Visa Requirements for Costa Rica Passport Holders (2026)

A Costa Rica passport gives visa-free access to 130 of 198 destinations (visa-free, visa on arrival, or eTA). Full breakdown by entry type below.

Visa-free destinations (91)

Albania (90d), Andorra (90d), Argentina (90d), Austria (90d), Bahamas (90d), Barbados (30d), Belgium (90d), Belize (30d), Bolivia (90d), Bosnia and Herzegovina (90d), Botswana (90d), Brazil (90d), Brunei (14d), Bulgaria (90d), Chile (90d), Colombia (90d), Croatia (90d), Cyprus (90d), Czech Republic (90d), Denmark (90d), Dominica (180d), Dominican Republic, Ecuador (90d), El Salvador (180d), Estonia (90d), Finland (90d), France (90d), Georgia (360d), Germany (90d), Greece (90d), Grenada (90d), Guatemala (90d), Guyana (90d), Haiti (90d), Honduras (90d), Hong Kong (30d), Hungary (90d), Iceland (90d), Ireland (90d), Israel (90d), Italy (90d), Jamaica (30d), Japan (90d), Kiribati (90d), Kosovo (90d), Latvia (90d), Liechtenstein (90d), Lithuania (90d), Luxembourg (90d), Malaysia (30d), Malta (90d), Mexico (180d), Micronesia (30d), Moldova (90d), Monaco (90d), Montenegro (90d), Netherlands (90d), Nicaragua (90d), North Macedonia (90d), Norway (90d), Palestine, Panama (90d), Paraguay (90d), Peru (90d), Philippines (30d), Poland (90d), Portugal (90d), Romania (90d), Russia (90d), Saint Kitts and Nevis (90d), Saint Lucia (42d), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90d), San Marino (90d), Serbia (90d), Seychelles (90d), Singapore (30d), Slovakia (90d), Slovenia (90d), South Africa (30d), Spain (90d), Sweden (90d), Switzerland (90d), Tajikistan (30d), Trinidad and Tobago (90d), Tunisia (90d), Turkey (30d), United Arab Emirates (90d), Uruguay (90d), Uzbekistan (30d), Vatican (90d), Venezuela (90d)

Visa on arrival (34)

Bangladesh, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nepal, Palau, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Zambia, Zimbabwe

eTA required (5)

Ivory Coast, Kenya, Pakistan, South Korea, United Kingdom

e-Visa required (35)

Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, 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 Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam

Visa required in advance (33)

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Congo, Eritrea, Fiji, Gambia, Kuwait, Liberia, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niger, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States, Vanuatu, Yemen

Passports with similar entry access

Paraguay · Trinidad and Tobago · Peru · Saint Lucia · Macao · Mauritius

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Data source: Passport Index dataset (CC-BY). Retrieved & last verified June 26, 2026. Visa rules change frequently — always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official immigration website before you book. See our methodology.