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Nauru visa rules for Costa Rica passport holders

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The answer

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

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Visa needed
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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

Official source

ronlaw.gov.nrRepublic of Nauru, RONLAW (Nauru's online legal database): Immigration Regulations 2014, consolidated to Service 4 (31 March 2025)Checked 31 Oct 2026

(b) shall be made before entry in the case of any other applicant.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Apply before travel by email to Naoero Immigration.
  • Needs a ticket out of Nauru and the documents to enter the next country.
  • May be asked to show means of support.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

An applicant for a visa shall hold a valid passport or travel document that is not due to expire within 3 months after the date of the application.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Nauru passport holders need to visit Costa Rica.

Nauru passport Costa Rica

Visa-free · 30 days

Maximum stay
Up to 30 days

ANTIGUA Y BARBUDA BELICE BOLIVIA DOMINICA EL SALVADOR* ESTADO DE BRUNEI FEDERACIÓN DE RUSIA* FILIPINAS FIYI GRANADA GUATEMALA GUYANA HONDURAS* ISLAS MARIANAS DEL NORTE ISLAS MARSHALL ISLAS SALOMÓN KIRIBATI MALASIA MALDIVAS MAURICIO MICRONESIA (ESTADOS FEDERADOS) NAURU PALAOS REINO DE TONGA SAMOA SAN CRISTOBAL Y NIEVES SAN VICENTE Y LAS GRANADINAS SANTA LUCÍA SANTO TOMÉ Y PRINCÍPE SEYCHELLES SURINAM TAIWAN (REGIÓN) TUVALU TURQUÍA VANUATU

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Visa-free nearby

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

  1. KiribatiTarawa, about 700 km from YarenVisa-free · 90 days
  2. MicronesiaPalikir, about 1,280 km from YarenVisa-free · 30 days
  3. Wallis & FutunaMata-Utu, about 2,340 km from YarenVisa-free · 3 months
  4. New CaledoniaNouméa, about 2,420 km from YarenVisa-free · 90 days

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

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