Destination Visa Policy
Who needs a visa for Costa Rica?
Find your passport below to see how you can enter Costa Rica — then open the full breakdown with fees, documents, transit and health rules.
Passport validity
At least 6 months validity on arrival recommended
Blank pages
At least 1–2 blank visa pages
Yellow fever
Yellow fever certificate required only if you arrive from (or transited through) a country with risk of yellow fever transmission.
Visa Free (95 passports)
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Embassy Visa Required (103 passports)
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Standard short-stay tourism rules for ordinary passports. Special categories (diplomatic passports, residence-permit holders, crew) follow different rules — contact us for a personal assessment.