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Do I need a visa to visit or to live in Costa Rica?

Do I need a visa to visit or to live in Costa Rica?

In order to live in Costa Rica, you need to obtain a residence permit or leave the country every 90 days in order to extend your stay in the country (however, this is only possible for countries that do not need to obtain a visa to travel to Costa Rica).

For most countries, Costa Rica is open and tourists can visit the country without a visa. Countries that do not require a visa to visit Costa Rica can enter Costa Rica and stay there for up to 90 days. These 90 days cannot be extended and the tourist must leave the country after the expiry of the visa. They can re-enter at any time to apply for an additional 90 days at the discretion of the immigration officer at the point of entry. At the same time, the passport on which you are traveling must have a validity period of at least one day.

These countries include the following:

GERMANY
ANDORRA
ARGENTINA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BAHAMAS
BARBADOS
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
BULGARIA
CANADA
CROATIA
CHILE
CYPRUS
DENMARK
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
SPAIN
STATE OF QATAR
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SLOVAKIA
ESTONIA
FINLAND
FRANCE
HUNGARY
IRELAND
ICELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAPAN
LATVIA
LIECHTENSTEIN
LITHUANIA
LUXEMBOURG
MALTA
MEXICO
MONTENEGRO
NORWAY
NEW ZEALAND
NORTHERN ZEALAND
NETHERLANDS
PANAMA
PARAGUAY
POLAND
PORTUGAL
PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO
SAN MARINO
PERU
PUERTO RICO
SERBIA
SOUTH AFRICA
KINGDOM OF THE GREAT BRITAIN
CZECH REPUBLIC
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH KOREA
HELLENIC REPUBLIC (GREECE)
ROMANIA
VATICAN
SINGAPORE
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
URUGUAY

The following countries can also enter visa-free and stay there for up to 90 days. But their passport is valid for at least three months.

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
BELIZE
BOLIVIA
DOMINICA
EL SALVADOR
STATE OF BRUNEI
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
PHILIPPINES
FIJI
GRENADA
GUATEMALA
GUYANA
HONDURAS
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
MARSHALL ISLANDS
SOLOMON ISLANDS
KAZAKHSTAN
KIRIBATI
MALAYSIA
MALDIVES
MAURITIUS
MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES)
NAURU
PALAU
KINGDOM OF TONGA
SAMOA
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
SAINT LUCIA
SÃO TOMÉ AND PRINCÍPE
SEYCHELLES
SURINAME
TAIWAN
TUVALU
TURKEY
UKRAINE
VANUATU
VENEZUELA

The following countries must obtain a visa from a Costa Rica embassy or consulate abroad before entering Costa Rica. A visa can be issued for a period of 30 days with the possibility of an extension of up to 90 days. In this case, the passport must be valid for at least six months.

These countries include:

ALBANIA
ANGOLA
SAUDI ARABIA
ALGERIA
ARMENIA
AZERBAIJAN
BAHRAIN
BENIN
BELARUS
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
BOTSWANA
BURKINA FASO
BURUNDI
BUTAN
CAPE VERDE
CAMBODIA
CAMEROON
COLOMBIA
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
COMOROS
CHAD
ECUADOR
EGYPT
GABON
GAMBIA
GEORGIA
GHANA
GUINEA
GUINEA BISSAU
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
INDIA
INDONESIA
JORDAN
KENYA
KYRKYZSTAN
KOSOVO
KUWAIT
LESOTHO
LIBERIA
LIBYA
LEBANON
MADAGASCAR
MALAUI
MALI
MOROCCO
MAURITANIA
MOLDOVA
MONGOLIA
MOZAMBIQUE
NAMIBIA
NEPAL
NICARAGUA
NIGER
NIGERIA
OMAN
PAKISTAN
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
SAHRAWI ARAB REPUBLIC
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (FORMERLY ZAIRE)
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
LAOS
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
RWANDA
SENEGAL
SIERRA LEONE
NORTHERN SUDAN
SOUTH SUDAN
SWAZILAND
THAILAND
TANZANIA
TAJIKISTAN
EAST TIMOR
TOGO
TUNISIA
TURKMENISTAN
UGANDA
UZBEKISTAN
VIETNAM
YEMEN
YIBUTI
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE

The last category of countries is a strict category. Citizens of these countries must have an entry visa BEFORE being allowed to enter Costa Rica. A visa is reviewed by the Director of Immigration before it can be granted. If issued, a visa is issued for a period of 30 days with the possibility of extension for a maximum of 90 days.

AFGHANISTAN
BANGLADESH
CUBA
ERITREA
ETHIOPIA
HAITI
IRAN
IRAQ
JAMAICA
MYANMAR (BURMA)
PALESTINE
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF THE
NORTH KOREA
SOMALIA
SRI LANKA

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