Costa Rica passport

Ranked 27 of 199. 128 countries open without a visa in advance.

Visa-free90

Albania
Visa-free, 90 days
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Andorra
Visa-free, 90 days
Argentina
Visa-free, 90 days
Austria
Visa-free, 90 days
Bahamas
Visa-free, 90 days
Barbados
Visa-free, 30 days
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Belgium
Visa-free, 90 days
Belize
Visa-free, 30 days
Bolivia
Visa-free, 90 days
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Visa-free, 90 days
Botswana
Visa-free, 90 days
Brazil
Visa-free, 90 days
Brunei Darussalam
Visa-free, 14 days
Bulgaria
Visa-free, 90 days
Chile
Visa-free, 90 days
Colombia
Visa-free, 90 days
Croatia
Visa-free, 90 days
Cyprus
Visa-free, 90 days
Czech Republic
Visa-free, 90 days
Denmark
Visa-free, 90 days
Dominica
Visa-free, 180 days
Dominican Republic
Visa-free, 30 days
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Ecuador
Visa-free, 90 days
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El Salvador
Visa-free, 180 days
Estonia
Visa-free, 90 days
Finland
Visa-free, 90 days
France
Visa-free, 90 days
Georgia
Visa-free, 360 days
Germany
Visa-free, 90 days
Greece
Visa-free, 90 days
Grenada
Visa-free, 90 days
Guatemala
Visa-free, 90 days
Guyana
Visa-free, 90 days
Haiti
Visa-free, 90 days
Holy See (Vatican)
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
Ireland
Visa-free, 90 days
Italy
Visa-free, 90 days
Jamaica
Visa-free, 30 days
Japan
Visa-free, 90 days
Kiribati
Visa-free, 90 days
Kosovo
Visa-free, 90 days
Latvia
Visa-free, 90 days
Liechtenstein
Visa-free, 90 days
Lithuania
Visa-free, 90 days
Luxembourg
Visa-free, 90 days
Malaysia
Visa-free, 30 days
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Malta
Visa-free, 90 days
Mexico
Visa-free, 180 days
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Micronesia
Visa-free, 30 days
Moldova
Visa-free, 90 days
Monaco
Visa-free, 90 days
Montenegro
Visa-free, 90 days
Netherlands
Visa-free, 90 days
Nicaragua
Visa-free, 90 days
North Macedonia
Visa-free, 90 days
Norway
Visa-free, 90 days
Palestine
Visa-free
Panama
Visa-free, 90 days
Paraguay
Visa-free, 90 days
Peru
Visa-free, 90 days
Philippines
Visa-free, 30 days
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Poland
Visa-free, 90 days
Portugal
Visa-free, 90 days
Romania
Visa-free, 90 days
Russia
Visa-free, 90 days
Saint Lucia
Visa-free, 42 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Visa-free, 90 days
San Marino
Visa-free, 90 days
Serbia
Visa-free, 90 days
Seychelles
Visa-free, 90 days
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Singapore
Visa-free, 30 days
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Slovakia
Visa-free, 90 days
Slovenia
Visa-free, 90 days
South Africa
Visa-free, 30 days
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Spain
Visa-free, 90 days
Sweden
Visa-free, 90 days
Switzerland
Visa-free, 90 days
Tajikistan
Visa-free, 30 days
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Trinidad and Tobago
Visa-free, 90 days
Tunisia
Visa-free, 90 days
Turkey
Visa-free, 30 days
United Arab Emirates
Visa-free, 90 days
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Uruguay
Visa-free, 90 days
Uzbekistan
Visa-free, 30 days
Venezuela
Visa-free, 90 days
Zambia
Visa-free, 90 days

Visa on arrival31

Bangladesh
Visa on arrival
Burundi
Visa on arrival
Cambodia
Visa on arrival
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Cape Verde
Visa on arrival
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Comoros
Visa on arrival
Djibouti
Visa on arrival
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Egypt
Visa on arrival
Guinea-Bissau
Visa on arrival
Iran
Visa on arrival
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Jordan
Visa on arrival
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Laos
Visa on arrival
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Lebanon
Visa on arrival
Macao
Visa on arrival
Madagascar
Visa on arrival
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Malawi
Visa on arrival
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Maldives
Visa on arrival
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Marshall Islands
Visa on arrival
Mauritius
Visa on arrival
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Mozambique
Visa on arrival
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Nepal
Visa on arrival
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Palau
Visa on arrival
Qatar
Visa on arrival
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Rwanda
Visa on arrival
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Samoa
Visa on arrival
Senegal
Visa on arrival
Sri Lanka
Visa on arrival
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Tanzania
Visa on arrival
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Thailand
Visa on arrival
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Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Visa on arrival
Tuvalu
Visa on arrival
Zimbabwe
Visa on arrival

eTA or e-visa49

Antigua and Barbuda
e-Visa
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Armenia
e-Visa
Australia
e-Visa
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Azerbaijan
e-Visa
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Bahrain
e-Visa
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Benin
e-Visa
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Bhutan
e-Visa
Burkina Faso
e-Visa
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Cameroon
e-Visa
Chad
e-Visa
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
eTA
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Cuba
e-Visa
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DR Congo
e-Visa
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Equatorial Guinea
e-Visa
Ethiopia
e-Visa
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Gabon
e-Visa
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Guinea
e-Visa
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India
e-Visa
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Indonesia
e-Visa
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Iraq
e-Visa
Israel
eTA
Kazakhstan
e-Visa
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Kenya
eTA
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Kyrgyzstan
e-Visa
Liberia
e-Visa
Libya
e-Visa
Mauritania
e-Visa
Mongolia
e-Visa
Myanmar
e-Visa
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Namibia
e-Visa
Nigeria
e-Visa
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Oman
e-Visa
Pakistan
e-Visa
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Papua New Guinea
e-Visa
Saint Kitts and Nevis
eTA
Sao Tome and Principe
e-Visa
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Saudi Arabia
e-Visa
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Sierra Leone
e-Visa
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Somalia
e-Visa
South Korea
eTA
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South Sudan
e-Visa
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Suriname
eTA
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Syria
e-Visa
Togo
e-Visa
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Uganda
e-Visa
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Ukraine
e-Visa
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United Kingdom
eTA
Vanuatu
e-Visa
Vietnam
e-Visa
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Visa required28

Afghanistan
Visa required
Algeria
Visa required
Angola
Visa required
Belarus
Visa required
Canada
Visa required
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Central African Republic
Visa required
China
Visa required
Congo Republic
Visa required
Eritrea
Visa required
Eswatini
Visa required
Fiji
Visa required
Gambia
Visa required
Ghana
Visa required
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Kuwait
Visa required
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Lesotho
Visa required
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Mali
Visa required
Morocco
Visa required
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Nauru
Visa required
New Zealand
Visa required
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Niger
Visa required
North Korea (DPRK)
Visa required
Solomon Islands
Visa required
Sudan
Visa required
Taiwan
Visa required
Tonga
Visa required
Turkmenistan
Visa required
United States of America
Visa required
Yemen
Visa required

From the Passport Index, updated 17 February 2026, for ordinary passports and short tourist stays. Entry rules change and can depend on how you travel, so check with the destination's embassy or official portal before you book.