No visa needed

Do citizens of the Marshall Islands need a visa for Costa Rica?

Citizens of the Marshall Islands 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 the Marshall Islands: the passport opens 75 countries visa-free; Majuro — San José: ≈ 11,450 km, about 15 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 Marshall Islands passport?

Yes, citizens of the Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands passport you can visit 75 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 44 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Marshall Islands passport ranks 86th of 199.
Marshall Islands passport: visa-free access to 75 countries; Costa Rica passport: 90.
Citizens of the Marshall Islands and Costa Rica can travel together visa-free to 65 countries, for example: Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mexico, Tajikistan, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Bahamas, Panama, and Finland.
Citizens of Costa Rica, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands visa for citizens of Costa Rica

Travelling to Costa Rica: good to know

Majuro — San José: about 11,450 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −18 hours.
Local time: Majuro 12:00 — San José 18:00.
Local currency: Costa Rican Colón.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CRC 454.
Costa Rica is the 53rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Marshall Islands.