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Costa Rica

Cloud forests, sloths, volcanoes, and pura vida.

Processing · Visa-free entry · 5–10 business days for sticker visaStay · Up to 90 daysFrom ₹1,499

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Why go

Reasons to start packing

Monteverde cloud forest

Hanging bridges, zip-lines through the canopy, and quetzals if you're patient — Costa Rica's biodiversity headquarters.

Manuel Antonio National Park

Sloths in the trees, capuchin monkeys on the beach, and white-sand bays you'll share with no one in the off-season.

Arenal Volcano hot springs

Soak in Tabacón's natural thermal rivers below an active volcano, then horse-back to La Fortuna waterfall.

Visa types

Pick the one that fits your trip

We handle the paperwork — you choose the door.

Type	Validity	Stay	Entries
Visa-Free Entry (with valid US/Canada/Schengen visa)	—	Up to 90 days	Multiple
Tourist Sticker Visa	6 months	Up to 30 days	Single

Visa-Free Entry (with valid US/Canada/Schengen visa)

Validity: —
Stay: Up to 90 days
Entries: Multiple

Tourist Sticker Visa

Validity: 6 months
Stay: Up to 30 days
Entries: Single

What you'll need

Have these handy

Tailored to passport holders applying from 🇮🇳 India.

Passport (1+ day validity beyond stay — yes, really)
Application form (sticker route)
Confirmed flights and hotels
Bank statements (3 months)
Income tax returns
Travel insurance

Your document set is finalised over WhatsApp before submission. We never share files with third parties.

Applying from

Applying from India — most embassies expect ITR + Form 16, recent salary slips, and an employer NOC. We pre-vet every file before submission so nothing slows your approval.

Biometrics: VFS Global · Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata

Government fee

Free (visa-free with US / Canada / Schengen / UK visa) / $40 sticker visa

Service fee

₹1,499

Processing

Visa-free entry · 5–10 business days for sticker visa

Where else can you go

Your passport unlocks more than Costa Rica.

Live count across every destination GoVisa serves. Switch your origin in the documents block above to recompute.

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The first 24 hours

A real timeline, not a sales pitch.

Here's how a typical Japan visa actually unfolded for one of our travellers — minute-by-minute, in their own WhatsApp thread.

0 min
First ping
0 minFirst ping
Aarav · WhatsApp
First message lands
Two lines, no form, no sign-up. Just destination, dates, and how many people are travelling — sent straight to our shared WhatsApp queue.
Hey, planning a trip from New Delhi — 7 nights. Need a tourist visa. What do you need from me?
+12 min
Checklist out
+12 minChecklist out
GoVisa · Ravi
Tailored checklist arrives
Ravi picks up the chat from a shared queue and replies with a checklist built for Aarav specifically — salaried applicant, family of four with two kids, eight-night Japan trip.
Passport (6+ months validity)
Bank statement · last 3 months
Recent passport-size photo
+47 min
Docs in
+47 minDocs in
Aarav · WhatsApp
Two of six documents in
Snaps phone photos of the passport and the latest bank statement, fires them off in the chat. We auto-rename and file them on our end so nothing gets lost.
+2 hr
Quote + slot
+2 hrQuote + slot
GoVisa · Ravi
Quote and appointment slot
Confirms the case is straightforward, locks in a final quote, and offers two VFS appointment slots in Mumbai for the following week.
Quote received
Govt fee
₹450 × 4
Service fee
₹1,499 × 4
ETA
5–7 working days
+18 hr
Slot confirmed
+18 hrSlot confirmed
Aarav · WhatsApp
Slept on it, said yes
Confirms the Tuesday slot the next morning and pays the invoice link sent inside the chat. No portals, no logins.
+24 hr
Ready to submit
+24 hrReady to submit
GoVisa · Ravi
Application drafted, ready to submit
Forms pre-filled, sanity-checked twice, and bundled with the supporting docs. Aarav signs at the appointment — we walk in with him.
Status · Ready to submit