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Visa-free, 30 days

The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.

Entry rule for 12 September 2026 Source checked 29 August 2026
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  • • VIGENCIA MÍNIMA DE PASAPORTE: 90 DÍAS NATURALES

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Official wording

II. SEGUNDO GRUPO: • INGRESO SIN VISA • PERMANENCIA MÁXIMA: HASTA LOS TREINTA DÍAS NATURALES (prorrogables hasta un total de noventa días naturales, conforme a la legislación aplicable) • VIGENCIA MÍNIMA DE PASAPORTE: 90 DÍAS NATURALES ANTIGUA Y BARBUDA BELICE BOLIVIA DOMINICA EL SALVADOR* ESTADO DE BRUNEI FEDERACIÓN DE RUSIA* FILIPINAS FIYI GRANADA GUATEMALA GUYANA HONDURAS* ISLAS MARIANAS DEL NORTE ISLAS MARSHALL ISLAS SALOMÓN KIRIBATI MALASIA MALDIVAS MAURICIO MICRONESIA (ESTADOS FEDERADOS) NAURU PALAOS REINO DE TONGA SAMOA SAN CRISTOBAL Y NIEVES SAN VICENTE Y LAS GRANADINAS SANTA LUCÍA SANTO TOMÉ Y PRINCÍPE SEYCHELLES SURINAM TAIWAN (REGIÓN) TUVALU TURQUÍA VANUATU *Ver apartado de regulaciones específicas para el caso de República de El Salvador, la República de Honduras y la Federación de Rusia.

Aevamo’s reading

The Directriz itself imposes the obligation on nationals of Groups 3 and 4 ('los que requerirán visa consular', 'los que requerirán visa restringida') and grants the visa-free entry of Groups 1 and 2; it is issued under Ley 8764 arts. 12, 13, 47, 48 and 51 and its CONSIDERANDO III quotes art. 7 of Decreto 36626-G establishing the four-group structure, which delegates exactly this nationality-by-nationality list to the DGME. It is not a description of the rule; it is the rule.

The SEGUNDO GRUPO block states 'INGRESO SIN VISA' with a maximum stay of thirty days (prorrogables to ninety) and then enumerates the countries, so each named issuer enters visa-free for up to 30 days per entry.

Source details

Source checked
29 August 2026
Data snapshot
10 September 2026
Publisher
Certificación de publicación oficial: La presente edición del Diario Oficial La Gaceta ha sido emitida electrónicamente por la Imprenta Nacional de Costa Rica.
Document date
17 de noviembre de 2025 (Alcance Nº 148 a La Gaceta Nº 216)
Reference ID
cri-directriz-visas
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions

Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.

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