Visa requirements for Costa Rican citizens
Visa requirements for Costa Rican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Costa Rica.
As of 23 July 2024, Costa Rican citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 151 countries and territories, ranking the Costa Rican passport 27th overall and first among Central American countries, in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
Visa requirements map
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Visa requirements
Visa requirements for holders of normal passports traveling for tourist purposes:
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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![]() | Visa required[2] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[3] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[4] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[5] | ||
![]() | Visa required[6] | ||
![]() | eVisa[7] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[8] | 3 months | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival[9] | 120 days | |
![]() | Visa required[10] |
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![]() | Visa not required[12] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa[13] | 30 days[14] | |
![]() | Visa not required[15] | 3 months | |
![]() | eVisa / visa on arrival[16] | ||
![]() | Visa required[17] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[18] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[19] |
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![]() | Visa not required[21] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[22] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival[23][24] | 30 days / 8 days |
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![]() | Visa required[25] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[26] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[27] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[28] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[29] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[30] | 14 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[31] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[32] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[33] | 1 month | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival[34] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa required[36] | ||
![]() | Visa required[37] |
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![]() | Visa on arrival[39] |
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![]() | Visa required[41] | ||
![]() | Visa required[42] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[43] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[44] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[45] | 180 days |
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![]() | Visa on arrival[46] | ||
![]() | Visa required[47] | ||
![]() | Visa required[48] | ||
![]() | Visa required[49] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[50] | 90 days |
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![]() | Tourist Card required[51] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[52] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[53] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[54] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa[55] | 31 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[56] | 6 months | |
![]() | Visa not required[57] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[58] | 90 days[59] | |
![]() | Visa on arrival[60] | 30 days | Nationals of Costa Rica with a normal passport can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days. They can apply to extend their stay. |
![]() | Visa not required[61] | 3 months | |
![]() | eVisa[62] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[63] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[64] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[65] | ||
![]() | eVisa[66] | up to 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[67] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[68] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[69] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa[70] |
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![]() | Visa not required[71] |
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![]() | Visa not required[73] | 1 year | |
![]() | Visa not required[74] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[75] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[76] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[77] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[78] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[79] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[80] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[81] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[82] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[83] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[84] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[85] | 90 days |
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![]() | e-Visa[86] | 60 days |
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![]() | Visa required | ||
![]() | eVisa/Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa required[89] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[90] | 3 months | |
![]() | Visa not required[91] | 3 months | |
![]() | Visa not required[92] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[93] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[94] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa on arrival[95] |
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![]() | eVisa [98] | ||
![]() | Electronic Travel Authorisation[99] | 3 months | |
![]() | Visa not required[100] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[101] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[102] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[103] | ||
![]() | eVisa[104] | 30 days or 60 days |
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![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival[106] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[110] | 90 days |
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![]() | Free visa on arrival[111] | 1 month |
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![]() | eVisa[112][113] | ||
![]() | Visa required[114] | ||
![]() | Visa required[115] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[116] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[117] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[118] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival[119] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa on arrival[120] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[121] | 1 month | |
![]() | Free visa on arrival[122] | 30 days[59] | |
![]() | Visa required[123] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[124] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa on arrival[125] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa on arrival[126] |
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![]() | Visa not required[127] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[128] | 180 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[129] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[130] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[131] | ||
![]() | Visa required[132] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[133] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[134] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[135] | 30 days |
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![]() | eVisa[137] | 28 days |
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![]() | Visa required[138] | ||
![]() | Visa required[139] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[140] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[141] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[142] |
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![]() | Visa not required[145] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa required[146] | ||
![]() | Visa required[147] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[148] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[149] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[150] | 14 days | |
![]() | Electronic Travel Authorization[151] |
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![]() | Free visa on arrival[155] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[156] | 180 days | |
![]() | Visa required[157] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[158] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[159] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[160] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[161] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[162] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[163] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[164] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[165] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival[167] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[168] | 3 months | |
![]() | Visa not required[169] | 6 weeks | |
![]() | Visa not required[170] | 1 month | |
![]() | Visa not required[171] | 60 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[172] | ||
![]() | eVisa[173] | ||
![]() | Visa required[174] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[175] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[176] | 90 days | |
![]() | Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[177] | 3 months[59] | |
![]() | Visa required[178] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[179] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[180] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[181] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visitor's permit on arrival[182] | 3 months | |
![]() | Visa on arrival[183] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[184] | 30 days | |
![]() | eVisa[185][186] |
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![]() | Visa not required[187] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival[188] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa required[189] | ||
![]() | E-tourist card[190] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[192] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa not required[193] | 90 days |
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![]() | Visa required[194] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[195] | 30 days | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival[196][197] | ||
![]() | eVisa / visa on arrival[198] | 15 days | |
![]() | Visa on arrival[199] | 30 days |
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![]() | Visa on arrival[201] | 7 days | |
![]() | Visa required[202] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[203] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa required[204] | ||
![]() | Visa on arrival[205] | 1 month | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival[206] |
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![]() | Visa required[208] |
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![]() | Visa not required[209] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[210] | 6 months | |
![]() | Visa required[211] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[212] | 90 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[213] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa required[214] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[215] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[216] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa [217] | 90 days |
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![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival[220] | 90 days | |
![]() | eVisa / Visa on arrival[221] |
Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories
Unrecognized or partially recognized countries
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
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![]() | Visa required[222] | |
![]() | Visa not required[223] | 90 days |
![]() | Visa not required[224] | up to 90 days |
![]() | Visa not required[225] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[226] |
![]() | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
![]() | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 USD, payable on arrival.[227][228] |
![]() | Visa not required[229][230] | |
![]() | Visa required[231] |
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![]() | Visa not required[234] | Registration required after 24 hours.[235][236] |
Dependent and autonomous territories
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes | |
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![]() | Visa not required[237] | 30 days | |
![]() | Visa on arrival[238] | 30 days | |
Denmark | |||
![]() | Visa not required[239] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[239] | ||
France | |||
![]() | Special permit required[240] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[241] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
![]() | Visa not required[242] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
![]() | Visa not required[241] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
![]() | Visa not required[241] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
![]() | Visa not required[243] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
![]() | Visa not required[243] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
![]() | Visa not required[244] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
![]() | Visa not required[245] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
![]() | Visa not required[241] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
![]() | Visa not required[241] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
![]() | Visa not required[246] | Visa free for 3 months within any 6-month period for each territory. | |
Netherlands | |||
![]() | Visa not required[247] | up to 90 days for each territory | |
![]() | Visa not required[247] | up to 90 days for each territory | |
![]() | Visa not required | up to 90 days for each territory | |
![]() | Visa not required | up to 90 days for each territory | |
![]() | Visa not required[247] | up to 90 days for each territory | |
![]() | Visa not required[247] | up to 90 days for each territory | |
New Zealand | |||
![]() | Visa not required[248] | 31 days | |
![]() | Visa not required[249] | 30 days | |
![]() | Permit required[250] | ||
Norway | |||
![]() | Permit required | Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[251] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[252] | |
![]() | Visa not required | Unlimited period under Svalbard Treaty[253] but it's practically impossible to board a flight/ferry to Svalbard without entering Norway. Hence double entry Schengen visa would be required to go and come back from Svalbard to mainland Norway. | |
United Kingdom | |||
![]() | Visa not required[254] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[255][256] | 3 months | |
![]() | Visa not required[257] | up to 6 months, decided on arrival | |
![]() | Special permit required[258] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[259] | up to 6 months | |
![]() | Visa not required[260] | 6 months | |
![]() | Visa required[261] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[262] | ||
![]() | Visa not required[263] | 6 months | |
![]() | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[264][265][266] | |
![]() | eVisa[267][268] | ||
![]() | eVisa[269][270] | 3 months within any year period. | |
![]() | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[271] | |
![]() | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[272][273] | |
![]() | Visa not required[274] | 90 days[275] | |
United States | |||
![]() | Entry permit required[276] | ||
![]() | Visa required[277] | ||
![]() | Visa required[278] | ||
![]() | Visa required[279] | ||
![]() | Visa required[280] | ||
Antarctica and adjacent islands | |||
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Other territories
Australia. Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Special authorisation required.[293]
Belarus. Brest and Grodno - Visa-free for 10 days[294]
China. Hainan - Visa on arrival for 15 days.[295] Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport. Visa not required for 21 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (2 or more people)[296]
China. Tibet Autonomous Region - Tibet Travel Permit required (10 USD).[297]
Colombia. San Andrés and Leticia - Visitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.
Ecuador.
Galápagos - Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[298]
Eritrea outside Asmara – To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[299]
Fiji. Lau Province - Special permission required.[300]
Greece
Mount Athos - Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[301][302]
India. Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[303][304][305][306][307][308]
Iran. Kish Island - Visa not required.[309]
Kazakhstan. Closed cities - Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[310]
North Korea outside Pyongyang - Special permit required. People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving).
Malaysia.
Sabah and
Sarawak - Visa not required. These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[311]
Maldives outside Malé - Permission required. Tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[312]
Russia. Several closed cities and regions in Russia - Special authorization required.[313]
Saudi Arabia Mecca and Medina - Special access required. Non-Muslims and those following the Ahmadiyya religious movement are strictly prohibited from entry.
Sudan. Darfur - Separate travel permit is required.[314]
Sudan outside Khartoum - All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Tajikistan. Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province - OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[315][316]
Turkmenistan. Closed cities - A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.[317]
United States. Closed city of Mercury, Nevada, United States - Special authorization is required for entry into Mercury.
United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands - Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[318][319][320][321][322][323][324]
Venezuela. Margarita Island - Visa not required. All visitors are fingerprinted.[325]
Vietnam. Phú Quốc - Visa not required for 30 days.[326]
Yemen outside Sana'a or Aden - Special permission needed for travel outside Sana'a or Aden.[327]
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus - Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.[328]
Korean Demilitarized Zone - Restricted area.
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar - Restricted area.
Non-visa restrictions
Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.
Blank passport pages
Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.[329] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.
Vaccination
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/The_New_Cover_of_the_International_Certificate_of_Vaccination_issued_by_the_Philippines.jpg/220px-The_New_Cover_of_the_International_Certificate_of_Vaccination_issued_by_the_Philippines.jpg)
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year[330] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[331]
Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[332][333]
Passport validity length
Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.
However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens[334][335] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).[336]
Some countries, such as Japan,[337] Ireland and the United Kingdom,[338] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.
In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,[339] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,[340] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,[341] Philippines,[342] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.[343]
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.
Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.
Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.
Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives[344] and South Africa.
Criminal record
Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,[345] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.
Persona non grata
The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.[346]
Israeli stamps
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Kuwait,[347] Lebanon,[348] Libya,[349] Syria,[350] and Yemen[351] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.
To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017[update]) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[citation needed]
Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.
Biometrics
Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.[352]
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,[353][354] Argentina,[355] Brunei, Cambodia,[356] China,[357] Ethiopia,[358] Ghana, Guinea,[359] India, Japan,[360][361] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),[362] Malaysia upon entry and departure,[363] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,[364] Singapore, South Korea,[365] Taiwan, Thailand,[366] Uganda,[367] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation),[368][369][370] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.[371]
Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports[372] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.[373][374]
See also
References and Notes
- References
- ^ "The Henley Passport Index". Henley & Partners Holdings Ltd. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
This graph shows the full Global Ranking of the 2024 Henley Passport Index. As the index uses dense ranking, in certain cases, a rank is shared by multiple countries because these countries all have the same level of visa-free or visa-on-arrival access.
- ^ Visa information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.
- ^ Visa regime for foreign citizens, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Travel to Andorra, Ministry of External Affairs of Andorra.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
- ^ Countries exempt from visa, Department of Immigration of Antigua and Barbuda.
- ^ Visa regime, National Directorate of Migrations of Argentina (in Spanish).
- ^ Visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.
- ^ Visitor visa options, Department of Home Affairs of Australia.
- ^ "Online lodgement Arrangements for Subclass 600". Department of Immigration and Border Protection. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ Schengen visa, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria.
- ^ Countries with visa-free travel regime, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan (in Azerbaijani).
- ^ Electronic Visa System of Azerbaijan Republic
- ^ eVISA Online Services – Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Bahamas, Government of the Bahamas
- ^ Bahrain eVisas, Ministry of Interior of Bahrain.
- ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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- Panghok - Taichang (Vietnam)
- Lantui - Baka (China)
- Meuang mom - Wan Pong (Myanmar)
- Tanalaeng Dry Port - Nongkai (Thailand)
- Nonghaed - Nam kanh (Vietnam)
- Pakxan - Bungkan (Thailand)
- Nam phao - Cau treo (Vietnam)
- Na pao - Cha lo (Vietnam)
- Nam ngeun - Huay konl (Thailand)
- Namheuang - Nakaseng (Thailand)
- Phoudou (Thailand)
- Nam soy - Na meo (Vietnam)
- Phoukeua - Kontoum (Vietnam)
- Lalai (Vietnam)
- Pangmone - Phayao (Thailand)
- Daktaock - Nam Giang (Vietnam)
- Savannakhet Airport
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- Vientiane
- Savannakhet
- Bokeo
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- Vientiane
- Savannakhet
- Khammouane
- Bokeo
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- Samliemkham (Thailand and Myanmar)
- Tanalaeng - Nongkai (Thailand)
- Daensavan - Lao bao (Vietnam)
- Veunkham - Nong nok khian (Cambodia)
- Vang tao - Chongmek (Thailand)
- Boten - Bo han (China)
- v
- t
- e
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt6
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guinea
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- R Congo
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha1
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Somaliland3
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Anguilla1
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda1
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands1
- Canada
- Cayman Islands1
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten)
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Falkland Islands1
- Greenland5
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Montserrat1
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands1
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands1
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Abkhazia2 3
- Afghanistan
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia1 2
- Armenia2
- Azerbaijan2
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Cyprus2
- East Timor
- Egypt6
- Georgia2
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan2
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- North Korea
- Northern Cyprus2 3
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine3
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia2
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- South Ossetia2
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Taiwan (Republic of China)3
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Turkey2
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Abkhazia2 3
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia1 2
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia2
- Austria
- Azerbaijan2
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Cyprus2
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia2
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kazakhstan2
- Kosovo3
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Northern Cyprus2 3
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia2
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Ossetia2 3
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Transnistria3
- Turkey2
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
1 British Overseas Territories. 2 These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. 3 Partially recognized. 4 Unincorporated territory of the United States. 5 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. 6 Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia.