Costa Rica Passport
Passport rankings out of 196 countries
Freedom of travel52
Asset protection62
Quality of life52
"Plan B"75
Afghanistan
Visa is required
Visa is required
Albania
eTA
eTA
Algeria
Visa is required
Visa is required
Andorra
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Angola
Visa is required
Visa is required
Antigua & Barbuda
eTA
eTA
Argentina
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Armenia
eTA
eTA
Australia
eTA
eTA
Austria
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Azerbaijan
eTA
eTA
Bahamas
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Bahrain
eTA
eTA
Bangladesh
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Barbados
Visa-free
Visa-free
Belarus
Visa is required
Visa is required
Belgium
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Belize
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Benin
eTA
eTA
Bermuda
Visa-free
Visa-free
Bhutan
eTA
eTA
Bolivia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Visa-free
Visa-free
Botswana
Visa-free
Visa-free
Brazil
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Brunei
Visa-free for 14 days
Visa-free for 14 days
Bulgaria
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Burkina Faso
eTA
eTA
Burundi
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Cambodia
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Cameroon
eTA
eTA
Canada
Visa is required
Visa is required
Cape Verde
Visa-free
Visa-free
Central African Republic
Visa is required
Visa is required
Chad
eTA
eTA
Chile
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
China
Visa is required
Visa is required
Colombia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Comoros
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Congo - Brazzaville
Visa is required
Visa is required
Congo - Kinshasa
eTA
eTA
Croatia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Cuba
eTA
eTA
Cyprus
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Czechia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Côte d’Ivoire
eTA
eTA
Denmark
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Djibouti
Visa-free
Visa-free
Dominica
Visa-free
Visa-free
Dominican Republic
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Ecuador
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Egypt
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
El Salvador
Visa-free
Visa-free
Equatorial Guinea
eTA
eTA
Eritrea
Visa is required
Visa is required
Estonia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Eswatini
Visa is required
Visa is required
Ethiopia
eTA
eTA
Fiji
Visa is required
Visa is required
Finland
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
France
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Gabon
eTA
eTA
Gambia
Visa is required
Visa is required
Georgia
Visa-free for 360 days
Visa-free for 360 days
Germany
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Ghana
Visa is required
Visa is required
Greece
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Grenada
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Guatemala
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Guinea
eTA
eTA
Guinea-Bissau
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Guyana
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Haiti
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Honduras
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Hong Kong SAR China
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Hungary
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Iceland
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
India
eTA
eTA
Indonesia
eTA
eTA
Iran
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Iraq
eTA
eTA
Ireland
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Israel
eTA
eTA
Italy
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Jamaica
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Japan
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Jordan
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Kazakhstan
eTA
eTA
Kenya
eTA
eTA
Kiribati
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Kuwait
Visa is required
Visa is required
Kyrgyzstan
eTA
eTA
Laos
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Latvia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Lebanon
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Lesotho
Visa is required
Visa is required
Liberia
eTA
eTA
Libya
eTA
eTA
Liechtenstein
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Lithuania
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Luxembourg
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Madagascar
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Malawi
Visa-free
Visa-free
Malaysia
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Maldives
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Mali
Visa is required
Visa is required
Malta
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Marshall Islands
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Mauritania
eTA
eTA
Mauritius
Visa-free
Visa-free
Mexico
Visa-free for 180 days
Visa-free for 180 days
Micronesia
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Moldova
Visa-free
Visa-free
Monaco
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Mongolia
eTA
eTA
Montenegro
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Morocco
Visa is required
Visa is required
Mozambique
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Myanmar (Burma)
eTA
eTA
Namibia
eTA
eTA
Nauru
Visa is required
Visa is required
Nepal
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Netherlands
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
New Zealand
Visa is required
Visa is required
Nicaragua
Visa-free
Visa-free
Niger
Visa is required
Visa is required
Nigeria
eTA
eTA
North Korea
Visa is required
Visa is required
North Macedonia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Norway
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Oman
eTA
eTA
Pakistan
eTA
eTA
Palau
Visa-free
Visa-free
Palestinian Territories
Visa-free
Visa-free
Panama
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Papua New Guinea
eTA
eTA
Paraguay
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Peru
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Philippines
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Poland
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Portugal
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Qatar
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Romania
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Russia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Rwanda
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Samoa
Visa-free
Visa-free
San Marino
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Saudi Arabia
eTA
eTA
Senegal
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Serbia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Seychelles
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Sierra Leone
eTA
eTA
Singapore
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Slovakia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Slovenia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Solomon Islands
Visa is required
Visa is required
Somalia
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
South Africa
Visa-free
Visa-free
South Korea
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
South Sudan
eTA
eTA
Spain
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Sri Lanka
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
St Kitts & Nevis
Visa-free
Visa-free
St Lucia
Visa-free for 42 days
Visa-free for 42 days
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Sudan
Visa is required
Visa is required
Suriname
eTA
eTA
Sweden
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Switzerland
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Syria
eTA
eTA
São Tomé & Príncipe
eTA
eTA
Taiwan
Visa is required
Visa is required
Tajikistan
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Tanzania
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Thailand
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
Timor-Leste
Visa-free
Visa-free
Togo
eTA
eTA
Tonga
Visa is required
Visa is required
Trinidad & Tobago
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Tunisia
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Turkey
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Turkmenistan
Visa is required
Visa is required
Tuvalu
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
UAE
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Uganda
eTA
eTA
Ukraine
eTA
eTA
United Kingdom
eTA
eTA
United States
Visa is required
Visa is required
Uruguay
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Uzbekistan
Visa-free for 30 days
Visa-free for 30 days
Vanuatu
eTA
eTA
Venezuela
Visa-free for 90 days
Visa-free for 90 days
Vietnam
eTA
eTA
Yemen
Visa is required
Visa is required
Zambia
Visa-free
Visa-free
Zimbabwe
Visa upon arrival
Visa upon arrival
About Costa Rica
Population
5.1 million
Capital
San Jose
Official language
Spanish
GDP per capita
$9.620
Time zone
UTC-6
Currency
Costa Rican colon
Grounds for obtaining a Costa Rica passport
Costa Rica allows dual citizenship
Birth to citizens of the country
Marriage to a citizen of the country
Work for the country's government
Naturalization
Estimated time: 7 years
Repatriation
Adoption
Parents citizenship
Special conditions
Special services to the state
Obtaining a Costa Rica passport by naturalization: requirements for applicants
Knowledge of state language
Assimilation or cultural knowledge
Stable financial status
Good health
No criminal records
Which passports can be obtained by investment
Costa Rica in the passport ranking for freedom of travel
 Andorra 49 Place |
 Colombia 50 Place |
 Russia 51 Place |
 Costa Rica 52 Place |
 Trinidad & Tobago 52 Place |
 Honduras 53 Place |
 San Marino 54 Place |
