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Aruba → Costa Rica: Short-stay tourist

Whether you need a visa at all, according to official sources.

Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.

You likely don't need a visa

You don't need a visa to visit Costa Rica as a tourist. Costa Rica's Immigration Directorate (DGME) places your nationality in its no-visa group for up to 180 days, and this period can't be extended (an exception applies only if an officer happens to grant you less than 90 days on arrival). Your passport just needs to still be valid. This applies whether or not you need a visa: bring a valid passport, proof of at least USD $100 for each month (or part-month) of your stay, and a return or onward ticket (or, if arriving by boat, a navigation plan showing your port of destination).

Source: Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (via Procuraduría General de la República – SCIJ)

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