Visas


VISAS

The Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Affairs details further information with regards to visas in each individual embassy or consulate website. We strongly suggest calling to confirm individual requirements and to follow the recommended detailed instructions.

For more information regarding Visa Requirements click the link below:

(English, Spanish, and Russian)

http://www.migracion.go.cr/extranjeros/visas.html

Visitor’s Visa Required: 30-90 Day Stay AND Valid for 6 months

 

When is a Restricted Visa Required?

For residents and nationals of the following list of countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia. Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Birmania, Syria, North Korea, Somalia, and Sri Lanka. In order to apply for the visa, the passport has to be valid for at least six months posterior to the request and is granted for a maximum of thirty to ninety days within the Costa Rican territory. The difference between the regular and the restricted visa is that the second option is pertinent to specific countries for which the government has additional requirements.

For more information regarding Visa Requirements click the link below:

(English, Spanish, and Russian)

http://www.migracion.go.cr/extranjeros/visas.html

Latest Article Regarding Visa Requirements in Spanish:

http://www.laprensalibre.cr/Noticias/detalle/60129/esta-es-la-lista-de-paises-a-los-que-costa-rica-les-pide-visa

Restricted Visa Required:

For residents and nationals of the following list of countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia. Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Birmania, Syria, North Korea, Somalia, and Sri Lanka. In order to apply for the visa, the passport has to be valid for at least six months posterior to the request and is granted for a maximum of thirty to ninety days within the Costa Rican territory. The difference between the regular and the restricted visa is that the second option is pertinent to specific countries for which the government has additional requirements. 

For more information regarding Visa Requirements click the link below:

(English, Spanish, and Russian)

http://www.migracion.go.cr/extranjeros/visas.html

Latest Article Regarding Visa Requirements in Spanish:

http://www.laprensalibre.cr/Noticias/detalle/60129/esta-es-la-lista-de-paises-a-los-que-costa-rica-les-pide-visa

 

Please find your country below and take time to call your respective embassy to confirm and find detailed instruction

  Albania

 Angola

 Saudi Arabia

 Algeria

 Armenia

 Azerbaijan

 Bahrain

 Benin

 Belorussia

 Bosnia and Hercegovina

 Botswana

 Brunei-Darrusal

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Bhutan

Cape Verde

 Cambodia

 Cameroon

 Colombia

 Ivory Coast

Guinea

 India

 Indonesia

 Jordan

 Kazakhstan

 Kenya

 Kyrgyzstan

 Kosovo

 Kuwait

 Lesotho

Libya

 

 Lebanon

 Madagascar

 Malaysia

 Malawi

 Mali

 Morocco

 Mauritania

 Moldavia

 Mongolia

 Mozambique

 Namibia

 Nepal

 Nicaragua

 Niger

 Nigeria

 Oman

 Namibia

 Nepal

 Nicaragua

 Niger

 Nigeria

 Oman

 Pakistan

 Papua New Guinea

 Qatar

 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

 Central African Republic

 China

 Republic of Macedonia

 Republic of Congo

 

 

 

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

 Central African Republic

 China

 Republic of Macedonia

 Republic of Congo

 Democratic Republic of Congo

 Lao People’s Democratic Republic

 Dominican Republic

 Rwanda

 Senegal

 Sierra Leone

 North Sudan

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 Swazilandia

 Thailand

 Taiwan

 Tanzania

 Tajikistan

 East Timor

Togo

 Tunisia

 Turkmenistan

 Ukraine

 Uganda

 Uzbekistan

 Vietnam

 Yemen

 Djibouti

 Zambia

 Zimbabwe