Visiting Costa Rica: Bangladeshi citizen → Costa Rica
You need a restricted visa — authorised by the Restricted Visas Commission
Bangladesh passport holders are in Costa Rica's fourth entry group: their visa must be authorised by the Restricted Visas and Refuge Commission (Comisión de Visas Restringidas y Refugio) before travel, unless they hold a qualifying US/Canada visa or residence, EU/UK residence, or multiple-entry Schengen C/D visa.
The bottom line
- The restricted visa is valid for a SINGLE entry. Once authorised you have three months to have it stamped in your passport, and once stamped it must be used within 60 days. The stay granted is up to 30 calendar days, extendable in-country up to a total of 90 days.
- Your passport must be valid for at least 180 calendar days and be machine-readable or biometric (ICAO standard).
- Nationalities not explicitly named in any of the four groups of the Directrices are included in the restricted-visa group by default.
- At entry every visitor must show a valid machine-readable or biometric passport, proof of economic solvency of at least US$100 per month (or fraction) of stay, and a return or onward ticket — the immigration officer makes the final entry decision.
- Regardless of nationality, you can enter WITHOUT a consular or restricted visa if you hold a qualifying document listed in the Directrices: 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 the UK nations, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland or an EU country (multiple-entry, or valid ≥90 days; refugee/asylum categories excluded), or a multiple-entry Schengen C or D visa — confirm the exact conditions on the official page.
No step-by-step guide for this exact situation yet. The summary above is our rule-based guidance — deliberately conservative, and grounded in the official policy, but not a full source-checked document-and-timeline plan like our verified guides.
For the exact documents, fees and processing time, confirm on the official source →
Where you'll apply
Lodge the application through the Costa Rican consulate accredited for your country; the decision is the exclusive competence of the Restricted Visas and Refuge Commission created by article 49 of the General Migration Law N°8764. Find your consulate in the official directory on rree.go.cr.
Confirm exactly what you need for your passport on the official visa-information page →