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Visas and entry conditions to Costa Rica

 

IMPORTANT: ALL foreigners who enter Costa Rica, regardless if they require a visa or not, must comply with the following conditions of entry:

  • Have a passport with at least 3 months validity at the time of entry to Costa Rica (the period of validity is of 6 months for those foreigners who DO need a visa)
  • Upon entry, have a return ticket or a ticket showing journey continuation to a third country
  • Prove that they have sufficient financial means to fund their sojourn in Costa Rica
  • Present the International Certificate of Vaccination against yellow fever (if necessary, please see details here).

 

Nationals from the following countries or territories DO NOT need a visa to enter Costa Rica and can remain in the country for a maximum of 90 days:

Andorra

 

 

Ireland

 

 

Puerto Rico

 

Argentina

 

 

Iceland

 

 

Qatar

 

Australia

 

 

Israel

 

 

Rumania

 

Austria

 

 

Italy

 

 

San Marino

 

Bahamas

 

 

Japan

 

 

Serbia

 

Barbados

 

 

Latvia

 

 

Singapore

 

Belgium

 

 

Liechtenstein

 

 

Slovakia

 

Brazil

 

 

Lithuania

 

 

Slovenia

 

Bulgaria

 

 

Luxembourg

 

 

South Africa

 

Canada

 

 

Malta

 

 

South Korea

 

Chile

 

 

Mexico

 

 

Spain

 

Croatia

 

 

Monaco

 

 

Sweden

 

Cyprus

 

 

Montenegro

 

 

Switzerland

 

Czech Republic

 

 

The Netherlands

 

 

Trinidad y Tobago

 

Denmark

 

 

New Zealand

 

 

United Arab Emirates

 

Estonia

 

 

Norway

 

 

United Kingdom

 

Finland

 

 

 Panama

 

 

United States of America

 

France

 

 

 Paraguay

 

 

Uruguay

 

Germany

 

 

 Peru

 

 

Vatican City

 

Greece

 

 

Poland

 

 

 

 

Hungary

 

 

Portugal

 

 

 

 

 

Nationals from the following countries or territories DO NOT need a visa to enter Costa Rica and can remain in the country for a maximum of 30 days:

Antigua y Barbuda

 

 

 

 

Marshall Islands

 

 

Saint Lucia

Belize

 

 

 

 

Salomon Islands

 

 

Sao Tomé and Príncipe

Bolivia

 

 

 

 

Kazakhstan

 

 

Seychelles

Brunei – Darussalam

 

 

 

 

Kiribati

 

 

Suriname

Dominica

 

 

 

 

Malaysia

 

 

Taiwan

El Salvador

 

 

 

 

Maldives

 

 

Tonga

Filipinas

 

 

 

 

Mauritius

 

 

Turkey

Fiji

 

 

 

 

Micronesia

 

 

Tuvalu

Granada

 

 

 

 

Nauru

 

 

 Ukraine

Guatemala

 

 

 

 

Palau

 

 

Vanuatu

Guyana

 

 

 

 

Samoa

 

 

Venezuela

Honduras

 

 

 

 

Saint Kitts and Nevis

 

 

 Russia

Northern Mariana Islands

 

 

 

 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

 

 

 

 

ATTENTION: If you are a national of a country not mentioned in the previous two groups, then you DO need a visa to enter Costa Rica. Please go the section on consular and restricted visas.

 
 
 

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