Global rank
#25
Costa Rica • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free91 · 46%
Visa on arrival31 · 16%
eTA8 · 4%
Visa required70 · 35%
Bloc
—
Language required
B1 Spanish
Years to citizenship
4 yr
Dual citizenship
Yes
Inheritable generations
2 gen
World reach
63%
Renounce required
No
About the Costa Rica passport
The Costa Rica passport ranks #22 of 200 globally, ahead of 89% of the world's ranked passports. Like many countries, Costa Rica extends citizenship to children of its nationals born abroad, making the passport potentially available to subsequent generations through descent.
Passport context
Costa Rica applies a top marginal income tax rate of 25% and a capital gains tax rate of Varies. The country operates a territorial tax regime, taxing only income sourced within Costa Rica, with foreign-sourced income generally exempt. Expats who establish tax residency in Costa Rica and earn the bulk of their income abroad may significantly reduce their overall tax burden under this structure.
Where Costa Rica passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraArgentinaAustriaBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCayman IslandsChileColombiaComorosCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIranIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKenyaKiribatiLaosLatviaLebanonLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMozambiqueNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPalauPalestinePanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUruguayUzbekistanVatican CityVenezuelaZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlgeriaAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijanBahrainBelarusBeninBhutanBurkina FasoCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChinaCongoCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiGabonGambiaGhanaGuineaIndiaIndonesiaIraqKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLesothoLiberiaLibyaMaliMauritaniaMongoliaMoroccoMyanmarNamibiaNauruNew ZealandNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaOmanPakistanPapua New GuineaSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth SudanSudanSyriaTaiwanTogoTongaTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited StatesVanuatuVietnamYemen