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Canada visa rules for Costa Rica passport holders

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The answer

No. Costa Rica passport holders need a visa to visit Canada.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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Official source

canada.caImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaChecked 26 Oct 2026

Eligible visa-required countries Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Brazil Costa Rica Indonesia Malaysia Mexico Morocco Panama Philippines St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Seychelles Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay

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Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Some citizens may apply for an eTA instead of a visa when flying to Canada, if they meet certain requirements.

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 Canada passport holders need to visit Costa Rica.

Canada passport Costa Rica

Visa-free · 180 days

Maximum stay
Up to 180 days

I. PRIMER GRUPO: . INGRESO SIN VISA. . PERMANENCIA MÁXIMA: HASTA 180 DÍAS NATURALES NO PRORROGABLES.

Canada passport to Costa Rica, full page

Visa-free nearby

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

  1. St. Pierre & MiquelonSaint-Pierre, about 1,510 km from OttawaVisa-free · 90 days
  2. BermudaHamilton, about 1,730 km from OttawaVisa-free · 180 days
  3. BahamasNassau, about 2,270 km from OttawaVisa-free · 3 months

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Ottawa

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

  1. JanHigh -4.9°CLow -14.0°CRain 52 mm
  2. FebHigh -3.2°CLow -13.1°CRain 51 mm
  3. MarHigh 2.5°CLow -7.2°CRain 59 mm
  4. AprHigh 11.2°CLow 0.8°CRain 76 mm
  5. MayHigh 19.2°CLow 7.8°CRain 74 mm
  6. JunHigh 24.0°CLow 13.1°CRain 86 mm
  7. JulHigh 26.9°CLow 15.7°CRain 83 mm
  8. AugHigh 25.7°CLow 14.5°CRain 89 mm
  9. SepHigh 21.6°CLow 10.1°CRain 79 mm
  10. OctHigh 13.3°CLow 4.0°CRain 83 mm
  11. NovHigh 6.0°CLow -2.1°CRain 60 mm
  12. DecHigh -1.7°CLow -9.0°CRain 72 mm

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

Averages of 19 to 21 years between 2000 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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