Do Burkina Faso citizens need a visa for Costa Rica?

Visa required: Burkina Faso passport holders need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Costa Rica.

Can Burkina Faso citizens enter Costa Rica with a US visa (B1/B2 etc.)?

Costa Rica: entry for up to 30 days (but no longer than the visa's validity) with a valid visa or residence of the US, Canada or Schengen. Conditions: visa must be valid for at least the length of stay; B1/B2 type for US visas

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Costa Rica visa requirements for Burkina Faso citizens

Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset

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Visa required

Yes — Burkina Faso citizens need a visa for Costa Rica.

🔓 Skip the visa with a third-country document

Costa Rica admits Burkina Faso citizens on better terms if they already hold certain visas or residence permits of other countries:

Visa-free · 30 days

🇧🇫 Burkina Faso passport＋🇺🇸 US visa (B1/B2 etc.) or 4 more→🇨🇷 Costa Rica: visa-free · 30d

Costa Rica: entry for up to 30 days (but no longer than the visa's validity) with a valid visa or residence of the US, Canada or Schengen.

Qualifying documents: US visa (B1/B2 etc.), US Green Card, Canadian visa, Schengen visa (multiple-entry)

Conditions: visa must be valid for at least the length of stay; B1/B2 type for US visas

Source: Migración Costa Rica · verified 2026-07-04

Entry details

Travelling to Costa Rica on a Burkina Faso passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Burkina Faso passport currently ranks #150 of 199 worldwide, with 56 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.

Costa Rica is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 95 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #63 with 130 open destinations. Interestingly Costa Rica citizens have the better deal, facing only e-visa required in the opposite direction.

In the opposite direction, Costa Rica citizens travelling to Burkina Faso face: e-visa required.