# Costa Rica passport to Panama: Visa-free

Current access classification: **Visa-free** — No visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — Costa Rican ordinary passports: Panama visa-free short visits** (Visa-free)
  Panama's live Embassy schedule expressly places Costa Rica in its no-visa visitor cohort for stays up to three months.
  - Applies to an ordinary Costa Rican passport holder travelling as a short visitor.
  - The Embassy's named no-visa cohort states a maximum tourist stay of three months.
  - Work, residence, transit, special documents, final admission and separate third-country-document waiver rules remain outside scope.
  Official source:
  - [Embassy of Panama in the United States: Visas](https://www.embassyofpanama.org/visas-1)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/costa-rica-panama-visa-free)
- [Costa Rica passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/costa-rica)
- [All passport requirements for Panama](https://multipassrank.com/destination/panama)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)