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Portugal visa rules for Costa Rica passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Portugal.

The answer

Yes. Costa Rica passport holders can visit Portugal visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Limit
90 days within 180 days
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

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

Official source

vistos.mne.gov.ptMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal (Portal Diplomático, Vistos)Checked 28 Oct 2026

List of nationalities exempt from holding a visa Countries Albania 1 Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Bahamas Barbados Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Brazil Brunei Darussalam Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominica El Salvador Georgia 1 Grenada Guatemala Holy See Honduras Israel Japan Kiribati Malaysia Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova 1 Monaco Montenegro 1 New Zealand Nicaragua North Macedonia 1 Palau Panama Paraguay Peru Samoa San Marino Serbia 1 Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Vincent and the Grenadines Timor-Leste Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Ukraine 1 United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Venezuela

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Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Portugal passport holders need to visit Costa Rica.

Portugal 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 Lisbon, nearest first.

  1. GibraltarGibraltar, about 440 km from LisbonVisa-free · 90 days
  2. SpainMadrid, about 500 km from LisbonVisa-free · 90 days
  3. AndorraAndorra la Vella, about 990 km from LisbonVisa-free · 90 days
  4. FranceParis, about 1,450 km from LisbonVisa-free · 90 days
  5. MonacoMonaco, about 1,490 km from LisbonVisa-free · 90 days

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

Weather in Lisbon

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

  1. JanHigh 14.9°CLow 8.7°CRain 104 mm
  2. FebHigh 16.1°CLow 9.3°CRain 75 mm
  3. MarHigh 18.6°CLow 11.1°CRain 72 mm
  4. AprHigh 20.1°CLow 12.3°CRain 67 mm
  5. MayHigh 22.5°CLow 14.5°CRain 53 mm
  6. JunHigh 25.8°CLow 16.9°CRain 13 mm
  7. JulHigh 27.8°CLow 18.3°CRain 3 mm
  8. AugHigh 28.4°CLow 18.9°CRain 7 mm
  9. SepHigh 26.3°CLow 17.7°CRain 36 mm
  10. OctHigh 22.5°CLow 15.4°CRain 109 mm
  11. NovHigh 18.0°CLow 12.0°CRain 121 mm
  12. DecHigh 15.3°CLow 9.8°CRain 102 mm

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

Averages of 29 to 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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