No visa needed

Do citizens of Nauru need a visa for Costa Rica?

Citizens of Nauru 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 Nauru: the passport opens 42 countries visa-free; Yaren District — San José: ≈ 12,100 km, about 15.5 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 Nauru passport?

Yes, citizens of Nauru 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 Nauru passport you can visit 42 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 82 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Nauru passport ranks 116th of 199.
Nauru passport: visa-free access to 42 countries; Costa Rica passport: 90.
Citizens of Nauru and Costa Rica can travel together visa-free to 26 countries, for example: Kiribati, Micronesia, Singapore, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Seychelles, Russia, Panama, Bahamas, Ecuador, Jamaica, Peru, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Palestine.
Citizens of Costa Rica, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Nauru. Nauru visa for citizens of Costa Rica

Travelling to Costa Rica: good to know

Yaren District — San José: about 12,100 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −18 hours.
Local time: Yaren District 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 Nauru.