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Nicaragua visa exemption & requirements

As of 2024, regular passport holders from 86 countries visiting Nicaragua for tourism purposes including Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados and Belarus Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
Nicaragua Visa Required Visa Not Required E-visa Visa On Arrival

Nicaraguan visa exempt countries

To enter Nicaragua for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in Nicaragua without a visa:

Asia

Nationals from 6 countries in Asia are exempt from Nicaragua visa, while those from 26 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Afghanistan Visa required No No
Armenia Visa required No No
Azerbaijan Visa required 90 days No Yes
Bangladesh Visa required No No
Bhutan Visa required No Yes
Brunei Visa not required 90 days No No
Cambodia Visa required No Yes
China Visa required No No
Timor-Leste Visa required No No
Georgia Visa required 90 days No Yes
India Visa required N/A No Yes
Indonesia Visa required 90 days No Yes
Japan Visa not required 90 days No No
Kazakhstan Visa not required 90 days No No
Kyrgyzstan Visa required 90 days No Yes
Laos Visa required No No
Malaysia Visa not required 90 days No No
Maldives Visa required 90 days No Yes
Mongolia Visa required No No
Myanmar Visa required 90 days No Yes
Nepal Visa required No No
North Korea Visa required 90 days No Yes
Pakistan Visa required No No
Philippines Visa required 90 days No Yes
Singapore Visa not required 90 days No No
South Korea Visa not required 90 days No No
Sri Lanka Visa required No No
Tajikistan Visa required 90 days No Yes
Thailand Visa required N/A No Yes
Turkmenistan Visa required 90 days No Yes
Uzbekistan Visa required 90 days No Yes
Vietnam Visa required No No

Europe

Nationals from 40 countries in Europe are exempt from Nicaragua visa, while those from 6 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa required No No
Andorra Visa not required 90 days No No
Austria Visa not required 90 days No No
Belarus Visa not required 90 days No No
Belgium Visa not required 90 days No No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required No No
Bulgaria Visa not required 90 days No No
Croatia Visa not required 90 days No No
Cyprus Visa not required 90 days No No
Czech Republic Visa not required 90 days No No
Denmark Visa not required 90 days No No
Estonia Visa not required 90 days No No
Finland Visa not required 90 days No No
France Visa not required 90 days No No
Germany Visa not required 90 days No No
Greece Visa not required 90 days No No
Hungary Visa not required 90 days No No
Iceland Visa not required 90 days No No
Ireland Visa not required 90 days No No
Italy Visa not required 90 days No No
Latvia Visa not required 90 days No No
Liechtenstein Visa not required 90 days No No
Lithuania Visa not required 90 days No No
Luxembourg Visa not required 90 days No No
North Macedonia Visa not required 90 days No No
Malta Visa not required 90 days No No
Moldova Visa required 90 days No Yes
Monaco Visa not required 90 days No No
Montenegro Visa required 90 days No Yes
Netherlands Visa not required 90 days No No
Norway Visa not required 90 days No No
Poland Visa not required 90 days No No
Portugal Visa not required 90 days No No
Romania Visa not required 90 days No No
Russia Visa not required 90 days No No
San Marino Visa not required 90 days No No
Serbia Visa required 90 days No Yes
Slovakia Visa not required 90 days No No
Slovenia Visa not required 90 days No No
Spain Visa not required 90 days No No
Sweden Visa not required 90 days No No
Switzerland Visa not required 90 days No No
Turkey Visa not required 90 days No No
Ukraine Visa not required 90 days No No
United Kingdom Visa not required 90 days No No
Kosovo Visa required N/A No No

Africa

Nationals from 3 countries in Africa are exempt from Nicaragua visa, while those from 51 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Algeria Visa required 90 days No Yes
Angola Visa required N/A No Yes
Benin Visa required 90 days No Yes
Botswana Visa required No No
Burkina Faso Visa required N/A No Yes
Burundi Visa required N/A No Yes
Cameroon Visa required No No
Cape Verde Visa required N/A No Yes
Central African Republic Visa required 90 days No Yes
Chad Visa required N/A No Yes
Comoros Visa required N/A No Yes
Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Djibouti Visa required N/A No Yes
Egypt Visa required 90 days No Yes
Equatorial Guinea Visa required N/A No Yes
Eritrea Visa required No No
Ethiopia Visa required 90 days No Yes
Gabon Visa required N/A No Yes
Gambia Visa required N/A No Yes
Ghana Visa required 90 days No Yes
Guinea Visa required N/A No Yes
Côte d'Ivoire Visa required 90 days No Yes
Kenya Visa required No No
Lesotho Visa required 90 days No Yes
Liberia Visa required No No
Libya Visa required No No
Madagascar Visa not required 90 days No No
Malawi Visa required N/A No Yes
Mali Visa required No No
Mauritania Visa required N/A No Yes
Mauritius Visa required 90 days No Yes
Morocco Visa required N/A No Yes
Mozambique Visa required N/A No Yes
Namibia Visa required No Yes
Niger Visa required N/A No Yes
Nigeria Visa required No No
Rwanda Visa required 30 days No Yes
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa not required 90 days No No
Senegal Visa required N/A No Yes
Seychelles Visa required 90 days No Yes
Sierra Leone Visa required No No
Somalia Visa required No No
South Africa Visa not required 90 days No No
Sudan Visa required No No
Eswatini Visa required N/A No Yes
Tanzania Visa required N/A No Yes
Togo Visa required N/A No Yes
Tunisia Visa required 90 days No Yes
Uganda Visa required 90 days No Yes
Zambia Visa required 90 days No Yes
Zimbabwe Visa required N/A No Yes
Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Guinea-Bissau Visa required N/A No Yes
South Sudan Visa required No No

Central America and Caribbean

Nationals from 14 countries in Central America and Caribbean are exempt from Nicaragua visa, while those from 5 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required 90 days No No
Bahamas Visa not required 90 days No No
Barbados Visa not required 90 days No No
Belize Visa not required 90 days No No
Costa Rica Visa not required 90 days No No
Cuba Visa not required 90 days No No
Dominica Visa required 90 days No Yes
Dominican Republic Visa required 90 days No Yes
El Salvador Visa not required 90 days No No
Grenada Visa required 90 days No Yes
Guatemala Visa not required 90 days No No
Haiti Visa required No No
Honduras Visa not required 90 days No No
Jamaica Visa required 90 days No Yes
Panama Visa not required 90 days No No
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required 90 days No No
Saint Lucia Visa not required 90 days No No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required 90 days No No
Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required 90 days No No

South America

Nationals from 7 countries in South America are exempt from Nicaragua visa, while those from 5 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa not required 90 days No No
Bolivia Visa required 90 days No Yes
Brazil Visa not required 90 days No No
Chile Visa not required 90 days No No
Colombia Visa required 90 days No Yes
Ecuador Visa not required 90 days No No
Guyana Visa required 90 days No Yes
Paraguay Visa not required 90 days No No
Peru Visa required N/A No Yes
Suriname Visa required 90 days No Yes
Uruguay Visa not required 90 days No No
Venezuela Visa not required 90 days No No

Oceania

Nationals from 7 countries in Oceania are exempt from Nicaragua visa, while those from 7 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Australia Visa not required 90 days No No
Fiji Visa not required 90 days No No
Kiribati Visa required 90 days No Yes
Marshall Islands Visa not required 90 days No No
Micronesia Visa required 90 days No Yes
Nauru Visa required 90 days No Yes
New Zealand Visa not required 90 days No No
Palau Visa required 90 days No Yes
Papua New Guinea Visa required 90 days No Yes
Samoa Visa required 90 days No Yes
Solomon Islands Visa not required 90 days No No
Tonga Visa required 90 days No Yes
Tuvalu Visa not required 90 days No No
Vanuatu Visa not required 90 days No No

Middle East

Nationals from 6 countries in Middle East are exempt from Nicaragua visa, while those from 7 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa not required 90 days No No
Iran Visa required No No
Iraq Visa required No No
Israel Visa not required 90 days No No
Jordan Visa required 90 days No Yes
Kuwait Visa not required 90 days No No
Lebanon Visa required No No
Oman Visa required 90 days No Yes
Qatar Visa not required 90 days No No
Saudi Arabia Visa not required 90 days No No
Syria Visa required No No
United Arab Emirates Visa not required 90 days No No
Yemen Visa required No No

North America

Nationals from 3 countries in North America are exempt from Nicaragua visa, while those from 0 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa not required 90 days No No
Mexico Visa not required 90 days No No
United States Visa not required 90 days No No

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