Passport Atlas

Entering Costa Rica

Costa Rica does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#83

Entry openness

95

Visa free

95

Visa required

103

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Country profile

Capital

San José

Population

5.3 million

Area

51,100 km²

Currency

Costa Rican colón CRC

Languages

Spanish

Time zone

UTC-06:00

Foreign-born

628,404 · 2024

Migrant share

12.2%

Ethnic groups · 2011

White or Mestizo83.6%
Mulatto6.7%
none2.9%
Indigenous2.4%
unspecified2.2%
Black or African descent1.1%
Other1.1%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type A

Mains

120 V · 60 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+506

Airports

SJO · LIR · FON · GLF

Highlights

Arenal
Monteverde
Cocos Island
Tortuguero

Costa Rica Passport

Passports that enter without a prior visa

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