Do Timor-Leste citizens need a visa for Costa Rica?

Visa required: Timor-Leste passport holders need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Costa Rica.

Can Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste citizens

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

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Visa required

Yes — Timor-Leste citizens need a visa for Costa Rica.

🔓 Skip the visa with a third-country document

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

Visa-free · 30 days

🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 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

Holders of a Timor-Leste passport need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Costa Rica. The Timor-Leste passport currently ranks #99 of 199 worldwide, with 88 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. Access is actually lopsided the other way — Costa Rica citizens enter Timor-Leste more easily (visa on arrival).

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