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Visa-free countries for a Costa rican passport
Discover where Costa Rican passport holders can travel without a visa. This complete guide shows visa requirements for Costa Rican citizens in every country, including popular destinations like Panama, Nicaragua, and the European Union. Find entry requirements and visa-free stays for Costa Rica passport holders worldwide.
- 130
- destinations without an advance visa
- 93
- visa-free destinations
- 72
- destinations needing a visa or e-visa
Visa data updated February 2026 ·Check this passport in the visa checker
Where a Costa rican passport takes you
Every destination in our dataset, colored by what the Costa rican passport needs to enter: green is visa-free, blue is freedom of movement, grey means a visa or e-visa in advance.
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Every destination, by what the Costa rican passport needs
All 202 destinations in our dataset, grouped by entry requirement and colored like the map above — the Costa Rica's home country counts toward freedom of movement.
Freedom of Movement
2 Destinations
Costa RicaHome
SvalbardFree Movement
Visa Free
91 Destinations
Albania90 days
Andorra90 days
Argentina90 days
Austria90 days
Bahamas90 days
Barbados30 days
Belgium90 days
Belize30 days
Bolivia90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina90 days
Botswana90 days
Brazil90 days
Brunei14 days
Bulgaria90 days
Chile90 days
Colombia90 days
Croatia90 days
Cyprus90 days
Czech Republic90 days
Denmark90 days
Dominica180 days
Dominican Republic30 days
Ecuador90 days
El Salvador180 days
Estonia90 days
Finland90 days
France90 days
Germany90 days
Greece90 days
Greenland90 days
Grenada90 days
Guatemala90 days
Guyana90 days
Haiti90 days
Honduras90 days
Hong Kong30 days
Hungary90 days
Iceland90 days
Ireland90 days
Italy90 days
Jamaica30 days
Japan90 days
Kiribati90 days
Kosovo90 days
Latvia90 days
Liechtenstein90 days
Lithuania90 days
Luxembourg90 days
Malaysia30 days
Malta90 days
Mexico180 days
Micronesia30 days
Moldova90 days
Monaco90 days
Montenegro90 days
Netherlands90 days
Nicaragua90 days
North Macedonia90 days
Norway90 days
PalestineVisa free
Panama90 days
Paraguay90 days
Peru90 days
Philippines30 days
Poland90 days
Portugal90 days
Republic of Georgia360 days
Romania90 days
Russia90 days
Saint Lucia42 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
San Marino90 days
Serbia90 days
Seychelles90 days
Singapore30 days
Slovakia90 days
Slovenia90 days
South Africa30 days
Spain90 days
Sweden90 days
Switzerland90 days
Tajikistan30 days
Trinidad and Tobago90 days
Tunisia90 days
Turkey30 days
United Arab Emirates90 days
Uruguay90 days
Uzbekistan30 days
Vatican City (Holy See)90 days
Venezuela90 days
Zambia90 days
eTA (Online Registration)
6 Destinations
Israel90 days
Kenya90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days
South Korea90 days
Suriname90 days
United Kingdom180 days
Visa on Arrival
31 Destinations
BangladeshOn Arrival
BurundiOn Arrival
CambodiaOn Arrival
Cape VerdeOn Arrival
ComorosOn Arrival
DjiboutiOn Arrival
EgyptOn Arrival
Guinea-BissauOn Arrival
IranOn Arrival
JordanOn Arrival
LaosOn Arrival
LebanonOn Arrival
MacaoOn Arrival
MadagascarOn Arrival
MalawiOn Arrival
MaldivesOn Arrival
Marshall IslandsOn Arrival
MauritiusOn Arrival
MozambiqueOn Arrival
NepalOn Arrival
PalauOn Arrival
QatarOn Arrival
RwandaOn Arrival
SamoaOn Arrival
SenegalOn Arrival
Sri LankaOn Arrival
TanzaniaOn Arrival
ThailandOn Arrival
Timor-LesteOn Arrival
TuvaluOn Arrival
ZimbabweOn Arrival
e-Visa
42 Destinations
Antigua and Barbudae-Visa
Armeniae-Visa
Australiae-Visa
Azerbaijane-Visa
Bahraine-Visa
Benine-Visa
Bhutane-Visa
Burkina Fasoe-Visa
Cameroone-Visa
Chade-Visa
Cote d’Ivoiree-Visa
Cubae-Visa
DR Congoe-Visa
Equatorial Guineae-Visa
Ethiopiae-Visa
Gabone-Visa
Guineae-Visa
Indiae-Visa
Indonesiae-Visa
Iraqe-Visa
Kazakhstane-Visa
Kyrgyzstane-Visa
Liberiae-Visa
Libyae-Visa
Mauritaniae-Visa
Mongoliae-Visa
Myanmare-Visa
Namibiae-Visa
Nigeriae-Visa
Omane-Visa
Pakistane-Visa
Papua New Guineae-Visa
Sao Tome and Principee-Visa
Sierra Leonee-Visa
Somaliae-Visa
South Sudane-Visa
Syriae-Visa
Togoe-Visa
Ugandae-Visa
Ukrainee-Visa
Vanuatue-Visa
Viet Name-Visa
Regular Visa
29 Destinations
AfghanistanRequired
AlgeriaRequired
AngolaRequired
BelarusRequired
CanadaRequired
Central African RepublicRequired
ChinaRequired
CongoRequired
EritreaRequired
FijiRequired
GambiaRequired
GhanaRequired
KuwaitRequired
LesothoRequired
MaliRequired
MoroccoRequired
NauruRequired
New ZealandRequired
NigerRequired
North KoreaRequired
Saudi ArabiaRequired
Solomon IslandsRequired
SudanRequired
SwazilandRequired
TaiwanRequired
TongaRequired
TurkmenistanRequired
United StatesRequired
YemenRequired
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can a costa rican passport enter visa-free?
93 of the 202 destinations in the Day31 dataset are open to costa rican passport holders without a visa, including 2 where they can live and work under freedom-of-movement rules. A further 31 issue a visa on arrival and 6 require only an electronic travel authorization (eTA).
Which destinations require a visa for costa rican passport holders?
29 destinations require a visa applied for before travel — including Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Canada. Another 42 require an e-visa, which is applied for online.
What is the mobility score of the costa rican passport?
Day31's mobility score counts destinations reachable without advance paperwork: the costa rican passport scores 130 of 202, with 2 destinations offering freedom of movement and 72 requiring a visa or e-visa in advance.
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