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Costa Rica visa rules for Myanmar (Burma) passport holders

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The answer

No. Myanmar (Burma) passport holders need a visa to visit Costa Rica.

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Official source

sinalevi.go.crDirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME), Resolución AJ-484-11-2025, as published in SINALEVI by the Procuraduría General de la RepúblicaChecked 29 Oct 2026

CUARTO GRUPO: . GRUPO INGRESO CON VISA RESTRINGIDA . VIGENCIA DE LA VISA: UN ÚNICO INGRESO. . PLAZO PARA ESTAMPAR LA VISA EN EL PASAPORTE: TRES MESES UNA VEZ AUTORIZADA. . PLAZO PARA INGRESAR A COSTA RICA: UNA VEZ ESTAMPADA EN EL PASAPORTE, LA VISA DEBERÁ SER UTILIZADA EN UN PLAZO MÁXIMO DE SESENTA DÍAS. . VIGENCIA OBLIGATORIA DE PASAPORTE: 180 DIAS NATURALES.

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Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Must get the visa authorised by Costa Rica's Restricted Visa Commission.
  • Needs a passport valid for at least 180 days.
  • Not needed with a multiple-entry visa or residence from the United States or Canada (visa types C1, C2 and C3 excluded) valid for at least 1 day from arrival; the stay cannot exceed that visa or residence's validity.
  • Not needed with a multiple-entry Schengen C or D visa valid for up to 90 days, already in force and valid for at least 1 day from arrival; the stay cannot exceed that visa's validity.
  • Needs a machine-readable or biometric passport in good condition.
  • Needs a return or onward ticket.
  • Needs proof of funds of at least USD 100 per month or part of a month of stay.

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 Costa Rica passport holders need to visit Myanmar (Burma).

Costa Rica passport Myanmar (Burma)

e-Visa · 28 days

Fee
$50.00
Maximum stay
Up to 28 days

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Myanmar (Burma) passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of San José, nearest first.

  1. HaitiPort-au-Prince, about 1,590 km from San JoséVisa-free · 90 days
  2. MontserratBrades, about 2,480 km from San JoséVisa-free · 6 months

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

Weather in San José

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in San José, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 28.5°CLow 18.6°CRain 9 mm
  2. FebHigh 29.3°CLow 18.6°CRain 9 mm
  3. MarHigh 30.1°CLow 18.8°CRain 22 mm
  4. AprHigh 30.5°CLow 19.1°CRain 82 mm
  5. MayHigh 29.0°CLow 19.2°CRain 262 mm
  6. JunHigh 28.4°CLow 19.0°CRain 229 mm
  7. JulHigh 28.4°CLow 19.1°CRain 176 mm
  8. AugHigh 28.5°CLow 18.8°CRain 229 mm
  9. SepHigh 28.0°CLow 18.3°CRain 330 mm
  10. OctHigh 27.4°CLow 18.4°CRain 334 mm
  11. NovHigh 27.5°CLow 18.3°CRain 177 mm
  12. DecHigh 28.1°CLow 18.4°CRain 32 mm

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

Averages of 21 to 25 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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