No visa needed

Do citizens of Belize need a visa for Costa Rica?

Citizens of Belize don’t need a visa for Costa Rica and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Belize: the passport opens 59 countries visa-free; Belmopan — San José: ≈ 960 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Costa Rica without a visa on a Belize passport?

Yes, citizens of Belize don’t need a visa for Costa Rica for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Costa Rica visa rules at a glance

With a Belize passport you can visit 59 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 71 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Belize passport ranks 97th of 199.
Belize passport: visa-free access to 59 countries; Costa Rica passport: 90.
Citizens of Belize and Costa Rica can travel together visa-free to 41 countries, for example: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, Jamaica, Panama, Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Dominica, and Grenada.
A language both countries share: Spanish.
Citizens of Costa Rica, in turn, don’t need a visa for Belize. Belize visa for citizens of Costa Rica

Travelling to Costa Rica: good to know

Belmopan — San José: about 960 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Costa Rican Colón.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CRC 454.
Costa Rica is the 6th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Belize.