macedonia passport
- Mali passport
- Myanmar passport
- Mongolia passport
- Macao passport
- Mauritania passport
- Malawi passport
- Mozambique passport
- Namibia passport
- Niger passport
- Nigeria passport
- Nicaragua passport
- Nepal passport
- Oman passport
- Papua New Guinea passport
- Pakistan passport
- Palestine passport
- Rwanda passport
- Saudi Arabia passport
- Sudan passport
- Sierra Leone passport
- Senegal passport
- Somalia passport
- South Sudan passport
- Syria passport
- Swaziland passport
- Chad passport
- Togo passport
- Thailand passport
- Tajikistan passport
- Timor-Leste passport
- Turkmenistan passport
- Tunisia passport
- Tanzania passport
- Uganda passport
- Uzbekistan passport
- Venezuela passport
- Vietnam passport
- Kosovo passport
- Yemen passport
- Zambia passport
- Zimbabwe passport
Official sources for Costa Rica
- Costa Rica Dirección General de Migración — official link (automated check failed)
- UK FCDO — Costa Rica entry requirements
- The embassy or consulate of Costa Rica in your country.
Important — private service
Tripsol is a private visa-assistance service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any government or embassy. You can always apply directly through official government channels. Prices are all-in totals that include government fees where applicable and our service fee. Approval decisions are made solely by the relevant authorities.United States passportUnited Kingdom passportCanada passportAustralia passportIndia passportPakistan passportNigeria passportPhilippines passportChina passportGermany passportFrance passportBangladesh passport