South African Honorary Consulate in Costa Rica

South Africa has an honorary consulate in San José; an honorary consul offers first help and passes documents on, but visas and passports are issued elsewhere.

South Africa admits Costa Rican citizens without a visa for stays of up to 30 days.

Costa Rica has no mission in South Africa on record; Costa Rican citizens there would be served by an embassy accredited from another country.

South Africa in Costa Rica

There is no embassy of South Africa in Costa Rica on record, so Costa Rica is probably covered by an embassy of South Africa in another country. Worldwide, South Africa has 202 missions in 129 countries; one of them is in Costa Rica.

Travel to Costa Rica for South African citizens

South African citizens can visit Costa Rica without a visa for up to 180 days. In Costa Rica, South African citizens can turn to the honorary consul for first help in an emergency.

When the honorary consulate of South Africa in Costa Rica is closed

The honorary consulate of South Africa in Costa Rica closes on Costa Rica’s public holidays, the next being Army Abolition Day (Día de la Abolición del Ejército) on Tuesday 1 December 2026, Christmas Day (Navidad) on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day (Año Nuevo) on Friday 1 January 2027, and usually on some holidays of South Africa, such as Day of Reconciliation on Wednesday 16 December 2026.