Costa Rica visa requirements for El Salvador citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Holders of a El Salvador passport do not need a visa when visiting Costa Rica for up to 30 days. The El Salvador passport currently ranks #75 of 199 worldwide, with 118 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Costa Rica is middling in how freely it admits visitors, admitting 95 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #63 with 130 open destinations. Both sit in Americas, where regional agreements often shape entry rules. The arrangement is reciprocal — Costa Rica citizens face the same visa-free requirement in the other direction.
In the opposite direction, Costa Rica citizens travelling to El Salvador face: visa-free for up to 180 days.