No visa needed

Do citizens of Vanuatu need a visa for Costa Rica?

Citizens of Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu: the passport opens 46 countries visa-free; Port Vila — San José: ≈ 12,190 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 Vanuatu passport?

Yes, citizens of Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu passport you can visit 46 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vanuatu passport ranks 108th of 199.
Vanuatu passport: visa-free access to 46 countries; Costa Rica passport: 90.
Citizens of Vanuatu and Costa Rica can travel together visa-free to 32 countries, for example: Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Seychelles, Ecuador, Panama, and Jamaica.
Citizens of Costa Rica, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Vanuatu. Vanuatu visa for citizens of Costa Rica

Travelling to Costa Rica: good to know

Port Vila — San José: about 12,190 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −17 hours.
Local time: Port Vila 12:00 — San José 19:00.
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 Vanuatu.