Visa guide for Costa Rican passport holders

Popular destinations from Costa Rica

• United KingdomETA required
• United StatesVisa required
• CanadaVisa required
• Australiae-Visa
• GermanyVisa-free · 90 days
• FranceVisa-free · 90 days
• ItalyVisa-free · 90 days
• SpainVisa-free · 90 days
• NetherlandsVisa-free · 90 days
• SwitzerlandVisa-free · 90 days
• United Arab EmiratesVisa-free · 90 days
• Saudi ArabiaVisa required
• QatarVisa on arrival
• TürkiyeVisa-free · 30 days
• JapanVisa-free · 90 days
• South KoreaETA required
• SingaporeVisa-free · 30 days
• ThailandVisa on arrival
• MalaysiaVisa-free · 30 days
• ChinaVisa required
• Indiae-Visa
• New ZealandVisa required
• IrelandVisa-free · 90 days
• PortugalVisa-free · 90 days
• GreeceVisa-free · 90 days
• EgyptVisa on arrival
• South AfricaVisa-free · 30 days
• Indonesiae-Visa
• Vietname-Visa
• MexicoVisa-free · 180 days

Easiest places to visit

• Albania Visa-free · 90 days
• Andorra Visa-free · 90 days
• Antigua and Barbuda e-Visa
• Argentina Visa-free · 90 days
• Armenia e-Visa
• Australia e-Visa
• Austria Visa-free · 90 days
• Azerbaijan e-Visa
• Bahamas Visa-free · 90 days
• Bahrain e-Visa
• Bangladesh Visa on arrival
• Barbados Visa-free · 30 days
• Belgium Visa-free · 90 days
• Belize Visa-free · 30 days
• Benin e-Visa
• Bhutan e-Visa
• Bolivia Visa-free · 90 days
• Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa-free · 90 days
• Botswana Visa-free · 90 days
• Brazil Visa-free · 90 days
• Brunei Visa-free · 14 days
• Bulgaria Visa-free · 90 days
• Burkina Faso e-Visa
• Burundi Visa on arrival
• Cambodia Visa on arrival
• Cameroon e-Visa
• Cape Verde Visa on arrival
• Chile Visa-free · 90 days
• Colombia Visa-free · 90 days
• Comoros Visa on arrival
• Croatia Visa-free · 90 days
• Cuba e-Visa
• Cyprus Visa-free · 90 days
• Czechia Visa-free · 90 days
• Denmark Visa-free · 90 days
• Djibouti Visa on arrival
• Dominica Visa-free · 180 days
• Dominican Republic Visa-free
• DR Congo e-Visa
• Ecuador Visa-free · 90 days
• Egypt Visa on arrival
• El Salvador Visa-free · 180 days
• Equatorial Guinea e-Visa
• Estonia Visa-free · 90 days
• Ethiopia e-Visa
• Finland Visa-free · 90 days
• France Visa-free · 90 days
• Gabon e-Visa
• Georgia Visa-free · 360 days
• Germany Visa-free · 90 days
• Ghana Visa on arrival
• Greece Visa-free · 90 days
• Grenada Visa-free · 90 days
• Guatemala Visa-free · 90 days
• Guinea e-Visa
• Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival
• Guyana Visa-free · 90 days
• Haiti Visa-free · 90 days
• Honduras Visa-free · 90 days
• Hong Kong Visa-free · 30 days
• Hungary Visa-free · 90 days
• Iceland Visa-free · 90 days
• India e-Visa
• Indonesia e-Visa
• Iran Visa on arrival
• Iraq e-Visa
• Ireland Visa-free · 90 days
• Israel Visa-free · 90 days
• Italy Visa-free · 90 days
• Ivory Coast ETA required
• Jamaica Visa-free · 30 days
• Japan Visa-free · 90 days
• Jordan Visa on arrival
• Kazakhstan e-Visa
• Kenya ETA required
• Kiribati Visa-free · 90 days
• Kosovo Visa-free · 90 days
• Kyrgyzstan e-Visa
• Laos Visa on arrival
• Latvia Visa-free · 90 days
• Lebanon Visa on arrival
• Lesotho e-Visa
• Libya e-Visa
• Liechtenstein Visa-free · 90 days
• Lithuania Visa-free · 90 days
• Luxembourg Visa-free · 90 days
• Macau Visa on arrival
• Madagascar Visa on arrival
• Malawi Visa on arrival
• Malaysia Visa-free · 30 days
• Maldives Visa on arrival
• Malta Visa-free · 90 days
• Marshall Islands Visa on arrival
• Mauritania Visa on arrival
• Mauritius Visa on arrival
• Mexico Visa-free · 180 days
• Micronesia Visa-free · 30 days
• Moldova Visa-free · 90 days
• Monaco Visa-free · 90 days
• Mongolia e-Visa
• Montenegro Visa-free · 90 days
• Mozambique Visa on arrival
• Myanmar e-Visa
• Nepal Visa on arrival
• Netherlands Visa-free · 90 days
• Nicaragua Visa-free · 90 days
• Nigeria e-Visa
• North Macedonia Visa-free · 90 days
• Norway Visa-free · 90 days
• Oman e-Visa
• Pakistan ETA required
• Palau Visa on arrival
• Palestine Visa-free
• Panama Visa-free · 90 days
• Papua New Guinea e-Visa
• Paraguay Visa-free · 90 days
• Peru Visa-free · 90 days
• Philippines Visa-free · 30 days
• Poland Visa-free · 90 days
• Portugal Visa-free · 90 days
• Qatar Visa on arrival
• Romania Visa-free · 90 days
• Russia Visa-free · 90 days
• Rwanda Visa on arrival
• Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa-free · 90 days
• Saint Lucia Visa-free · 42 days
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa-free · 90 days
• Samoa Visa on arrival
• San Marino Visa-free · 90 days
• São Tomé and Príncipe e-Visa
• Senegal Visa on arrival
• Serbia Visa-free · 90 days
• Seychelles Visa-free · 90 days
• Sierra Leone e-Visa
• Singapore Visa-free · 30 days
• Slovakia Visa-free · 90 days
• Slovenia Visa-free · 90 days
• Somalia e-Visa
• South Africa Visa-free · 30 days
• South Korea ETA required
• South Sudan e-Visa
• Spain Visa-free · 90 days
• Sri Lanka Visa on arrival
• Sweden Visa-free · 90 days
• Switzerland Visa-free · 90 days
• Syria e-Visa
• Tajikistan Visa-free · 30 days
• Tanzania Visa on arrival
• Thailand Visa on arrival
• Timor-Leste Visa on arrival
• Togo e-Visa
• Trinidad and Tobago Visa-free · 90 days
• Tunisia Visa-free · 90 days
• Türkiye Visa-free · 30 days
• Tuvalu Visa on arrival
• Uganda e-Visa
• United Arab Emirates Visa-free · 90 days
• United Kingdom ETA required
• Uruguay Visa-free · 90 days
• Uzbekistan Visa-free · 30 days
• Vatican City Visa-free · 90 days
• Venezuela Visa-free · 90 days
• Vietnam e-Visa
• Zambia Visa on arrival
• Zimbabwe Visa on arrival

Where to apply in Costa Rica

Embassies and high commissions of popular destinations located in Costa Rica.

British Embassy San JoseEdificio Centro Colón,Paseo Colón and Streets 38 and 40Official website ↗

embassy of the United States in Costa RicaCalle 98 Vía 104, PavasTel: +506-2519-2000Official website ↗

embassy of Canada in Costa RicaOficentro Ejecutivo La Sabana, Torre 5Official website ↗

Embassy of Germany, San JoséEdificio „Torre La Sabana“Tel: +506-22-909091Official website ↗

Embassy of France, San Joséde la agencia Mitsubishi, 200 m sur, 25 m oesteOfficial website ↗

embassy of Italy in Costa Rica5a entrata del Barrio Los Yoses, Apartado Postal 1Official website ↗

embassy of Spain in Costa RicaCalle 32, San BoscoOfficial website ↗

Embassy of the Netherlands, San JoséOficentro La Sabana, Edificio 3, piso 3, Detrás de la Contraloría, La Sabana Sur

embassy of Switzerland in Costa RicaPaseo Colón, San JoséOfficial website ↗

Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, San JoseDel Centro Comercial Plaza Mundo 100 metros al norte, Edificio Brownstone, Porton cafe, Guachipelin de EscazúTel: +506-2289-2226Official website ↗

embassy of Qatar in Costa RicaRohmoser, 100 meters west from the house of Oscar AriasOfficial website ↗

Embassy of Turkey, San JoséEdificio Torre SabanaOfficial website ↗

Embassy data from Wikidata (CC0). Many countries use visa application centres — check the embassy website for where to submit.