No visa needed

Do citizens of Palau need a visa for Costa Rica?

Citizens of Palau 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 Palau: the passport opens 68 countries visa-free; Ngerulmud — San José: ≈ 15,310 km, about 19.5 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 Palau passport?

Yes, citizens of Palau 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 Palau passport you can visit 68 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 54 with an e-visa; 44 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Palau passport ranks 95th of 199.
Palau passport: visa-free access to 68 countries; Costa Rica passport: 90.
Citizens of Palau and Costa Rica can travel together visa-free to 60 countries, for example: Philippines, Micronesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Kiribati, Seychelles, Russia, Finland, Estonia, Palestine, Latvia, Cyprus, Lithuania, Moldova, and Sweden.
Citizens of Costa Rica, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Palau. Palau visa for citizens of Costa Rica

Travelling to Costa Rica: good to know

Ngerulmud — San José: about 15,310 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −15 hours.
Local time: Ngerulmud 12:00 — San José 21:00.
Local currency: Costa Rican Colón.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CRC 454.
Costa Rica is the 164th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Palau.