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Costa Rica visa requirements

Capital: San JoseSpanish, EnglishUpdated October 2026
95of 198 passports visa-free

Do you need a visa for Costa Rica?

Holders of 95 passports can visit Costa Rica without a visa; others need a visa on arrival, an e-visa or an embassy visa. Rules change, so confirm on the official site before you fly. Official portal

Check your passport

Visa-free, 180 days for United States passport holders.

Entry requirements

Digital nomad visa in Costa Rica

VisaDigital Nomad (Remote Worker) Stay
Stay1 year, renewable once for another year
RequirementUS$3,000/month foreign income (more with family) and health insurance for the whole stay
FeeUS$100 application plus ID card fees
ApplyOfficial page

Visa rules for common passports

PassportEntry
United StatesVisa-free, 180 days
United KingdomVisa-free, 180 days
GermanyVisa-free, 180 days
FranceVisa-free, 180 days
CanadaVisa-free, 180 days
AustraliaVisa-free, 180 days
IndiaVisa required
ChinaVisa required
JapanVisa-free, 180 days
South KoreaVisa-free, 180 days
BrazilVisa-free, 180 days
PhilippinesVisa-free, 30 days
NigeriaVisa required
South AfricaVisa-free, 180 days
MexicoVisa-free, 180 days
RussiaVisa-free, 30 days

Every passport

From the open passport-index dataset (February 2026). Always confirm with the embassy or official portal.

PassportEntry
AfghanistanVisa required
AlbaniaVisa required
AlgeriaVisa required
AndorraVisa-free, 180 days
AngolaVisa required
Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free, 30 days
ArgentinaVisa-free, 180 days
ArmeniaVisa required
AustraliaVisa-free, 180 days
AustriaVisa-free, 180 days
AzerbaijanVisa required
BahamasVisa-free, 180 days
BahrainVisa required
BangladeshVisa required
BarbadosVisa-free, 180 days
BelarusVisa required
BelgiumVisa-free, 180 days
BelizeVisa-free, 30 days
BeninVisa required
BhutanVisa required
BoliviaVisa-free, 30 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required
BotswanaVisa required
BrazilVisa-free, 180 days
BruneiVisa-free, 30 days
BulgariaVisa-free, 180 days
Burkina FasoVisa required
BurundiVisa required
Cabo VerdeVisa required
CambodiaVisa required
CameroonVisa required
CanadaVisa-free, 180 days
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
ChileVisa-free, 180 days
ChinaVisa required
ColombiaVisa required
ComorosVisa required
CroatiaVisa-free, 180 days
CubaVisa required
CyprusVisa-free, 180 days
Czech RepublicVisa-free, 180 days
DR CongoVisa required
DenmarkVisa-free, 180 days
DjiboutiVisa required
DominicaVisa-free, 30 days
Dominican RepublicVisa required
EcuadorVisa required
EgyptVisa required
El SalvadorVisa-free, 30 days
Equatorial GuineaVisa required
EritreaVisa required
EstoniaVisa-free, 180 days
EswatiniVisa required
EthiopiaVisa required
FijiVisa-free, 30 days
FinlandVisa-free, 180 days
FranceVisa-free, 180 days
GabonVisa required
GambiaVisa required
GeorgiaVisa required
GermanyVisa-free, 180 days
GhanaVisa required
GreeceVisa-free, 180 days
GrenadaVisa-free, 30 days
GuatemalaVisa-free, 30 days
GuineaVisa required
Guinea-BissauVisa required
GuyanaVisa-free, 30 days
HaitiVisa required
HondurasVisa-free, 180 days
Hong KongVisa required
HungaryVisa-free, 180 days
IcelandVisa-free, 180 days
IndiaVisa required
IndonesiaVisa required
IranVisa required
IraqVisa required
IrelandVisa-free, 180 days
IsraelVisa-free, 180 days
ItalyVisa-free, 180 days
Ivory CoastVisa required
JamaicaVisa required
JapanVisa-free, 180 days
JordanVisa required
KazakhstanVisa required
KenyaVisa required
KiribatiVisa-free, 30 days
KosovoVisa required
KuwaitVisa required
KyrgyzstanVisa required
LaosVisa required
LatviaVisa-free, 180 days
LebanonVisa required
LesothoVisa required
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaVisa required
LiechtensteinVisa-free, 180 days
LithuaniaVisa-free, 180 days
LuxembourgVisa-free, 180 days
MacauVisa required
MadagascarVisa required
MalawiVisa required
MalaysiaVisa-free, 30 days
MaldivesVisa-free, 30 days
MaliVisa required
MaltaVisa-free, 180 days
Marshall IslandsVisa-free, 30 days
MauritaniaVisa required
MauritiusVisa-free, 30 days
MexicoVisa-free, 180 days
MicronesiaVisa-free, 30 days
MoldovaVisa required
MonacoVisa-free, 180 days
MongoliaVisa required
MontenegroVisa-free, 180 days
MoroccoVisa required
MozambiqueVisa required
MyanmarVisa required
NamibiaVisa required
NauruVisa-free, 30 days
NepalVisa required
NetherlandsVisa-free, 180 days
New ZealandVisa-free, 180 days
NicaraguaVisa required
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
North KoreaVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa required
NorwayVisa-free, 180 days
OmanVisa required
PakistanVisa required
PalauVisa-free, 30 days
PalestineVisa required
PanamaVisa-free, 180 days
Papua New GuineaVisa required
ParaguayVisa-free, 180 days
PeruVisa-free, 180 days
PhilippinesVisa-free, 30 days
PolandVisa-free, 180 days
PortugalVisa-free, 180 days
QatarVisa-free, 180 days
Republic of the CongoVisa required
RomaniaVisa-free, 180 days
RussiaVisa-free, 30 days
RwandaVisa required
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa-free, 30 days
Saint LuciaVisa-free, 30 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free, 30 days
SamoaVisa-free, 30 days
San MarinoVisa-free, 180 days
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa-free, 30 days
Saudi ArabiaVisa required
SenegalVisa required
SerbiaVisa-free, 180 days
SeychellesVisa-free, 30 days
Sierra LeoneVisa required
SingaporeVisa-free, 180 days
SlovakiaVisa-free, 180 days
SloveniaVisa-free, 180 days
Solomon IslandsVisa-free, 30 days
SomaliaVisa required
South AfricaVisa-free, 180 days
South KoreaVisa-free, 180 days
South SudanVisa required
SpainVisa-free, 180 days
Sri LankaVisa required
SudanVisa required
SurinameVisa-free, 30 days
SwedenVisa-free, 180 days
SwitzerlandVisa-free, 180 days
SyriaVisa required
TaiwanVisa-free, 30 days
TajikistanVisa required
TanzaniaVisa required
ThailandVisa required
Timor-LesteVisa required
TogoVisa required
TongaVisa-free, 30 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free, 180 days
TunisiaVisa required
TurkeyVisa-free, 30 days
TurkmenistanVisa required
TuvaluVisa-free, 30 days
UgandaVisa required
UkraineVisa-free, 180 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free, 180 days
United KingdomVisa-free, 180 days
United StatesVisa-free, 180 days
UruguayVisa-free, 180 days
UzbekistanVisa required
VanuatuVisa-free, 30 days
Vatican CityVisa-free, 180 days
VenezuelaVisa required
VietnamVisa required
YemenVisa required
ZambiaVisa required
ZimbabweVisa required

Sources

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