🇨🇷Entering Costa Rica

You may not need a visa at all

A visa or residence permit from one of these countries changes what Costa Rica asks of you, whatever your passport says.

Long-term visas for Costa Rica

Entry rules by nationality

The same ladder as a passport page, read from the other side of the border. Bars are drawn against the largest group.

• Visa freeNothing to arrange131
• Visa on arrivalIssued at the border0
• e-VisaApplied for online0
• Visa requiredEmbassy or consulate102