Who can enter Costa Rica visa-free?
🇨🇷 95 nationalities enter Costa Rica visa-free, 0 more with a visa on arrival and 0 with an eTA — 95 passports arrive without pre-arranged paperwork. Find yours below, or see your whole world on the globe →
Capital San José · Currency Costa Rican colón (₡) · Dialling +506
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Visa-free (95)
🇦🇩 Andorra 180d🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 30d🇦🇷 Argentina 180d🇦🇺 Australia 180d🇦🇹 Austria 180d🇧🇸 Bahamas 180d🇧🇧 Barbados 180d🇧🇪 Belgium 180d🇧🇿 Belize 30d🇧🇴 Bolivia 30d🇧🇷 Brazil 180d🇧🇳 Brunei 30d🇧🇬 Bulgaria 180d🇨🇦 Canada 180d🇨🇱 Chile 180d🇭🇷 Croatia 180d🇨🇾 Cyprus 180d🇨🇿 Czechia 180d🇩🇰 Denmark 180d🇩🇲 Dominica 30d🇸🇻 El Salvador 30d🇪🇪 Estonia 180d🇫🇯 Fiji 30d🇫🇮 Finland 180d🇫🇷 France 180d🇩🇪 Germany 180d🇬🇷 Greece 180d🇬🇩 Grenada 30d🇬🇹 Guatemala 30d🇬🇾 Guyana 30d🇭🇳 Honduras 180d🇭🇺 Hungary 180d🇮🇸 Iceland 180d🇮🇪 Ireland 180d🇮🇱 Israel 180d🇮🇹 Italy 180d🇯🇵 Japan 180d🇰🇮 Kiribati 30d🇱🇻 Latvia 180d🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 180d🇱🇹 Lithuania 180d🇱🇺 Luxembourg 180d🇲🇾 Malaysia 30d🇲🇻 Maldives 30d🇲🇹 Malta 180d🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 30d🇲🇺 Mauritius 30d🇲🇽 Mexico 180d🇫🇲 Micronesia 30d🇲🇨 Monaco 180d🇲🇪 Montenegro 180d🇳🇷 Nauru 30d🇳🇱 Netherlands 180d🇳🇿 New Zealand 180d🇳🇴 Norway 180d🇵🇼 Palau 30d🇵🇦 Panama 180d🇵🇾 Paraguay 180d🇵🇪 Peru 180d🇵🇭 Philippines 30d🇵🇱 Poland 180d🇵🇹 Portugal 180d🇶🇦 Qatar 180d🇷🇴 Romania 180d🇷🇺 Russia 30d🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 30d🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 30d🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30d🇼🇸 Samoa 30d🇸🇲 San Marino 180d🇷🇸 Serbia 180d🇸🇨 Seychelles 30d🇸🇬 Singapore 180d🇸🇰 Slovakia 180d🇸🇮 Slovenia 180d🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 30d🇿🇦 South Africa 180d🇰🇷 South Korea 180d🇪🇸 Spain 180d🇸🇷 Suriname 30d🇸🇪 Sweden 180d🇨🇭 Switzerland 180d🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe 30d🇹🇼 Taiwan 30d🇹🇴 Tonga 30d🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 180d🇹🇻 Tuvalu 30d🇹🇷 Türkiye 30d🇺🇦 Ukraine 180d🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 180d🇬🇧 United Kingdom 180d🇺🇸 United States 180d🇺🇾 Uruguay 180d🇻🇺 Vanuatu 30d🇻🇦 Vatican City 180d
Visa required (103)
🇦🇫 Afghanistan🇦🇱 Albania🇩🇿 Algeria🇦🇴 Angola🇦🇲 Armenia🇦🇿 Azerbaijan🇧🇭 Bahrain🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇾 Belarus🇧🇯 Benin🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇧🇼 Botswana🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇧🇮 Burundi🇰🇭 Cambodia🇨🇲 Cameroon🇨🇻 Cape Verde🇨🇫 Central African Republic🇹🇩 Chad🇨🇳 China🇨🇴 Colombia🇰🇲 Comoros🇨🇬 Congo🇨🇺 Cuba🇨🇩 DR Congo🇩🇯 Djibouti🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇪🇨 Ecuador🇪🇬 Egypt🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea🇪🇷 Eritrea🇸🇿 Eswatini🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇬🇦 Gabon🇬🇲 Gambia🇬🇪 Georgia🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇳 Guinea🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇭🇹 Haiti🇭🇰 Hong Kong🇮🇳 India🇮🇩 Indonesia🇮🇷 Iran🇮🇶 Iraq🇨🇮 Ivory Coast🇯🇲 Jamaica🇯🇴 Jordan🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇰🇪 Kenya🇽🇰 Kosovo🇰🇼 Kuwait🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan🇱🇦 Laos🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇸 Lesotho🇱🇷 Liberia🇱🇾 Libya🇲🇴 Macau🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇼 Malawi🇲🇱 Mali🇲🇷 Mauritania🇲🇩 Moldova🇲🇳 Mongolia🇲🇦 Morocco🇲🇿 Mozambique🇲🇲 Myanmar🇳🇦 Namibia🇳🇵 Nepal🇳🇮 Nicaragua🇳🇪 Niger🇳🇬 Nigeria🇰🇵 North Korea🇲🇰 North Macedonia🇴🇲 Oman🇵🇰 Pakistan🇵🇸 Palestine🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇷🇼 Rwanda🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇳 Senegal🇸🇱 Sierra Leone🇸🇴 Somalia🇸🇸 South Sudan🇱🇰 Sri Lanka🇸🇩 Sudan🇸🇾 Syria🇹🇯 Tajikistan🇹🇿 Tanzania🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇱 Timor-Leste🇹🇬 Togo🇹🇳 Tunisia🇹🇲 Turkmenistan🇺🇬 Uganda🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇻🇪 Venezuela🇻🇳 Vietnam🇾🇪 Yemen🇿🇲 Zambia🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
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