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Passport of Costa Rica summary

Passport of Costa Rica is ranked 64 worlwide. Nationals of Costa Rica can travel to 111 countries without visa, 32 countries with visa on arrival and 17 countries with e-visa. Passport of Costa Rica is one of the most powerful in the world with a Passport Power Index of 64. Currency used in Costa Rica is Costa Rican Colon ( 100 CRC = 0.17 USD ).

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Statistics for Costa Rican passport

  • 111

    Visa free

  • 32

    On arrival

  • 17

    Online visa

  • 62

    Required

  • 0

    Refused

Visa Free Countries


Albania

Albania Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Andorra

Andorra Visa Free


Anguilla

Anguilla Visa Free


Argentina

Argentina Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Aruba

Aruba Visa Free


Austria

Austria Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Bahamas

Bahamas Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Barbados

Barbados Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Belgium

Belgium Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Belize

Belize Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Bermuda

Bermuda Visa Free


Bolivia

Bolivia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 6-month period:


Botswana

Botswana Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Brazil

Brazil Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Brunei

Brunei Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 14 days


Bulgaria

Bulgaria Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period:


Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Visa Free


Chile

Chile Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Colombia

Colombia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 180 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period:


Cook Islands

Cook Islands Visa Free


Croatia

Croatia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period:


Curacao

Curacao Visa Free


Cyprus

Cyprus Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period:


Czechia

Czechia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Denmark

Denmark Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Dominica

Dominica Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 6 months


Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Ecuador

Ecuador Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


El Salvador

El Salvador Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Estonia

Estonia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands Visa Free


Finland

Finland Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


France

France Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


French Polynesia

French Polynesia Visa Free


Gambia

Gambia Visa Free

β„Ή Additional info : An entry clearance must be obtained from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel.:


Georgia

Georgia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 1 year


Germany

Germany Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Greece

Greece Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Greenland

Greenland Visa Free


Grenada

Grenada Visa Free


Guatemala

Guatemala Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Guyana

Guyana Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Haiti

Haiti Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Vatican City

Vatican City Visa Free


Honduras

Honduras Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Hong Kong

Hong Kong Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Hungary

Hungary Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Iceland

Iceland Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Indonesia

Indonesia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Ireland

Ireland Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Israel

Israel Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Italy

Italy Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Jamaica

Jamaica Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Japan

Japan Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


South Korea

South Korea Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Latvia

Latvia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Lithuania

Lithuania Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Luxembourg

Luxembourg Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


North Macedonia

North Macedonia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within 180 days:


Malaysia

Malaysia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 1 month


Malta

Malta Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Mauritius

Mauritius Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Mexico

Mexico Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 180 days


Micronesia

Micronesia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Moldova

Moldova Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period:


Monaco

Monaco Visa Free


Montenegro

Montenegro Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period:


Montserrat

Montserrat Visa Free


Netherlands

Netherlands Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


New Caledonia

New Caledonia Visa Free


Nicaragua

Nicaragua Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Niue

Niue Visa Free


Norway

Norway Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Palestine

Palestine Visa Free


Panama

Panama Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 180 days


Paraguay

Paraguay Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Peru

Peru Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Philippines

Philippines Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Poland

Poland Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Portugal

Portugal Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Qatar

Qatar Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Romania

Romania Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period:


Russia

Russia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period:


Saint Barthelemy

Saint Barthelemy Visa Free


Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 6 weeks


Saint Martin

Saint Martin Visa Free


Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Visa Free


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 1 month


Samoa

Samoa Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 60 days


San Marino

San Marino Visa Free


Serbia

Serbia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Singapore

Singapore Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Slovakia

Slovakia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Slovenia

Slovenia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


South Africa

South Africa Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Spain

Spain Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Sweden

Sweden Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Switzerland

Switzerland Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area:


Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Tunisia

Tunisia Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands Visa Free


UAE

UAE Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


UK

UK Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 6 months


Uruguay

Uruguay Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Venezuela

Venezuela Visa Free

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna Visa Free

Visa On Arrival Countries


Armenia

Armenia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 120 days


Benin

Benin Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days / 8 days

β„Ή Additional info : Must have an international vaccination certificate.:


Cape Verde

Cape Verde Visa On Arrival

β„Ή Additional info : Not available at all entry points.:


Cambodia

Cambodia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Visa is also obtainable online.:


Comoros

Comoros Visa On Arrival


Egypt

Egypt Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Nationals of Costa Rica with a normal passport can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days. They can apply to extend their stay.


Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Iran

Iran Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Jordan

Jordan Visa On Arrival

β„Ή Additional info : Conditions apply.:Not available at all entry points.:


Laos

Laos Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Visa on arrival is available at international airports Luangphabang, Pakse, Savannakhet and Vientiane, and at 4 land borders Friendship Bridge, and at 13 border crossings as well as Tanalaeng train station in Vientiane, which connects to the train station in Nongkai, Thailand. Visa on arrival facility will be gradually phased out at various border crossings starting January 2020.:eVisa may be used to enter Laos through the following entry points β€” Wattay International Airport and the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge:Entry points Lalai, Lantui, Meuang mom, Pakxan, and Phoudou are open only to visa holders.:Visa on arrival is extendable up to 60 days.:


Lebanon

Lebanon Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 1 month

β„Ή Additional info : 1 month extendable for 2 additional months:Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return of circle trip ticket.:


Madagascar

Madagascar Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Malawi

Malawi Visa On Arrival


Maldives

Maldives Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Mauritania

Mauritania Visa On Arrival

β„Ή Additional info : Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.:


Mozambique

Mozambique Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Conditions apply:


Nepal

Nepal Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Palau

Palau Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Extendable twice only with fee:


Rwanda

Rwanda Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Senegal

Senegal Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Seychelles

Seychelles Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Somalia

Somalia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.:


Tanzania

Tanzania Visa On Arrival


East Timor

East Timor Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Not available at all entry points.:


Togo

Togo Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 7 days


Turkey

Turkey Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Uganda

Uganda Visa On Arrival

β„Ή Additional info : Determined at the port of entry.:May apply online.:


Zambia

Zambia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days


Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Visa On Arrival


Tuvalu

Tuvalu Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 1 month

Visa Online Countries


Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Visa Online


Australia

Australia Visa Online

β„Ή Additional info : May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).:


Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Djibouti

Djibouti Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 31 days


Ethiopia

Ethiopia Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : up to 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport:


Gabon

Gabon Visa Online

β„Ή Additional info : Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.:


India

India Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 60 days

β„Ή Additional info : e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports or 3 designated seaports.:An Indian e-Tourist Visa can only be obtained twice in one calendar year.:


Kenya

Kenya Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Visa Online

β„Ή Additional info : Electronic visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk).:


Lesotho

Lesotho Visa Online


Myanmar

Myanmar Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 28 days

β„Ή Additional info : eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand β€” Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India β€” Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu.:eVisa is available for tourism only.:


Pakistan

Pakistan Visa Online

β„Ή Additional info : Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes.:Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.:Online Visa eligible.:


Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe Visa Online


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days


Suriname

Suriname Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 90 days

β„Ή Additional info : Multiple entry eVisa is also available.:


Tajikistan

Tajikistan Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 45 days


Ukraine

Ukraine Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

Visa Required Countries


Afghanistan

Afghanistan Visa Required


Algeria

Algeria Visa Required


American Samoa

American Samoa Visa Required


Angola

Angola Visa Required


Bahrain

Bahrain Visa Required


Bangladesh

Bangladesh Visa Required


Belarus

Belarus Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Visas are issued on arrival at the Minsk International Airport if the support documents were submitted not later than 3 business days before expected date of arrival.:


Bhutan

Bhutan Visa Required


Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Visa Required


Burundi

Burundi Visa Required


Cameroon

Cameroon Visa Required


Canada

Canada Visa Required


Central African Republic

Central African Republic Visa Required


Chad

Chad Visa Required


China

China Visa Required


Congo

Congo Visa Required


Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo Visa Required


Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast Visa Required


Cuba

Cuba Visa Required

🏨 Maximum stay : 30 days

β„Ή Additional info : Extendable up to 60 days with fee:


Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Visa Required


Eritrea

Eritrea Visa Required


Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands Visa Required


Fiji

Fiji Visa Required


Ghana

Ghana Visa Required


Guam

Guam Visa Required


Guinea

Guinea Visa Required


Iraq

Iraq Visa Required


Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Visa Required


Kiribati

Kiribati Visa Required


North Korea

North Korea Visa Required


Kuwait

Kuwait Visa Required


Liberia

Liberia Visa Required


Libya

Libya Visa Required


Macau

Macau Visa Required


Mali

Mali Visa Required


Mongolia

Mongolia Visa Required


Morocco

Morocco Visa Required


Namibia

Namibia Visa Required


Nauru

Nauru Visa Required


New Zealand

New Zealand Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : May transit without a visa.:


Niger

Niger Visa Required


Nigeria

Nigeria Visa Required


Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands Visa Required


Oman

Oman Visa Required


Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Visa Required


Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Visa Required


Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Visa Required


Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Visa Required


Sudan

Sudan Visa Required


Eswatini

Eswatini Visa Required


Syria

Syria Visa Required


Taiwan

Taiwan Visa Required


Thailand

Thailand Visa Required


Tonga

Tonga Visa Required


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Visa Required


USA

USA Visa Required


Vanuatu

Vanuatu Visa Required


Vietnam

Vietnam Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Pre-arranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, PhΓΊ Quα»‘c or Da Nang airports.:PhΓΊ Quα»‘c without a visa for up to 30 days.:


British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands Visa Required


US Virgin Islands

US Virgin Islands Visa Required


Yemen

Yemen Visa Required


Gibraltar

Gibraltar Visa Required

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