Visa requirements to fly to Costa Rica
If you are planning to fly to Costa Rica, you most know that citizens of the United States and Canada only need a valid passport that will not expire for at least thirty days after arrival, and a roundtrip/outbound ticket. Passports should be in good condition; Costa Rican immigration will deny entry if the passport is damaged in any way. Costa Rican authorities generally permit U.S. citizens to stay up to ninety days; to stay beyond the period granted, travelers must submit an application for an extension to the Office of Temporary Permits in the Costa Rican Department of Immigration. Tourist visas are usually not extended except under special circumstances, and extension requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. United States and Canada citizens do not need a visas. Europeans need a valid passport and do not need a visa, except Greece citizens that must have a visa in their passports before they leave their country. Europeans can stay in Costa Rica for a maximum of 90 days.
Costa Rican immigration authorities permit tourists to carry photocopies of the passport data page and Costa Rican entry stamp on their persons, leaving the original passport in a hotel safe or other secure place.
Main International Airports in Costa Rica
