Costa Rica Travel Tips

Costa Rica Entry Requirements

Your passport must be valid for more than 6 months beyond your intended stay for visit in Costa Rica.
You must provide evidence of a return ticket or onward travel ticket.
No visa is required for stays of less than 90 days for citizens of the following countries: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France and dependencies, Germany, Greece, Holland and dependencies, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America, and Uruguay
No visa is required for stays of less than 30 days for citizens of the following countries:
Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, Czech Republic, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Mexico, New Zealand, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, San Cristobal / Nevis, San Marino, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Suriname, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vatican, Venezuela.
Citizens from countries not listed above must obtain a visa from a Costa Rican embassy or consulate prior to entry into Costa Rica.
If you overstay your entry stamp or visa, you will have to pay about $50 to obtain an exit visa. To get one, visit a travel agent in San José, who will, for a small fee, get one for you and save you the hassles of dealing with immigration authorities.
To stay beyond the length of your entry stamp or visa, the simplest thing to do is to visit one of the neighboring countries of Panama or Nicaragua. Stay for 72 hours and re-enter Costa Rica, obtaining a new entry stamp or visa. But be careful. The Costa Rican government has cracked down on "perpetual tourists", and if the authorities discover a repeated pattern of exits and entries they can deny you at the border.

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