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Visitors to Costa Rica require a visa unless they are citizens of one of the eligible countries who are visa exempt up to 90 or 30 days. Costa Rican visas are documents issued by the Direccion General de Migracion y Extranjeria, dependent on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, with the stated goal of regulating and facilitating migratory flows.

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Costa Rica
  Costa Rica
  Visa not required (90 days)
  Visa not required (30 days)
  Restricted visa

Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following 90 jurisdictions do not require a visa to visit Costa Rica:[1][2]

Up to 90 days

1 - For British nationals, only British Citizens, British Overseas Territories Citizens and British Nationals (Overseas) are eligible for visa-free entry. The maximum stay for BN(O)s is 30 days.
2 - Including Non-citizens of Latvia[5]
3 - 30 days if issued in Northern Mariana Islands

30 days (extendable to 90 days), passport must be valid for 3 months

Visa is not required for holders of diplomatic or service/official passports of China, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Indonesia, Morocco, Peru, Thailand and Vietnam.

Visa is not required for valid visa holders or residents of Canada or the European Union member states for a maximum stay of 30 days. if utilizing a residence permit, it must be valid for more than 6 months on arrival.

Visa is not required for a maximum stay of 30 days for holders of valid, multiple-entry tourist or business visa issued by Japan, provided that the visa has been used for at least once and is valid for more than 6 months on arrival.

Visa is not required for a maximum stay of 30 days for holders of visas or Green Cards issued by the United States. The visa or Green Card must be valid for more than six months on arrival, except for holders of B1, B2 or D visas which must be valid on arrival. The exemption does not apply to holders of C1 visas.

Visa requirement

A tourist visa for Costa Rica

Holders of passports of the following jurisdictions require a visa to visit Costa Rica:[6]

Visa issued at a consulate and a passport valid for six months

Restricted visa approved by the Commission for Restricted Visas and a passport valid for six months

See also

References

  1. ^ Directrices generales de visas de ingreso para personas no residentes panama 27 Aug 2014
  2. ^ Timatic
  3. ^ Second reciprocity report, October 2006
  4. ^ Third reciprocity report, September 2007
  5. ^ Countries to which visa is not required for Latvian non-citizens
  6. ^ Directrices generales de visas de ingreso para personas no residentes panama 27 feb 2014
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