Costa Rica, on a German passport

Unchanged between the 12 January 2025 and 17 February 2026 datasets: visa-free, 180 days.

• San José · SJO — airside connection, nothing to show

International-to-international connection, single booking, same airport. Exemptions for holders of certain visas or residence permits are not assumed.

This country has a scheme for remote workers: Ley de nómadas digitales (2022). It takes over when the entry period is no longer enough.

A Costa Rica passport travelling to Germany: visa-free.

Latin America & Caribbean: with a German passport, 30 of the 31 other countries in the region open visa-free or with a simple online authorisation.

Visa-free (28)

Antigua & Barbuda (180 d), Argentina (90 d), Bahamas (90 d), Barbados (90 d), Belize, Bolivia (90 d), Brazil (90 d), Chile (90 d), Colombia (90 d), Dominica (180 d), Dominican Republic (30 d), Ecuador (90 d), El Salvador (180 d), Grenada (90 d), Guatemala (90 d), Guyana (90 d), Haiti (90 d), Honduras (90 d), Jamaica (90 d), Nicaragua (90 d), Panama (90 d), Paraguay (90 d), Peru (90 d), St. Lucia (90 d), St. Vincent & Grenadines (90 d), Trinidad & Tobago (90 d), Uruguay (90 d), Venezuela (90 d)

Electronic authorisation (2)

St. Kitts & Nevis, Suriname

e-visa (1)

Cuba