Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Costa Rican passport holders 10
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BahraineVisa→Visa on arrival
GambiaVisa required→Visa-free
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
MauritiusVisa on arrival60 days→Visa-free90 days
PakistaneVisa→eTA
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
Solomon IslandsVisa required→Visa on arrival90 days
UgandaeVisa→Visa on arrival
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Harder for Costa Rican passport holders 7
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
OmaneVisa→Visa required
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
Changes for visitors to Costa Rica 1
Hong KongVisa required→Visa-free180 days
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes