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Costa Rica visa requirements for Djibouti citizens

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

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Visa required
Yes โ€” Djibouti citizens need a visa for Costa Rica.

๐Ÿ”“ Skip the visa with a third-country document

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

Visa-free ยท 30 days
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฏ Djibouti passport๏ผ‹๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US visa (B1/B2 etc.) or 4 moreโ†’๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ท Costa Rica: visa-free ยท 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.

Conditions: visa must be valid for at least the length of stay; B1/B2 type for US visas
Source: Migraciรณn Costa Rica ยท verified 2026-07-04

Entry details

Travelling to Costa Rica on a Djibouti passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Djibouti passport currently ranks #177 of 199 worldwide, with 47 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 visa on arrival in the opposite direction.

In the opposite direction, Costa Rica citizens travelling to Djibouti face: visa on arrival.

๐Ÿงณ Before you travel: Djibouti โ†’ Costa Rica

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