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St. Lucia visa rules for Costa Rica passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting St. Lucia.

The answer

Yes. Costa Rica passport holders can visit St. Lucia visa-free for up to 42 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
42 days per entry
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE42 DAYS

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

Official source

stlucia.orgSaint Lucia Tourism AuthorityChecked 30 Oct 2026

Visas are not required where the visitor is a US, UK or Canadian citizen, or where there is an agreement for exemption between home country and Saint Lucia.

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a return ticket.

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 St. Lucia passport holders need to visit Costa Rica.

St. Lucia passport Costa Rica

Visa-free · 30 days

Maximum stay
Up to 30 days

II. SEGUNDO GRUPO: . INGRESO SIN VISA . PERMANENCIA MÁXIMA: HASTA LOS TREINTA DÍAS NATURALES (prorrogables hasta un total de noventa días naturales, conforme a la legislación aplicable) . VIGENCIA MÍNIMA DE PASAPORTE: 90 DÍAS NATURALES

St. Lucia 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 Castries, nearest first.

  1. MartiniqueFort-de-France, about 70 km from CastriesVisa-free · 90 days
  2. St. Vincent & GrenadinesKingstown, about 100 km from CastriesVisa-free · 3 months
  3. DominicaRoseau, about 150 km from CastriesVisa-free · 3 months
  4. BarbadosBridgetown, about 180 km from CastriesVisa-free · 30 days
  5. GrenadaSaint George's, about 230 km from CastriesVisa-free

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

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