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Costa Rica

For Italian citizens

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Visa-free for 180 days

Costa Rica's visa directives say the maximum legal stay for this group is set by the immigration officer who carries out the entry check, and may in no case exceed 180 calendar days from entry.

Visa

Not required

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It depends on nationality.

What you need to know

  1. Regime

    Visa-free for 180 days

  2. Detail

    Max stay · 180 days

  3. Notes

    Costa Rica's visa directives say the maximum legal stay for this group is set by the immigration officer who carries out the entry check, and may in no case exceed 180 calendar days from entry.

  4. Passport validity

    It depends on nationality. Costa Rica's visa directives set a minimum passport validity of one day for the first group (including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, EU states, Australia and Japan), with the stay granted not running beyond the passport's validity; 90 days for the second group; and 180 days for nationalities that need a consular visa. Salvadoran nationals may enter with a passport valid up to its expiry date, and the stay granted will not run beyond the passport's validity.

  5. Return or onward ticket

    Under article 42 of Costa Rica's General Migration Law, as set out in its visa directives, foreigners entering must provide a return ticket to their country of origin or an onward ticket, or a navigation plan showing the destination port.

  6. Proof of funds

    Costa Rica's visa directives list proof of economic means as an entry requirement: at least USD 100 for each month or part of a month of legal stay.

  7. Vaccinations

    Costa Rica's health ministry makes yellow fever vaccination mandatory at least 10 days before entry for anyone coming from a country on its list of countries with active transmission: in the Americas Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, and in Africa countries including Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

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Entry requirements can change: always confirm the latest information with the competent authorities before departure.