Costa Rica visa requirements by nationality

Whether you need a visa for Costa Rica depends on the passport you hold. Find your passport in the table below for the exact rule, the stay length, the passport validity required, and any arrival registration you have to complete separately.

Entry rules by passport

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Before you apply

Not your passport?

Check any of the 211 nationalities we hold rules for.

Now pick the passport you travel on.

Travelling somewhere else?

Check any passport against any destination

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