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Australia visa rules for Costa Rica passport holders

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The answer

e-Visa needed. Costa Rica passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Australia.

Entry
e-Visa
Stay
Not stated by the source
Fee
A$250.00
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’E-VISA

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

immi.homeaffairs.gov.auAustralian Government Department of Home AffairsChecked 26 Oct 2026

Apply online Log in or create an ImmiAccount .

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Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Apply for the Visitor visa (subclass 600) tourist stream online through ImmiAccount from outside Australia; it costs from AUD250.

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Australia passport holders need to visit Costa Rica.

Australia passport Costa Rica

Visa-free · 180 days

Maximum stay
Up to 180 days

ALEMANIA ANDORRA ARGENTINA* AUSTRALIA* AUSTRIA BAHAMAS BARBADOS BÉLGICA BRASIL BULGARIA CANADÁ CROACIA CHILE CHIPRE DINAMARCA* EMIRATOS ÁRABES UNIDOS ESLOVAQUIA ESLOVENIA ESPAÑA ESTADO DE CATAR ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA* ESTONIA FINLANDIA FRANCIA* HUNGRÍA IRLANDA ISLANDIA ISRAEL ITALIA JAPÓN LETONIA LIECHTENSTEIN LITUANIA LUXEMBURGO MALTA MÉXICO MONTENEGRO NORUEGA* NUEVA ZELANDA* PAÍSES BAJOS (HOLANDA) * PANAMÁ PARAGUAY POLONIA PORTUGAL PRINCIPADO DE MÓNACO SAN MARINO PERÚ PUERTO RICO SERBIA SUDÁFRICA REINO UNIDO DE GRAN BRETAÑA** E IRLANDA DEL NORTE REPÚBLICA CHECA REPÚBLICA DE COREA (COREA DEL SUR) REPÚBLICA HELÉNICA (GRECIA) RUMANIA SANTA SEDE VATICANO SINGAPUR SUECIA SUIZA TRINIDAD Y TOBAGO UCRANIA URUGUAY

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Costa Rica passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Canberra, nearest first.

  1. New CaledoniaNouméa, about 2,220 km from CanberraVisa-free · 90 days

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Weather in Canberra

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Canberra, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 29.5°CLow 14.2°CRain 58 mm
  2. FebHigh 28.0°CLow 13.7°CRain 59 mm
  3. MarHigh 25.0°CLow 11.0°CRain 48 mm
  4. AprHigh 20.9°CLow 6.7°CRain 30 mm
  5. MayHigh 16.6°CLow 2.9°CRain 28 mm
  6. JunHigh 13.1°CLow 1.2°CRain 50 mm
  7. JulHigh 12.4°CLow 0.2°CRain 41 mm
  8. AugHigh 14.0°CLow 1.1°CRain 45 mm
  9. SepHigh 17.4°CLow 3.7°CRain 55 mm
  10. OctHigh 20.9°CLow 6.5°CRain 51 mm
  11. NovHigh 24.2°CLow 9.7°CRain 68 mm
  12. DecHigh 27.0°CLow 12.1°CRain 61 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 26 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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