Visa information for San Jose, Costa Rica

Do I need a tourist visa to visit Costa Rica? Is there a startup or entrepreneur visa available for Costa Rica? Here’s Teleport’s overview of travel visa requirements for citizens of various countries along with startup and entrepreneur visa options in San Jose, Costa Rica.

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For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of

Tourist Visa access to Costa Rica by citizenship

Citizenship	Tourist visa	Comment
Afghanistan	Required
Albania	Required
Algeria	Required
Andorra	Not required	90 days
Angola	Required
Argentina	Not required	90 days
Armenia	Required	Visa required, except for Passengers with a multiple-entry business or tourist visa issued by Canada, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or an EU Member State
Australia	Not required	90 days
Austria	Not required	90 days
Azerbaijan	Required
Bahamas	Not required	90 days
Bahrain	Required
Bangladesh	Required
Barbados	Not required	90 days
Belarus	Required
Belgium	Not required	90 days
Belize	Not required	30 days
Benin	Required
Bhutan	Required
Bolivia	Not required	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Required
Botswana	Required
Brazil	Not required	90 days
Brunei	Not required	90 days
Bulgaria	Not required	90 days
Burkina Faso	Required
Burundi	Required
Cambodia	Required
Cameroon	Required
Canada	Not required	90 days
Cape Verde	Required
Central African Republic	Required
Chad	Required
Chile	Not required	90 days
China	Required
Colombia	Required	No visa required if holding an Multiple Entry Visa for the United States, Canada, E.U.
Croatia	Not required	90 days
Cuba	Required
Cyprus	Not required	90 days
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Required
Denmark	Not required	90 days
Djibouti	Required
Dominican Republic	Required	Visa waiver for passengers with multiple-entry valid visa issued by Canada or USA, maximum for 30 days.
East Timor	Required
Ecuador	Required	No visa required if holding an Multiple Entry Visa for the United States, Canada, EU or Japan.
Egypt	Required
El Salvador	Not required	90 days
Eritrea	Required
Estonia	Not required	90 days
Ethiopia	Required
Finland	Not required	90 days
France	Not required	90 days
Gabon	Required
Gambia	Required
Georgia	Required
Germany	Not required	90 days
Ghana	Required
Greece	Not required	90 days
Grenada	Not required	30 days
Guatemala	Not required	90 days
Guinea	Required
Guinea-Bissau	Required
Guyana	Not required	30 days
Haiti	Required
Hungary	Not required	90 days
Iceland	Not required	90 days
India	Required	National visa may be substituted with a valid visa issued by Canada, Japan, USA or a Schengen Area member state.
Indonesia	Required
Iran	Required	30 days for those with a multi-entry US/Canada visa
Iraq	Required
Ireland	Not required	90 days
Israel	Not required	90 days
Italy	Not required	90 days
Jamaica	Required
Japan	Not required	90 days
Jordan	Required
Kazakhstan	Not required	90 days
Kenya	Required
Kiribati	Not required	30 days
Kosovo	Required
Kuwait	Required
Kyrgyzstan	Required
Laos	Required
Latvia	Not required	90 days
Lebanon	Required
Liberia	Required
Libya	Required
Liechtenstein	Not required	90 days
Lithuania	Not required	90 days
Luxembourg	Not required	90 days
Macedonia	Required
Madagascar	Required
Malawi	Required
Malaysia	Not required	90 days
Maldives	Not required	90 days
Mali	Required
Malta	Not required	90 days
Mauritania	Required
Mauritius	Not required	90 days
Mexico	Not required	90 days
Moldova	Required
Monaco	Not required	90 days
Mongolia	Required	Holders of US, Canada, Japan, or select European visas do not require a visa for up to 30 days.
Montenegro	Not required	90 days
Morocco	Required	Visa free for a maximum stay of 30 days for valid visa holders or residents of the United States and Canada.
Mozambique	Required
Myanmar	Required
Namibia	Required
Nepal	Required
Netherlands	Not required	90 days
New Zealand	Not required	90 days
Nicaragua	Required
Niger	Required
Nigeria	Required
North Korea	Required
Norway	Not required	90 days
Oman	Required
Pakistan	Required
Panama	Not required	90 days
Papua New Guinea	Required
Paraguay	Not required	90 days
Peru	Not required	90 days
Philippines	Not required	30 days upon arrival, can extend for total of 90 days
Poland	Not required	90 days
Portugal	Not required	90 days
Republic of the Congo	Required
Romania	Not required	90 days
Russia	Not required	90 days
Rwanda	Required
San Marino	Not required	90 days
Saudi Arabia	Required
Senegal	Required
Serbia	Not required	90 days
Sierra Leone	Required
Singapore	Not required	90 days
Slovakia	Not required	90 days
Slovenia	Not required	90 days
Somalia	Required
South Africa	Not required	90 days
South Korea	Not required	90 days
South Sudan	Required
Spain	Not required	90 days
Sri Lanka	Required
Sudan	Required
Suriname	Not required	30 days
Sweden	Not required	90 days
Switzerland	Not required	90 days
Syria	Required
Tajikistan	Required
Tanzania	Required
Thailand	Required	Visa free for holders of Valid U.S. visa, Schengen visa or Canada visa
Togo	Required
Tonga	Not required	30 days
Trinidad and Tobago	Not required	90 days
Tunisia	Required	except for Passengers with a multiple-entry business or tourist visa issued by Canada, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or an EU Member State
Turkey	Not required	90 days
Tuvalu	Not required	30 days
Uganda	Required
Ukraine	Not required	90 days
United Arab Emirates	Not required
United Kingdom	Not required	90 days
United States	Not required	90 days
Uruguay	Not required	90 days
Uzbekistan	Required
Venezuela	Not required	90 days
Vietnam	Required
Yemen	Required
Zambia	Required
Zimbabwe	Required