Costa Rica passport — visa requirements by country

Full list of destinations for a Costa Rica passport, grouped by what you need on arrival. Tap any country for the exact rule, allowed stay and the official source.

#63 of 197124 destinations with nothing to arrange in advanceFull passport ranking →

Where those destinations are: Europe 43 · Asia 26 · Africa 19 · North America 18 · South America 12 · Oceania 6

89 visa-free · 35 on arrival / eTA · 43 eVisa · 29 visa required

Visa-free countries for Costa Rica passport holders·Visa on arrival for Costa Rica passport holders·eVisa countries for Costa Rica passport holders·Travel authorisation (eTA) for Costa Rica passport holders

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Visa-free 89

Albaniaup to 90 days Andorraup to 90 days Argentinaup to 90 days Austriaup to 90 days Bahamasup to 90 days Barbadosup to 30 days Belgiumup to 90 days Belizeup to 30 days Boliviaup to 90 days Bosnia & Herzegovinaup to 90 days Botswanaup to 90 days Brazilup to 90 days Bruneiup to 14 days Bulgariaup to 90 days Chileup to 90 days Colombiaup to 90 days Croatiaup to 90 days Cyprusup to 90 days Czechiaup to 90 days Denmarkup to 90 days Dominicaup to 180 days Dominican Republicup to 30 days Ecuadorup to 90 days El Salvadorup to 180 days Estoniaup to 90 days Finlandup to 90 days Franceup to 90 days Georgiaup to 365 days Germanyup to 90 days Greeceup to 90 days Grenadaup to 90 days Guatemalaup to 90 days Guyanaup to 90 days Haitiup to 90 days Hondurasup to 90 days Hungaryup to 90 days Icelandup to 90 days Irelandup to 90 days Italyup to 90 days Jamaicaup to 30 days Japanup to 90 days Kiribatiup to 90 days Kosovoup to 90 days Latviaup to 90 days Liechtensteinup to 90 days Lithuaniaup to 90 days Luxembourgup to 90 days Malaysiaup to 30 days Maltaup to 90 days Mexicoup to 180 days Micronesiaup to 30 days Moldovaup to 90 days Monacoup to 90 days Montenegroup to 90 days Netherlandsup to 90 days Nicaraguaup to 90 days North Macedoniaup to 90 days Norwayup to 90 days Palestinian TerritoriesNot stated Panamaup to 90 days Paraguayup to 90 days Peruup to 90 days Philippinesup to 30 days Polandup to 90 days Portugalup to 90 days Romaniaup to 90 days Russiaup to 90 days San Marinoup to 90 days Serbiaup to 90 days Seychellesup to 90 days Singaporeup to 30 days Slovakiaup to 90 days Sloveniaup to 90 days South Africaup to 30 days Spainup to 90 days St. Luciaup to 42 days St. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 90 days Swedenup to 90 days Switzerlandup to 90 days Tajikistanup to 30 days Trinidad & Tobagoup to 90 days Tunisiaup to 90 days Türkiyeup to 30 days United Arab Emiratesup to 90 days Uruguayup to 90 days Uzbekistanup to 30 days Vatican Cityup to 90 days Venezuelaup to 90 days Zambiaup to 90 days

Visa on arrival 35

eVisa required 43

Visa required 29

Questions people ask

How many countries can Costa Rica passport holders enter without a visa?

89 destinations ask for no visa at all. Another 35 issue one at the border or accept an online travel authorisation, so 124 of 196 destinations can be reached with nothing arranged in advance. 43 more issue an eVisa online before departure, and 29 require a visa obtained before travel.

Where can a Costa Rica passport holder stay the longest?

The longest stays without a visa are Georgia (up to 365 days), Dominica (up to 180 days), El Salvador (up to 180 days).

For short tourist stays · data as of 2026-08-17 · always confirm with the official source.