Visa requirements for Nicaraguan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Nicaragua. As of 10 January 2024, Nicaraguan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 129 countries and territories, ranking the Nicaraguan passport 43rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
Visa requirements for holders of normal passports traveling for tourist purposes:
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required[2] | ||
Albania | Visa not required[3] | 90 days | |
Algeria | Visa required[4] | ||
Andorra | Visa not required[5] | ||
Angola | Visa required[6] | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | Electronic Entry Visa[7] | ||
Argentina | Visa not required[8] | 3 months | |
Armenia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[9] | 120 days | |
Australia | Visa required[10] |
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Austria | Visa not required[12] | 90 days |
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Azerbaijan | Visa required[13] | ||
Bahamas | Visa not required[14] | 3 months | |
Bahrain | Visa required[15] | ||
Bangladesh | Visa on arrival[16] | ||
Barbados | Visa not required[17] | 90 days | |
Belarus | Visa not required[18] | 30 days |
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Belgium | Visa not required[19] | 90 days |
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Belize | Visa not required[20] | 90 days | |
Benin | eVisa / Visa on arrival[21][22] | 30 days / 8 days |
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Bhutan | Visa required[23] | ||
Bolivia | Visa on arrival[24] | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required[25] | 90 days |
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Botswana | Visa required[26] | ||
Brazil | Visa not required[27] | 90 days | |
Brunei | Visa required[28] | ||
Bulgaria | Visa not required[29] | 90 days |
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Burkina Faso | Visa required[30] | ||
Burundi | Visa required[31] | ||
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[32] | 30 days |
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Cameroon | Visa required[34] | ||
Canada | Visa required[35] | ||
Cape Verde | Visa on arrival[36] |
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Central African Republic | Visa required[38] | ||
Chad | Visa required[39] | ||
Chile | Visa not required[40] | 90 days | |
China | Visa required[41] |
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Colombia | Visa required[42] |
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Comoros | Visa on arrival[43] | ||
Republic of the Congo | Visa required[44] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required[45] | ||
Costa Rica | Visa required[46] | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa[47] | ||
Croatia | Visa not required[48] | 90 days |
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Cuba | Tourist Card required[49] | ||
Cyprus | Visa not required[50] | 90 days |
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Czech Republic | Visa not required[51] | 90 days |
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Denmark | Visa not required[52] | 90 days |
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Djibouti | eVisa[53] | 31 days | |
Dominica | Visa not required[54] | 6 months | |
Dominican Republic | Visa not required[55] | 90 days | |
Ecuador | Visa not required[56] | 90 days[57] | |
Egypt | Visa required[58] |
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El Salvador | Visa not required[59] | 3 months | ID Card Valid |
Equatorial Guinea | Visa required[60] | ||
Eritrea | Visa required[61] | ||
Estonia | Visa not required[62] | 90 days |
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Eswatini | Visa required[63] | ||
Ethiopia | eVisa[64] | up to 90 days |
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Fiji | Visa required[65] | ||
Finland | Visa not required[66] | 90 days |
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France and territories | Visa not required[67] | 90 days |
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Gabon | eVisa[68] |
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Gambia | Visa not required[69] |
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Georgia | Visa required[71] | ||
Germany | Visa not required[72] | 90 days |
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Ghana | Visa required[73] | ||
Greece | Visa not required[74] | 90 days |
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Grenada | Visa required[75] | ||
Guatemala | Visa not required[76] | 90 days | ID Card Valid |
Guinea | Visa required[77] | ||
Guinea-Bissau | eVisa / Visa on arrival[78] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa required[79] | ||
Haiti | Visa not required[80] | 3 months | |
Honduras | Visa not required[81] | 3 months | ID Card Valid |
Hungary | Visa not required[82] | 90 days |
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Iceland | Visa not required[83] | 90 days |
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India | e-Visa[84] | 60 days |
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Indonesia | Visa required[87] | ||
Iran | Visa on arrival[88] | 30 days | |
Iraq | Visa required[89] | ||
Ireland | Visa not required[90] | 3 months | |
Israel | Visa required[91] | ||
Italy | Visa not required[92] | 90 days |
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Jamaica | Visa required[93] | ||
Japan | Visa required[94] | ||
Jordan | Visa on arrival[95] | ||
Kazakhstan | Visa not required[98] | 30 days |
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Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation[100] | 3 months | |
Kiribati | Visa required[101] | ||
North Korea | Visa required[102] | ||
South Korea | Visa not required[103] | 90 days | |
Kuwait | Visa required[104] | ||
Kyrgyzstan | eVisa[105] |
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Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival[107] | 30 days |
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Latvia | Visa not required[111] | 90 days |
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Lebanon | Visa required[112] |
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Lesotho | eVisa[113][114] | ||
Liberia | Visa required[115] | ||
Libya | Visa required[116] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa not required[117] | 90 days |
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Lithuania | Visa not required[118] | 90 days |
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Luxembourg | Visa not required[119] | 90 days |
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Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival[120] | 90 days | |
Malawi | Visa required[121] | ||
Malaysia | Visa not required[122] | 1 month | |
Maldives | Visa on arrival[123] | 30 days[57] | |
Mali | Visa required[124] | ||
Malta | Visa not required[125] | 90 days |
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Marshall Islands | Visa required[126] | ||
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[127] |
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Mauritius | Visa not required[128] | 90 days | |
Mexico | Visa required[129] |
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Micronesia | Visa not required[131] | 30 days | |
Moldova | Visa not required[132] | 90 days |
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Monaco | Visa not required[133] | ||
Mongolia | Visa required[134] | ||
Montenegro | Visa not required[135] | 90 days | |
Morocco | Visa required[136] | ||
Mozambique | Visa on arrival[137] | 30 days |
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Myanmar | Visa required[139] | ||
Namibia | Visa on arrival[140] | 3 months |
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Nauru | Visa required[141] |
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Nepal | Visa on arrival[142] | 90 days | |
Netherlands | Visa not required[143] | 90 days |
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New Zealand | Visa required[144] |
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Niger | Visa required[146] | ||
Nigeria | Visa required[147] | ||
North Macedonia | Visa not required[148] | 90 days | |
Norway | Visa not required[149] | 90 days |
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Oman | Visa not required[150] | 10 days | Visa- free access applicable only if Nicaraguans have visa entry to USA, Canada, Japan or Australia |
Pakistan | Online Visa[151] | ||
Palau | Visa on arrival[152] | 30 days | |
Panama | Visa not required[153] | 90 days | |
Papua New Guinea | Visa required[154] | ||
Paraguay | Visa not required[155] | 90 days | |
Peru | Visa required[156] | ||
Philippines | Visa not required[157] | 30 days | |
Poland | Visa not required[158] | 90 days |
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Portugal | Visa not required[159] | 90 days |
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Qatar | eVisa[160] | ||
Romania | Visa not required[161] | 90 days |
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Russia | Visa not required[162] | 90 days |
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Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[163] | 30 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required[164] | 3 months | |
Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival[165] | 6 weeks | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required[166] | 1 month | |
Samoa | Entry Permit on arrival[167] | 60 days | |
San Marino | Visa not required[168] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa[169] | ||
Saudi Arabia | Visa required[170] | ||
Senegal | Visa required[171] | ||
Serbia | Visa required[172] | ||
Seychelles | Visitor's Permit on arrival[173] | 3 months[57] | |
Sierra Leone | Visa required[174] | ||
Singapore | Visa not required[175] | 30 days | |
Slovakia | Visa not required[176] | 90 days |
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Slovenia | Visa not required[177] | 90 days |
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Solomon Islands | Visa required[178] | ||
Somalia | Visa on arrival[179] | 30 days |
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South Africa | Visa required[180] | ||
South Sudan | Electronic Visa[181] | ||
Spain | Visa not required[183] | 90 days |
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Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival[184] | 30 days | |
Sudan | Visa required[185] | ||
Suriname | E-tourist card[186] | 90 days |
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Sweden | Visa not required[188] | 90 days |
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Switzerland | Visa not required[189] | 90 days |
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Syria | Visa required[190] | ||
Tajikistan | Visa required[191] | ||
Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival[192] | ||
Thailand | Visa required[193] | ||
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival[194] | 30 days |
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Togo | Visa on arrival[196] | 7 days | |
Tonga | Visa required[197] | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required[198] | 90 days | |
Tunisia | Visa required[199] | ||
Turkey | Visa not required[200] | 3 months | |
Turkmenistan | Visa required[201] | ||
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival[202] | 1 month | |
Uganda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[203] |
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Ukraine | Visa required[205] |
| |
United Arab Emirates | Visa required[206] | ||
United Kingdom | Visa not required[207] | 6 months | |
United States | Visa required[208] | ||
Uruguay | Visa not required[209] | 90 days | |
Uzbekistan | Visa not required[210] | 30 days | |
Vanuatu | Visa required[211] | ||
Vatican City | Visa not required[212] | ||
Venezuela | Visa not required[213] | 90 days | |
Vietnam | eVisa[214] | 90 days | |
Yemen | Visa required[217] | ||
Zambia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[218] | 90 days | |
Zimbabwe | eVisa / Visa on arrival[219] |
Visa requirements for Nicaraguan citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas and restricted zones:
Visitor to | Visa requirement | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
---|---|---|
Abkhazia | Visa not required[220] | 90 days |
Kosovo | Visa not required | 90 days[221] |
Taiwan | Visa not required | 90 days[222] |
This graph shows the full Global Ranking of the 2019 Henley Passport Index. As the index uses dense ranking, in certain cases, a rank is shared by multiple countries because these countries all have the same level of visa-free or visa-on-arrival access.
Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand.