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Costa Rica Visa Requirements for Chile Citizens

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Chile passport holders do not need a visa to visit Costa Rica for stays of up to 180 days.

Costa Rica's visa directives say the maximum legal stay for this group is set by the immigration officer who carries out the entry check, and may in no case exceed 180 calendar days from entry.

“El plazo máximo de permanencia legal para las personas extranjeras cuyas nacionalidades se ubiquen dentro de este grupo, será el que determine el funcionario de la Dirección General competente para realizar el control de entrada al país, que en ningún caso podrá ser mayor de ciento ochenta días naturales contados a partir de su ingreso”

Source: Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería — Directrices Generales de Visas de Ingreso y Permanencia para No Residentes (November 2025) · checked 2 Oct 2026

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What the Costa Rica visa rules mean for Chile travellers

Chile citizens can enter Costa Rica without a visa and stay for up to 180 days. You only need a valid Chile passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay. The 180-day limit usually counts calendar days from your arrival, so book your return flight inside that window.

Documents to prepare

Whatever your visa status, Costa Rica applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:

  • Passport validity: It depends on nationality. Costa Rica's visa directives set a minimum passport validity of one day for the first group (including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, EU states, Australia and Japan), with the …
  • Vaccinations: Yellow fever: Costa Rica's health ministry makes yellow fever vaccination mandatory at least 10 days before entry for anyone coming from a country on its list of countries with active transmission: in the Americas Bolivia, Brazil, Co…
  • Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for entering Costa Rica. The entry requirements in Costa Rica's visa directives are a valid passport, a visa where required, proof of economic means…
  • Return or onward ticket: Under article 42 of Costa Rica's General Migration Law, as set out in its visa directives, foreigners entering must provide a return ticket to their country of origin or an onward ticket, or a navigation plan showing th…

Costa Rica entry rules compared

Costa Rica lets 95 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 103. Chile citizens are treated the same way as Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados and Belize. Overall the Chile passport ranks #46 in the world with 106 visa-free destinations.

More travel options

Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Chile passport you can also visit 27 countries in the region without a visa, including Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize and Colombia.

In the other direction, Costa Rica citizens can visit Chile visa-free for up to 90 days.

Flag of Costa RicaEntry requirements for Costa Rica

Passport validity

90 days

It depends on nationality. Costa Rica's visa directives set a minimum passport validity of one day for the first group (including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, EU states, Australia and Japan), with the stay granted not running beyond the passport's validity; 90 days for the second group; and 180 days for nationalities that need a consular visa. Salvadoran nationals may enter with a passport valid up to its expiry date, and the stay granted will not run beyond the passport's validity.

Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería — Directrices Generales de Visas de Ingreso y Permanencia para No Residentes (November 2025)✓ Checked 2 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

10 days

Costa Rica's health ministry makes yellow fever vaccination mandatory at least 10 days before entry for anyone coming from a country on its list of countries with active transmission: in the Americas Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, and in Africa countries including Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

Ministerio de Salud de Costa Rica — Resolución DM-RC-2214-2024: list of yellow fever risk countries✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

180-day

The UK government says Costa Rican immigration authorities can fine overstayers 100 US dollars for each month and refuse their future applications to enter Costa Rica. The Canadian government says overstaying the authorized 180-day period may lead to deportation, and deported persons are not allowed to re-enter for 5 to 10 years.

UK FCDO — Costa Rica travel advice: Entry requirements✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Frequently asked questions

Do Chilean citizens need a visa for Costa Rica?

Chile passport holders do not need a visa to visit Costa Rica for stays of up to 180 days. Costa Rica's visa directives say the maximum legal stay for this group is set by the immigration officer who carries out the entry check, and may in no case exceed 180 calendar days from entry.

How long can Chile citizens stay in Costa Rica?

Up to 180 days without a visa. Overstaying can lead to fines, deportation and an entry ban.

How long must my passport be valid to enter Costa Rica?

It depends on nationality. Costa Rica's visa directives set a minimum passport validity of one day for the first group (including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, EU states, Australia and Japan), with the stay granted not running beyond the passport's validity; 90 days for the second group; and 180 days for nationalities that need a consular visa. Salvadoran nationals may enter with a passport valid up to its expiry date, and the stay granted will not run beyond the passport's validity.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.

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