Visit — consular visa (Non-Resident, Tourism)：나이지리아 → 코스타리카
Nigerian citizens are in Costa Rica's third entry group and need a consular visa — issued by a Costa Rican consul abroad — before travelling, unless they hold a qualifying US/Canada visa or residence, an EU/UK residence, or a multiple-entry Schengen C/D visa. The consular fee is US$30 and the visa is single-entry.
Costa Rica's short-visit consular visa for third-group nationalities, issued by a Costa Rican consul abroad under the Non-Resident category, Tourism subcategory.
- 유효 기간
- Single entry: valid to use for 60 calendar days once stamped, and must be stamped within three months of authorisation.
- 입국 횟수
- Single entry
- 1회 최대 체류 기간
- up to 30 calendar days, extendable in-country up to a total of 90 days
준비 시작 시기
출발일 15일–30일 전에 준비를 시작하십시오.
Costa Rica's official visa Directrices place Nigeria in the THIRD entry group: its nationals require a consular visa — the authorisation issued by a Costa Rican consular officer to enter Costa Rica. Check the exemptions first: regardless of nationality you can skip the consular visa if you already hold a qualifying multiple-entry visa or residence of the United States or Canada, a residence of the UK nations / Iceland / Norway / Switzerland / an EU country, or a multiple-entry Schengen C or D visa.
If you hold a multiple-entry visa or residence of the United States or Canada valid at least 1 day (US C1/C2/C3 transit visas are not accepted), a residence of Scotland, Wales, England, Northern Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland or an EU country (multiple-entry, or valid at least 90 days, refugee/asylum excluded), or a multiple-entry Schengen category C or D visa valid up to 90 days, you may enter Costa Rica WITHOUT a consular visa. Otherwise, continue to the consular application.
Apply in person at the Costa Rican consulate accredited for your place of residence. The consul (acting as a migration agent) can issue tourism and provisional visas to any nationality in the consular-visa group, following the Reglamento para el Otorgamiento de Visas de Ingreso a Costa Rica. Documents not issued in the country where you apply must be apostilled or legalised.
The consular visa fee is US$30 under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' official consular tariff. A visa that must be referred to and authorised by the immigration directorate costs US$50, and a multiple visa (when granted) US$100.
If the visa is authorised, the consul stamps it in your passport. You have three non-extendable months to get it stamped once notified of the authorisation, and once stamped it is valid to use for 60 calendar days. The consular visa is for a SINGLE entry.
At the border every visitor must show a valid, machine-readable or biometric passport (ICAO standard) valid at least 180 days, the consular visa, proof of economic solvency of at least US$100 per month (or fraction) of stay, and a return or onward ticket. Admission is under the Non-Resident category, Tourism subcategory: rest, recreation, business or professional activities are allowed, but NOT paid work in Costa Rica. The stay granted is up to 30 calendar days, extendable in-country up to a total of 90 days.
필요 서류
- Valid passport (machine-readable or biometric) — Only machine-readable or biometric passports meeting ICAO standards are accepted. For the consular-visa group the passport must be valid for at least 180 calendar days. ✓ 확인됨
- Consular visa application to the Costa Rican consul — A tourism (or provisional) visa application processed by the Costa Rican consul under the Reglamento para el Otorgamiento de Visas de Ingreso a Costa Rica; documents not issued in the country where you apply must be apostilled or legalised. ✓ 확인됨
- Proof of economic solvency — Proof of economic solvency of at least US$100 per month (or fraction of a month) of legal stay in Costa Rica. ✓ 확인됨
- Return or onward ticket — A return ticket to your country of origin, an onward ticket, or a navigation plan showing the port of destination. ✓ 확인됨
신청 장소
나이지리아에서의 신청 장소
관할 지역 센터에서 신청You apply in person at the Costa Rican consulate accredited for your place of residence — the consular visa is processed and authorised by a Costa Rican consul abroad acting as a migration agent. Find your consulate in the official directory on rree.go.cr.
예약 슬롯 확보 — 일찍 예약하십시오 · 커뮤니티 제보, 2026-06-13 확인
- 예약 슬롯은 정해진 공개 일정 없이 일괄 공개됩니다. 대부분 현지 이른 아침, 월요일 오전, 매월 1일 전후에 공개됩니다.
- 인기 영사관（대도시의 프랑스, 이탈리아, 스페인 등）은 새 슬롯이 몇 분 안에 마감될 수 있습니다. 사전에 등록하고 로그인한 상태로 확인하십시오.
- 취소로 인해 하루 종일 슬롯이 풀릴 수 있으므로 '예약 불가'로 표시되더라도 매일 확인하십시오.
- 따라서 허용되는 가장 이른 시기에 신청하십시오. 출발 최대 6개월 전부터 가능합니다. 1~2개월 전까지 기다리면 슬롯이 전혀 남아 있지 않은 경우가 많습니다.
알아두면 좋은 정보
- The consular visa is for a SINGLE entry only — you must apply again for a second trip (consuls may issue two consular visas where a double entry is justified).
- Once authorised, you have three non-extendable months to get the visa stamped, and once stamped it must be used within 60 working days.
- Your passport must be valid for at least 180 calendar days and be machine-readable or biometric (ICAO standard).
- Visa-free entry does NOT apply — but you can skip the consular visa entirely if you hold a qualifying US/Canada visa or residence, an EU/UK/Iceland/Norway/Switzerland residence, or a multiple-entry Schengen C or D visa.
- US C1, C2 and C3 visas are transit visas and are NOT accepted for the US-visa exemption.
- The visa does not guarantee entry — the immigration officer makes the final decision and sets the exact stay at the border.
