Entry requirements

Who can enter Costa Rica

Travel to Costa Rica is straightforward for most of the world: 95 passports need nothing before departure, while 103 need a consular visa. It ranks #76 for openness, tier B.

By nationality

Costa Rica entry rules, nationality by nationality

95 passports enter Costa Rica without an advance visa

Costa Rica ranks #76 for openness

Visa-free, visa on arrival and eTA combined, out of 198 passports in our dataset. How we count

Openness reflects visa policy only — not safety, government travel advisories, or how easy the country is to travel in.

Visa-free: 95
Visa on arrival: 0
eTA: 0
eVisa: 0
Visa required: 103

No passports match this filter.

About this data

How to read these categories

Visa-free means no permission is needed before or on arrival; visa on arrival and eTA are granted at the border or online in minutes; eVisa and consular visa must be approved before you travel.

Data last verified: August 20, 2026. How we count

Openness reflects visa policy only. It says nothing about safety, government travel advisories, flight connectivity or how easy the trip actually is.

No destination-specific primary source has been recorded for Costa Rica yet — this column comes from the general dataset sweep rather than an individual re-verification.