Of 198 nationalities, 95 enter Costa Rica with no paperwork at all.
The rest: 103 must be approved before they travel.
We have not found a Costa Rica government portal we can link to with confidence, so
we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Costa Rica's own
immigration service or its embassy.
What do you need? I hold a passport from Choose a country 🇩🇿 Algeria 🇦🇴 Angola 🇧🇯 Benin 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇲 Cameroon 🇨🇻 Cape Verde 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 🇹🇩 Chad 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire 🇩🇯 Djibouti 🇨🇩 DR Congo 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 🇪🇷 Eritrea 🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇬🇦 Gabon 🇬🇲 Gambia 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇱🇸 Lesotho 🇱🇷 Liberia 🇱🇾 Libya 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇷 Mauritania 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇲🇿 Mozambique 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇪 Niger 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 🇸🇴 Somalia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇸 South Sudan 🇸🇩 Sudan 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇹🇬 Togo 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇩 Andorra 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇽🇰 Kosovo 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇲🇨 Monaco 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇲 San Marino 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇻🇦 Vatican City 🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇦🇲 Armenia 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 🇧🇭 Bahrain 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 🇧🇹 Bhutan 🇧🇳 Brunei 🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇨🇳 China 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇮🇷 Iran 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇮🇱 Israel 🇯🇵 Japan 🇯🇴 Jordan 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 🇰🇼 Kuwait 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 🇱🇦 Laos 🇱🇧 Lebanon 🇲🇴 Macao 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇲🇳 Mongolia 🇲🇲 Myanmar 🇳🇵 Nepal 🇰🇵 North Korea 🇴🇲 Oman 🇵🇰 Pakistan 🇵🇸 Palestine 🇵🇭 Philippines 🇶🇦 Qatar 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇰🇷 South Korea 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 🇸🇾 Syria 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇯 Tajikistan 🇹🇭 Thailand 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇹🇷 Türkiye 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇾🇪 Yemen 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇩🇲 Dominica 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇬🇩 Grenada 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇭🇹 Haiti 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 🇵🇦 Panama 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇵🇪 Peru 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇸🇷 Suriname 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 🇺🇸 United States 🇺🇾 Uruguay 🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇦🇺 Australia 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇻🇺 Vanuatu
Who needs what Visa free 95 Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.
🇦🇩 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 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 30d 🇷🇸 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 🇹🇼 Taiwan 30d 🇹🇴 Tonga 30d 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 180d 🇹🇷 Türkiye 30d 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 30d 🇺🇦 Ukraine 180d 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 180d 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 180d 🇺🇸 United States 180d 🇺🇾 Uruguay 180d 🇻🇺 Vanuatu 30d 🇻🇦 Vatican City 180d
Show all 95 About Costa Rica
Region Central America
Capital San José
Population 5,152,950 2025 · 126th of 197
Size 51,100 km² 126th largest of 199
Density 101 per km²
Language Spanish
Currency Costa Rican colón CRC
Capital, area, languages and currency from the
open country dataset ,
pulled 21 September 2026.
Population from the
World Bank ,
series updated 13 July 2026.
Density is calculated from the two figures above.
Visa requirement data last updated by its source 18 February 2026 confirm the requirement on the government page
Checked for changes 4 October 2026
Rules change without notice. Always confirm against the government page before you book or
pay — how we source this .
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