A Costa Rican passport () is an identity document issued to Costa Rican citizens to travel outside Costa Rica. Currently, it is valid for 10 years (6 years before 2022). It is issued to people born on Costa Rican soil (who are citizens by default), and to children of Costa Rican citizens born abroad, who are reported to the nearest Costa Rican consulate (whose birth, immediately after such report, is recorded in the civil registry). Children born overseas to a Costa Rican citizen are Costa Rican by birth, not by naturalisation, as stated in the Constitution of Costa Rica.
As of 1 October 2019, Costa Rican citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 150 countries and territories, ranking the Costa Rican passport 27th overall and first among Central American countries, in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
As of early 2022, the Costa Rican government began issuing biometric passports. The passports showcase four important elements of the country: Biodiversity, Renewable Energy, Education and Peace, and Talent.
Appearance It is dark blue on the outside, with gilded letters and a gilded Costa Rican coat of arms.
Gallery of historic images
See also List of passports Visa requirements for Costa Rican citizens
External links Images of a 1980 Costa Rican passport from www.passportland.com
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