Visa-free countries for Costa Rican citizens (2026): where you can travel

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No visa needed 90
Visa on arrival 27
Electronic travel authorisation needed 8
E-visa needed 43
Visa needed 30
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No visa needed · 90

Albaniaup to 90 days✓
Andorraup to 90 days✓
Argentinaup to 90 days✓
Austriaup to 90 days✓
Bahamasup to 90 days
Barbadosup to 30 days
Belgiumup to 90 days✓
Belizeup to 30 days
Boliviaup to 90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovinaup to 90 days
Botswanaup to 90 days
Brazilup to 90 days✓
Bruneiup to 14 days
Bulgariaup to 90 days✓
Chileup to 90 days
Colombiaup to 90 days✓
Croatiaup to 90 days✓
Cyprusup to 90 days✓
Czechiaup to 90 days✓
Denmarkup to 90 days✓
Dominicaup to 180 days
Dominican Republicup to 30 days
Ecuadorup to 90 days
El Salvadorup to 90 days
Estoniaup to 90 days✓
Finlandup to 90 days✓
Franceup to 90 days✓
Georgiaup to 365 days✓
Germanyup to 90 days✓
Greeceup to 90 days✓
Grenadaup to 90 days
Guatemalaup to 90 days
Guyanaup to 30 days
Haitiup to 90 days
Hondurasup to 90 days
Hong Kongup to 30 days✓
Hungaryup to 90 days✓
Icelandup to 90 days✓
Irelandup to 90 days✓
Italyup to 90 days✓
Jamaicaup to 30 days✓
Japanup to 90 days✓
Kiribatiup to 90 days
Kosovoup to 90 days
Latviaup to 90 days✓
Liechtensteinup to 90 days✓
Lithuaniaup to 90 days✓
Luxembourgup to 90 days✓
Malaysiaup to 30 days✓
Maltaup to 90 days✓
Mexicoup to 180 days✓
Micronesiaup to 30 days
Moldovaup to 90 days✓
Monacoup to 90 days✓
Montenegroup to 90 days
Netherlandsup to 90 days✓
Nicaraguaup to 90 days
North Macedoniaup to 90 days
Norwayup to 90 days✓
Palestine
Panamaup to 90 days
Paraguayup to 90 days
Peruup to 90 days
Philippinesup to 30 days✓
Polandup to 90 days✓
Portugalup to 90 days✓
Qatar✓
Romaniaup to 90 days✓
Russiaup to 90 days
San Marinoup to 90 days✓
Serbiaup to 90 days✓
Singaporeup to 30 days✓
Slovakiaup to 90 days✓
Sloveniaup to 90 days✓
South Africaup to 30 days✓
Spainup to 90 days✓
St. Luciaup to 42 days
St. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 30 days
Swedenup to 90 days✓
Switzerlandup to 90 days✓
Tajikistanup to 30 days
Trinidad & Tobagoup to 90 days
Tunisiaup to 90 days✓
Türkiyeup to 30 days✓
United Arab Emiratesup to 90 days✓
Uruguayup to 90 days
Uzbekistanup to 30 days✓
Vatican Cityup to 90 days✓
Venezuelaup to 90 days
Zambiaup to 90 days

Electronic travel authorisation needed · 8

Israelup to 90 days✓
Kenyaup to 90 days✓
Seychellesup to 90 days✓
South Koreaup to 90 days✓
Sri Lankaup to 30 days✓
St. Kitts & Nevis
Surinameup to 90 days
United Kingdomup to 180 days✓

Visa on arrival · 27

E-visa needed · 43

Visa needed · 30

Frequently asked questions

How many countries can Costa Rican citizens visit without a visa?

90 visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival, 8 with an electronic authorisation and 43 with an e-visa. A regular visa is needed for 30 of 198 countries.

Do Costa Rican citizens need a visa for France?

Visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

Do Costa Rican citizens need a visa for the UK?

No visa, but you need an electronic travel authorisation before travel (gov.uk). (up to 180 days)

Do Costa Rican citizens need a visa for the US?

You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.

Do Costa Rican citizens need a visa for Canada?

You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.

Do Costa Rican citizens need a visa for the UAE?

Visa-free for up to 90 days.

Does a US or Schengen visa help Costa Rican citizens?

Yes. With a valid US visa or green card, entry gets easier for 5 more countries; with a Schengen visa, for 4. Check your own combination of documents with the form above.