Costa Rica Passport
Travel Freedom & Visa Requirements for Costa Rica Citizens
Global Rank: #55
of 199
90
Visa Free
31
Visa on Arrival
7
eTA
42
E-Visa
28
Visa Required
170
Mobility Score
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Costa Rica
About the Costa Rica Passport
The Costa Rica passport ranks 55th globally in travel freedom, granting its holders visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 170 destinations.
Visa-free access is concentrated in Europe, Americas, Asia. Notable visa-free destinations include Palestine (unlimited stay), Georgia (360 days), Dominica (180 days), El Salvador (180 days).
28 countries require a visa obtained in advance through an embassy or consulate.
Visa-Free Destinations
90 countries
Albania
90d
Andorra
90d
Argentina
90d
Austria
90d
Bahamas
90d
Barbados
30d
Belgium
90d
Belize
30d
Bolivia
90d
Bosnia and Herzegovina
90d
Botswana
90d
Brazil
90d
Brunei
14d
Bulgaria
90d
Chile
90d
Colombia
90d
Croatia
90d
Cyprus
90d
Czechia
90d
Denmark
90d
Dominica
180d
Dominican Republic
30d
Ecuador
90d
El Salvador
180d
Estonia
90d
Finland
90d
France
90d
Georgia
360d
Germany
90d
Greece
90d
Grenada
90d
Guatemala
90d
Guyana
90d
Haiti
90d
Honduras
90d
Hong Kong
30d
Hungary
90d
Iceland
90d
Ireland
90d
Italy
90d
Jamaica
30d
Japan
90d
Kiribati
90d
Kosovo
90d
Latvia
90d
Liechtenstein
90d
Lithuania
90d
Luxembourg
90d
Malaysia
30d
Malta
90d
Mexico
180d
Micronesia
30d
Moldova
90d
Monaco
90d
Montenegro
90d
Netherlands
90d
Nicaragua
90d
North Macedonia
90d
Norway
90d
Palestine
Panama
90d
Paraguay
90d
Peru
90d
Philippines
30d
Poland
90d
Portugal
90d
Romania
90d
Russia
90d
Saint Lucia
42d
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
90d
San Marino
90d
Serbia
90d
Seychelles
90d
Singapore
30d
Slovakia
90d
Slovenia
90d
South Africa
30d
Spain
90d
Sweden
90d
Switzerland
90d
Tajikistan
30d
Trinidad and Tobago
90d
Tunisia
90d
Turkey
30d
United Arab Emirates
90d
Uruguay
90d
Uzbekistan
30d
Vatican City
90d
Venezuela
90d
Zambia
90d
Visa on Arrival
31 countries
Bangladesh
30d
Burundi
30d
Cambodia
30d
Cape Verde
Comoros
45d
Djibouti
90d
Egypt
30d
Guinea-Bissau
90d
Iran
30d
Jordan
30d
Laos
30d
Lebanon
30d
Macau
30d
Madagascar
90d
Malawi
30d
Maldives
30d
Marshall Islands
90d
Mauritius
60d
Mozambique
30d
Nepal
150d
Palau
30d
Qatar
30d
Rwanda
30d
Samoa
90d
Senegal
30d
Sri Lanka
30d
Tanzania
Thailand
15d
Timor-Leste
30d
Tuvalu
30d
Zimbabwe
90d
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
7 countries
Israel
90d
Ivory Coast
90d
Kenya
90d
Saint Kitts and Nevis
90d
South Korea
90d
Suriname
90d
United Kingdom
180d
E-Visa Required
42 countries
E-visa countries require an online application before travel but do not require an embassy visit.
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
120d
Australia
Azerbaijan
30d
Bahrain
Benin
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Chad
Cuba
90d
DR Congo
7d
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
90d
Gabon
90d
Guinea
90d
India
30d
Indonesia
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Liberia
Libya
Mauritania
90d
Mongolia
Myanmar
Namibia
Nigeria
90d
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Sudan
90d
Syria
Togo
15d
Uganda
Ukraine
Vanuatu
Vietnam
90d
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Visa Required (Embassy Visit)
28 countries
These countries require a traditional visa application through an embassy or consulate before travel.
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Belarus
Canada
Central African Republic
China
Eritrea
Eswatini
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
Kuwait
Lesotho
Mali
Morocco
Nauru
New Zealand
Niger
North Korea
Republic of the Congo
Solomon Islands
Sudan
Taiwan
Tonga
Turkmenistan
United States
Yemen
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Data sourced from Passport Index and updated regularly. Requirements may change — always verify with the destination country's official immigration authority before travel. Last updated: April 2026.