No visa needed

Do citizens of Costa Rica need a visa for the Dominican Republic?

Citizens of Costa Rica don’t need a visa for the Dominican Republic 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 Costa Rica: the passport opens 90 countries visa-free; San José — Santo Domingo: ≈ 1,790 km, about 2.5 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 the Dominican Republic without a visa on a Costa Rica passport?

Yes, citizens of Costa Rica don’t need a visa for the Dominican Republic for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Dominican Republic visa rules at a glance

With a Costa Rica passport you can visit 90 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 29 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Costa Rica passport ranks 67th of 199.
Costa Rica passport: visa-free access to 90 countries; Dominican Republic passport: 30.
Citizens of Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic can travel together visa-free to 26 countries, for example: Honduras, El Salvador, Jamaica, Colombia, Ecuador, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Peru, Guyana, Paraguay, Brazil, Russia, Kiribati, Palestine, and Georgia.
A language both countries share: Spanish.
Citizens of the Dominican Republic, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Costa Rica. Costa Rica visa for citizens of the Dominican Republic

Travelling to the Dominican Republic: good to know

San José — Santo Domingo: about 1,790 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: San José 12:00 — Santo Domingo 14:00.
Local currency: Dominican Peso.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DOP 60.
Dominican Republic is the 12th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Costa Rica.