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Costa Rica to Canada

Visa requiredTraditional visa required before travel

This page separates the current comparison status from the official evidence collected for it. Rules shown here concern ordinary short visits unless a source states otherwise.

Official evidence collectedAccess data checked August 24, 2026Sources reviewed August 20, 2026
Evidence timeline

How this access rule is documented

  1. Current official routeVisa required

    Some visa-required nationalities have a conditional eTA route

    These nationalities remain visitor-visa-required unless they meet every condition for Canada's eTA-X air-travel route.

    • The traveller must fly to or transit through a Canadian airport for a temporary stay and hold a valid passport.
    • The traveller must have held a Canadian visitor visa in the previous 10 years or hold a valid United States nonimmigrant visa when applying.
    • A visitor visa is required if any condition is unmet or for arrival by land or sea.
    Official sourcesImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: What you need to enter CanadaImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Conditional eTA for citizens of some visa-required countriesImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada: Electronic travel authorization: how to apply
Official application route

How to apply

  1. Confirm the nationality, air-travel, temporary-stay, and prior-visa conditions.
  2. Apply online for an eTA using the passport intended for travel, or apply for a visitor visa.
  3. Use a visitor visa for land or sea arrival.
Check conditional eligibility and apply on Canada's official service
Provenance

Official source register

Only destination governments, official immigration services, official diplomatic missions, and primary legal instruments qualify as published evidence.