Tourist stay without a visa
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Costa Rica for worldschooling families: US passport
Stay limits for adults and children, family long-stay options, homeschooling, tax residency and health, from official sources. Sources last checked: 12 Nov 2026.
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Showing entry rules for 🇺🇸 United States passport holders. Country-wide facts (long stays, education, tax) apply to everyone.
Entry and stay limits (adults and children)
Children: passports, visas and documents
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Children travelling with one parent or without parents
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Passport validity
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Long-stay options that allow dependants
Remote-work / digital nomad visa
Digital nomad program
Length of stay
A full year, with the option to renew for an additional year.
Income or funds requirement
At least $3,000 per month ($4,000 with dependents).
Application fee Not confirmed
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Can dependants (spouse, children) join? Not confirmed
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Other long-stay options that allow dependants
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Homeschooling and education
Visiting, not moving? Short-term visitors usually remain under their home country's education rules (or the rules of the country where they are legally resident). A destination's school-attendance and home-education laws generally apply to children who become resident there. This is a general principle, not a legal ruling: if you plan a long stay or residency, check with the education authorities in both countries. In United States, home-education rules are set by your state, province or territory.
Home education for residents Not confirmed
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Compulsory education ages Not confirmed
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Tax residency
When you become tax resident Not confirmed
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Family incentives
Incentives for families and new residents Not confirmed
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Health: insurance and vaccinations
Official vaccination guidance: CDC: travel health for Costa Rica ↗ · GOV.UK: health advice for Costa Rica ↗
Vaccination certificates for entry
Not checked yet: see the official source.
Health insurance for long-stay visas
Mandatory medical insurance with at least $50,000 coverage.
Official links for Costa Rica
- Immigration: Costa Rica immigration (DGME) ↗
- Long-stay visas: Digital nomads in Costa Rica ↗
- Education ministry: Ministerio de Educación Pública ↗
- Tax authority: Ministerio de Hacienda ↗
- Embassies and consulates: Costa Rican embassies and consulates ↗
- UK help and services in Costa Rica ↗
Government travel advice by passport
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