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.