What you need to enter Grenada with a Costa Rican passport
Costa Rican citizens do not need a visa to travel to Grenada: a passport is enough, for stays of up to 90 days.
- Maximum stay
- 90 days
- Processing time
- Not applicable: direct entry with your passport.
- Entry cost
- Free
- Minimum passport validity
- 6 months from arrival
Why is this passport validity required? →
Last verified: 2 October 2026
Verified practical details
You don't need a visa to enter Grenada, but here are some practical details worth knowing before you travel:
Authorisation system
No prior visa: stays of up to three months
Citizens of the EU, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada need no visa for stays of under three months. Make sure the border officer stamps your passport: without the stamp you are treated as an illegal visitor. To stay longer, work or study you must meet the Immigration Department's requirements, and work permits are granted by the Ministry of Labour for one year.
Required documents
- Passport valid for at least six months from arrival, with one blank page.
- Return ticket.
- An entry stamp in the passport.
Transit rules
The visa-free stay is up to three months. Spain's Foreign Ministry has noted more crime around New Year and carnival, in August. The hurricane season runs from June to November.
More Grenada rules
They don't depend on your passport, so they are on the Grenada page:
Official portal: https://www.gov.gd/. Destination data verified on 2 October 2026. Sources: exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Grenada, updated 22 May 2026: passport, ticket, no visa for the EU, work permit, yellow fever, crime, allowances and banned goods, risk areas); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/grenada (UK Government: entry stamp, three months, overstaying); data.unesco.org (World Heritage List). All checked on 2 October 2026.
Travel insurance for Grenada
It isn't listed as mandatory for this entry, but without insurance, medical care during the trip can get expensive.
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Things to see and do in Grenada
Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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This pair in context
In the other direction, citizens of Grenada can enter Costa Rica visa-free. See the Grenada → Costa Rica page.
Of the 8 passports from Central America that VisaRadar tracks, for travel to Grenada 5 enter visa-free and 3 need a visa. Same result as Costa Rica: Belize, El Salvador, Mexico and Nicaragua.
With a passport from Costa Rica, in the rest of the Caribbean you can enter Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
A passport from Costa Rica ranks 63 of 199 in the VisaRadar passport ranking and reaches 127 of 198 destinations without applying for a visa in advance.
Counts from the same requirements matrix behind this page's verdict, using the UN M49 subregions.
Frequently asked questions
Do Costa Rican citizens need a visa for Grenada?
No. You can enter Grenada with just your passport, for up to 90 days.
How long can I stay in Grenada?
Up to 90 days with no additional paperwork.
What minimum passport validity is required?
Passport valid for at least six months from arrival, with one blank page.
What currency is used in Grenada?
East Caribbean Dollar (XCD).
What do Costa Rican passport holders need for the countries near Grenada?
With a passport from Costa Rica, in the rest of the Caribbean you can enter Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago visa-free; you need a prior authorisation or a visa on arrival for Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Related pages
See Grenada requirements for other passports →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.