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Nicaragua visa requirements

Capital: ManaguaSpanish, EnglishUpdated October 2026
89of 198 passports visa-free

Do you need a visa for Nicaragua?

Holders of 89 passports can visit Nicaragua without a visa; others need a visa on arrival, an e-visa or an embassy visa. Rules change, so confirm on the official site before you fly.

Check your passport

Visa-free, 90 days for United States passport holders.

Entry requirements

Visa rules for common passports

PassportEntry
United StatesVisa-free, 90 days
United KingdomVisa-free, 90 days
GermanyVisa-free, 90 days
FranceVisa-free, 90 days
CanadaVisa-free, 90 days
AustraliaVisa-free, 90 days
IndiaVisa required
ChinaVisa required
JapanVisa-free, 90 days
South KoreaVisa-free, 90 days
BrazilVisa-free, 90 days
PhilippinesVisa on arrival
NigeriaVisa required
South AfricaVisa-free, 90 days
MexicoVisa-free, 90 days
RussiaVisa-free, 90 days

Every passport

From the open passport-index dataset (February 2026). Always confirm with the embassy or official portal.

PassportEntry
AfghanistanVisa required
AlbaniaVisa required
AlgeriaVisa on arrival
AndorraVisa-free, 90 days
AngolaVisa on arrival
Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free, 90 days
ArgentinaVisa-free, 90 days
ArmeniaVisa required
AustraliaVisa-free, 90 days
AustriaVisa-free, 90 days
AzerbaijanVisa on arrival
BahamasVisa-free, 90 days
BahrainVisa-free, 90 days
BangladeshVisa required
BarbadosVisa-free, 90 days
BelarusVisa-free, 90 days
BelgiumVisa-free, 90 days
BelizeVisa-free, 90 days
BeninVisa on arrival
BhutanVisa on arrival
BoliviaVisa on arrival
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required
BotswanaVisa required
BrazilVisa-free, 90 days
BruneiVisa-free, 90 days
BulgariaVisa-free, 90 days
Burkina FasoVisa on arrival
BurundiVisa on arrival
Cabo VerdeVisa on arrival
CambodiaVisa on arrival
CameroonVisa required
CanadaVisa-free, 90 days
Central African RepublicVisa on arrival
ChadVisa on arrival
ChileVisa-free, 90 days
ChinaVisa required
ColombiaVisa on arrival
ComorosVisa on arrival
Costa RicaVisa-free, 90 days
CroatiaVisa-free, 90 days
CubaVisa-free, 90 days
CyprusVisa-free, 90 days
Czech RepublicVisa-free, 90 days
DR CongoVisa required
DenmarkVisa-free, 90 days
DjiboutiVisa on arrival
DominicaVisa on arrival
Dominican RepublicVisa on arrival
EcuadorVisa-free, 90 days
EgyptVisa on arrival
El SalvadorVisa-free, 90 days
Equatorial GuineaVisa on arrival
EritreaVisa required
EstoniaVisa-free, 90 days
EswatiniVisa on arrival
EthiopiaVisa on arrival
FijiVisa-free, 90 days
FinlandVisa-free, 90 days
FranceVisa-free, 90 days
GabonVisa on arrival
GambiaVisa on arrival
GeorgiaVisa on arrival
GermanyVisa-free, 90 days
GhanaVisa on arrival
GreeceVisa-free, 90 days
GrenadaVisa on arrival
GuatemalaVisa-free, 90 days
GuineaVisa on arrival
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival
GuyanaVisa on arrival
HaitiVisa required
HondurasVisa-free, 90 days
Hong KongVisa-free, 90 days
HungaryVisa-free, 90 days
IcelandVisa-free, 90 days
IndiaVisa required
IndonesiaVisa on arrival
IranVisa required
IraqVisa required
IrelandVisa-free, 90 days
IsraelVisa-free, 90 days
ItalyVisa-free, 90 days
Ivory CoastVisa on arrival
JamaicaVisa on arrival
JapanVisa-free, 90 days
JordanVisa on arrival
KazakhstanVisa on arrival
KenyaVisa required
KiribatiVisa on arrival
KosovoVisa required
KuwaitVisa-free, 90 days
KyrgyzstanVisa on arrival
LaosVisa required
LatviaVisa-free, 90 days
LebanonVisa required
LesothoVisa on arrival
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaVisa required
LiechtensteinVisa-free, 90 days
LithuaniaVisa-free, 90 days
LuxembourgVisa-free, 90 days
MacauVisa-free, 90 days
MadagascarVisa-free, 90 days
MalawiVisa on arrival
MalaysiaVisa-free, 90 days
MaldivesVisa on arrival
MaliVisa required
MaltaVisa-free, 90 days
Marshall IslandsVisa-free, 90 days
MauritaniaVisa on arrival
MauritiusVisa on arrival
MexicoVisa-free, 90 days
MicronesiaVisa on arrival
MoldovaVisa on arrival
MonacoVisa-free, 90 days
MongoliaVisa required
MontenegroVisa on arrival
MoroccoVisa on arrival
MozambiqueVisa on arrival
MyanmarVisa on arrival
NamibiaVisa on arrival
NauruVisa on arrival
NepalVisa required
NetherlandsVisa-free, 90 days
New ZealandVisa-free, 90 days
NigerVisa on arrival
NigeriaVisa required
North KoreaVisa on arrival
North MacedoniaVisa-free, 90 days
NorwayVisa-free, 90 days
OmanVisa on arrival
PakistanVisa required
PalauVisa on arrival
PalestineVisa-free, 90 days
PanamaVisa-free, 90 days
Papua New GuineaVisa on arrival
ParaguayVisa-free, 90 days
PeruVisa on arrival
PhilippinesVisa on arrival
PolandVisa-free, 90 days
PortugalVisa-free, 90 days
QatarVisa-free, 90 days
Republic of the CongoVisa required
RomaniaVisa-free, 90 days
RussiaVisa-free, 90 days
RwandaVisa on arrival
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa-free, 90 days
Saint LuciaVisa-free, 90 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free, 90 days
SamoaVisa on arrival
San MarinoVisa-free, 90 days
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa-free, 90 days
Saudi ArabiaVisa-free, 90 days
SenegalVisa on arrival
SerbiaVisa on arrival
SeychellesVisa on arrival
Sierra LeoneVisa required
SingaporeVisa-free, 90 days
SlovakiaVisa-free, 90 days
SloveniaVisa-free, 90 days
Solomon IslandsVisa-free, 90 days
SomaliaVisa required
South AfricaVisa-free, 90 days
South KoreaVisa-free, 90 days
South SudanVisa required
SpainVisa-free, 90 days
Sri LankaVisa required
SudanVisa required
SurinameVisa on arrival
SwedenVisa-free, 90 days
SwitzerlandVisa-free, 90 days
SyriaVisa required
TaiwanVisa-free, 90 days
TajikistanVisa on arrival
TanzaniaVisa on arrival
ThailandVisa on arrival
Timor-LesteVisa required
TogoVisa on arrival
TongaVisa on arrival
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free, 90 days
TunisiaVisa on arrival
TurkeyVisa-free, 90 days
TurkmenistanVisa on arrival
TuvaluVisa-free, 90 days
UgandaVisa on arrival
UkraineVisa-free, 90 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free, 90 days
United KingdomVisa-free, 90 days
United StatesVisa-free, 90 days
UruguayVisa-free, 90 days
UzbekistanVisa on arrival
VanuatuVisa-free, 90 days
Vatican CityVisa-free
VenezuelaVisa required
VietnamVisa required
YemenVisa required
ZambiaVisa on arrival
ZimbabweVisa on arrival

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