No visa needed

Do citizens of Tuvalu need a visa for Costa Rica?

Citizens of Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu: the passport opens 83 countries visa-free; Funafuti — San José: ≈ 10,910 km, about 14 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 Tuvalu passport?

Yes, citizens of Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu passport you can visit 83 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 40 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tuvalu passport ranks 74th of 199.
Tuvalu passport: visa-free access to 83 countries; Costa Rica passport: 90.
Citizens of Tuvalu and Costa Rica can travel together visa-free to 68 countries, for example: Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Bahamas, and Jamaica.
Citizens of Costa Rica, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Tuvalu. Tuvalu visa for citizens of Costa Rica

Travelling to Costa Rica: good to know

Funafuti — San José: about 10,910 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −18 hours.
Local time: Funafuti 12:00 — San José 18:00.
Local currency: Costa Rican Colón.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CRC 454.
Costa Rica is the 41st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tuvalu.