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Costa Rica Passport:
Visa-Free Countries & Entry Rules

Abroad Travel Guide – 164 destinations open to Costa Rica passport holders without a visa arranged in advance.

Costa Rica passport holders can currently enter 95 destinations visa-free (including simple eTA authorisations), receive a visa on arrival in 34 countries and apply online for an e-Visa in 35. An embassy visa is still required for 33 destinations. The full breakdown by category is below, based on our dataset dated 2026-08-24. Select another passport to compare, and wherever a second citizenship or residency could strengthen your passport, we will show you the way.

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Select the passport you actually travel with – your citizenship, or the country of your current residence permit. Your passport check will instantly sort every destination into five entry categories. Countries marked with the green icon have citizenship or residency programs available through Abroad Mobility.

164Countries you can travel to
without arranging
a visa in advance
95
Visa-free
Albania90 days
Andorra90 days
Argentina90 daysPrograms
Austria90 daysPrograms
Bahamas90 daysPrograms
Barbados30 days
Belgium90 days
Belize30 days
Bolivia90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina90 days
Botswana90 days
Brazil90 daysPrograms
Brunei14 days
Bulgaria90 daysPrograms
Chile90 daysPrograms
Colombia90 daysPrograms
Croatia90 days
Cyprus90 daysPrograms
Czech Republic90 days
Denmark90 days
Dominica180 daysPrograms
Dominican RepublicPrograms
Ecuador90 daysPrograms
El Salvador180 daysPrograms
Estonia90 days
Finland90 days
France90 daysPrograms
Georgia360 daysPrograms
Germany90 daysPrograms
Greece90 daysPrograms
Grenada90 daysPrograms
Guatemala90 days
Guyana90 days
Haiti90 days
Honduras90 daysPrograms
Hong Kong30 daysPrograms
Hungary90 daysPrograms
Iceland90 days
Ireland90 daysPrograms
Israel90 days
Italy90 daysPrograms
Ivory CoasteTA
Jamaica30 days
Japan90 daysPrograms
KenyaeTAPrograms
Kiribati90 days
Kosovo90 days
Latvia90 daysPrograms
Liechtenstein90 days
Lithuania90 days
Luxembourg90 daysPrograms
Malaysia30 days
Malta90 daysPrograms
Mexico180 daysPrograms
Micronesia30 days
Moldova90 days
Monaco90 daysPrograms
Montenegro90 daysPrograms
Netherlands90 daysPrograms
Nicaragua90 daysPrograms
North Macedonia90 daysPrograms
Norway90 days
PakistaneTAPrograms
Panama90 daysPrograms
Paraguay90 daysPrograms
Peru90 days
Philippines30 daysPrograms
Poland90 days
Portugal90 daysPrograms
Romania90 days
Russia90 daysPrograms
Saint Kitts and Nevis90 daysPrograms
Saint Lucia42 daysPrograms
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
San Marino90 days
Serbia90 daysPrograms
Seychelles90 daysPrograms
Singapore30 daysPrograms
Slovakia90 days
Slovenia90 days
South Africa30 daysPrograms
South KoreaeTAPrograms
Spain90 daysPrograms
Sweden90 days
Switzerland90 days
Tajikistan30 days
Trinidad and Tobago90 days
Tunisia90 days
Turkey30 daysPrograms
United Arab Emirates90 daysPrograms
United KingdomeTAPrograms
Uruguay90 daysPrograms
Uzbekistan30 daysPrograms
Vatican90 days
Venezuela90 daysPrograms

Enter with just your passport, no visa needed. Some destinations require a simple electronic travel authorization (eTA). Permitted stay length is shown for each country.

34
Visa on arrival
Bangladesh
Burundi
CambodiaPrograms
Cape VerdePrograms
Comoros
Djibouti
EgyptPrograms
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Iran
JordanPrograms
Laos
Lebanon
Macao
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
MauritiusPrograms
Mozambique
Nepal
Palau
Qatar
Rwanda
SamoaPrograms
Senegal
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tuvalu
Zambia
Zimbabwe

A visa is issued when you land, usually a short form and a fee right at the border. Check the fee and permitted stay before you fly.

35
e-Visa
Antigua and BarbudaPrograms
ArmeniaPrograms
AustraliaPrograms
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Benin
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Cuba
DR Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Guinea
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Lesotho
Libya
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nigeria
Oman
Papua New Guinea
Sao Tome and PrincipePrograms
Sierra LeonePrograms
Somalia
South Sudan
Syria
Togo
Uganda
Vietnam

Apply online before you travel; approval usually arrives within a few days by email. No embassy visit needed, you land with the document ready.

33
Visa required
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Belarus
CanadaPrograms
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Congo
Eritrea
FijiPrograms
Gambia
Kuwait
Liberia
Mali
Morocco
NamibiaPrograms
NauruPrograms
New ZealandPrograms
Niger
North Korea
Saudi ArabiaPrograms
Solomon Islands
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
TaiwanPrograms
Tonga
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United StatesPrograms
VanuatuPrograms
Yemen

A visa must be obtained before travelling, via an embassy or consulate of the destination country.

0
No entry

No destinations in this category.

Entry is currently not permitted for holders of this passport. Rules change; always verify before planning a trip.

Data basis: aggregated open dataset, progressively verified against official government sources (weekly review). Visa rules change frequently and may depend on your residence, travel purpose and documents; always confirm the requirements for your specific trip before travelling. Dataset date: 2026-08-24.

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AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVaticanVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

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