Visafar / US visa / Kazakhstan / Costa Rica
Can Kazakh passport holders with a US visa enter Costa Rica?
Yes. With a valid US visa, Kazakh passport holders can enter Costa Rica visa-free for up to 30 days. On the passport alone they would need a visa.
- Entry
- Visa free
- Longest stay
- 30 days
- Passport alone
- Visa required
- Checked
- 25 September 2026
Conditions
- A multiple-entry US or Canadian visa or residence of any category (US C1, C2 and C3 transit visas do not count), valid for at least 1 day on arrival. Your stay cannot run past its expiry.
- Or a Schengen category C or D visa — multiple-entry only — valid for at least 1 day on arrival and already in force.
- Or residence in the UK, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland or an EU country that allows multiple entries or has at least 90 days left (refugee/asylum status excluded).
- Japanese and South Korean visas do NOT qualify under the current guidelines.
Also accepted instead of a US visa: US Green Card, Canadian visa, Canadian PR, Schengen visa, EU/EEA residence permit, UK residence permit.
Official source: www.imprentanacional.go.cr/pub/2025/11/17/ALCA148_17_11_2025.pdf · Legal basis: Directrices Generales de Visas de Ingreso y Permanencia para No Residentes (DGME, AJ-484-11-2025), section Quinto, published in La Gaceta No. 216, Alcance 148, 17 Nov 2025
Other documents that open Costa Rica
More countries a US visa opens for Kazakh passports
Not travel advice. From Visafar's unlock rule for Costa Rica, read at the official source above. Rules change without notice and the border officer decides; confirm with Costa Rica's official source before you travel. Page built 2026-09-30.