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Costa Rica visa rules for Paraguay passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Paraguay passport holders can visit Costa Rica visa-free for up to 180 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
180 days per entry
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE180 DAYS

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

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

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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Before you go

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

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a passport valid on the day of arrival; the stay cannot run past its expiry date.
  • 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 Paraguay.

Visa-free nearby

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

  1. NicaraguaManagua, about 340 km from San JoséVisa-free
  2. PanamaPanama City, about 510 km from San JoséVisa-free · 3 months
  3. HondurasTegucigalpa, about 570 km from San JoséVisa-free · 90 days
  4. El SalvadorSan Salvador, about 690 km from San JoséVisa-free · 90 days
  5. GuatemalaGuatemala City, about 870 km from San JoséVisa-free · 90 days

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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