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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/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.

Visa requirements map※

Visa requirements※

Visa requirements for holders of normal passports traveling for tourist purposes:

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required
Albania	Visa not required	90 days
Algeria	Visa required
Andorra	Visa not required
Angola	Visa required
Antigua and Barbuda	Electronic Entry Visa
Argentina	Visa not required	3 months
Armenia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	120 days
Australia	Visa required		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
Austria	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Azerbaijan	Visa required
Bahamas	Visa not required	3 months
Bahrain	Visa required
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival
Barbados	Visa not required	90 days
Belarus	Visa not required	30 days	Must arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport.
Belgium	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Belize	Visa not required	90 days
Benin	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days / 8 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	Visa required
Bolivia	Visa on arrival
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 6-month period
Botswana	Visa required
Brazil	Visa not required	90 days
Brunei	Visa required
Bulgaria	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Burkina Faso	Visa required
Burundi	Visa required
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days	Visa is: also obtainable online.
Cameroon	Visa required
Canada	Visa required
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival		Not available at all entry points.
Central African Republic	Visa required
Chad	Visa required
Chile	Visa not required	90 days
China	Visa required		Visa on arrival for Macau
Colombia	Visa required		Residents of North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region and South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region do not require a visa.
Comoros	Visa on arrival
Republic of the Congo	Visa required
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required
Costa Rica	Visa required
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa
Croatia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Cuba	Tourist Card required
Cyprus	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Czech Republic	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Denmark	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Djibouti	eVisa	31 days
Dominica	Visa not required	6 months
Dominican Republic	Visa not required	90 days
Ecuador	Visa not required	90 days
Egypt	Visa required		Visa not required when visiting as part of the "tourist group that consists of at least 10 citizens who hold a return ticket," booked accommodation and "a signed guarantee letter from a travel agency."
El Salvador	Visa not required	3 months	ID Card Valid
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required
Eritrea	Visa required
Estonia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Eswatini	Visa required
Ethiopia	eVisa	up to 90 days	eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Fiji	Visa required
Finland	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
France and territories	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Gabon	eVisa		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required		An entry clearance must be, "obtained from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel."
Georgia	Visa required
Germany	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Ghana	Visa required
Greece	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Grenada	Visa required
Guatemala	Visa not required	90 days	ID Card Valid
Guinea	Visa required
Guinea-Bissau	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days
Guyana	Visa required
Haiti	Visa not required	3 months
Honduras	Visa not required	3 months	ID Card Valid
Hungary	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Iceland	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
India	e-Visa	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports or 3 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals. But whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in. Or were permanent residents in Pakistan, "are also not eligible for an e-Visa."
Indonesia	Visa required
Iran	Visa on arrival	30 days
Iraq	Visa required
Ireland	Visa not required	3 months
Israel	Visa required
Italy	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Jamaica	Visa required
Japan	Visa required
Jordan	Visa on arrival		Conditions apply. Not available at all entry points.
Kazakhstan	Visa not required	30 days	30 days within any 180-day period
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation	3 months
Kiribati	Visa required
North Korea	Visa required
South Korea	Visa not required	90 days
Kuwait	Visa required
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk).
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days	17 of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders. e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and in Boten (road and railroad). Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and 6 border crossings. Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.
Latvia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Lebanon	Visa required		In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the Immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security (La Surete Generale).
Lesotho	eVisa
Liberia	Visa required
Libya	Visa required
Liechtenstein	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Lithuania	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Luxembourg	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days
Malawi	Visa required
Malaysia	Visa not required	1 month
Maldives	Visa on arrival	30 days
Mali	Visa required
Malta	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Marshall Islands	Visa required
Mauritania	Visa on arrival		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required	90 days
Mexico	Visa required		Visa not required for holders of valid visa or permanent residence issued by the U.S., Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Colombia, Peru, Chile, or Schengen area.
Micronesia	Visa not required	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco	Visa not required
Mongolia	Visa required
Montenegro	Visa not required	90 days
Morocco	Visa required
Mozambique	Visa on arrival	30 days	Conditions apply
Myanmar	Visa required
Namibia	Visa on arrival	3 months	Available at Hosea Kutako International Airport.
Nauru	Visa required		Visa can be obtained in the Nauruan Press Office at the United Nations.
Nepal	Visa on arrival	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
New Zealand	Visa required		Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.
Niger	Visa required
Nigeria	Visa required
North Macedonia	Visa not required	90 days
Norway	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Oman	Visa not required	10 days	Visa- free access applicable only if Nicaraguans have visa entry to USA, Canada, Japan or Australia
Pakistan	Online Visa
Palau	Visa on arrival	30 days
Panama	Visa not required	90 days
Papua New Guinea	Visa required
Paraguay	Visa not required	90 days
Peru	Visa required
Philippines	Visa not required	30 days
Poland	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Portugal	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Qatar	eVisa
Romania	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Russia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa on arrival	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required	1 month
Samoa	Entry Permit on arrival	60 days
San Marino	Visa not required
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa
Saudi Arabia	Visa required
Senegal	Visa required
Serbia	Visa required
Seychelles	Visitor's Permit on arrival	3 months
Sierra Leone	Visa required
Singapore	Visa not required	30 days
Slovakia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Slovenia	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Solomon Islands	Visa required
Somalia	Visa on arrival	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa required
South Sudan	Electronic Visa		Obtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Sri Lanka	eVisa / Visa on arrival	30 days
Sudan	Visa required
Suriname	E-tourist card	90 days	Multiple entry eVisa is also available.
Sweden	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Switzerland	Visa not required	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Syria	Visa required
Tajikistan	Visa required
Tanzania	eVisa / Visa on arrival
Thailand	Visa required
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival	30 days	Not available at all entry points.
Togo	Visa on arrival	7 days
Tonga	Visa required
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required	90 days
Tunisia	Visa required
Turkey	Visa not required	3 months
Turkmenistan	Visa required
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival	1 month
Uganda	eVisa / Visa on arrival		Determined at the port of entry. May apply online.
Ukraine	Visa required		e-Visa is currently suspended.
United Arab Emirates	Visa required
United Kingdom	Visa not required	6 months
United States	Visa required
Uruguay	Visa not required	90 days
Uzbekistan	Visa not required	30 days
Vanuatu	Visa required
Vatican City	Visa not required
Venezuela	Visa not required	90 days
Vietnam	eVisa	90 days	Pre-arranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phú Quốc or Da Nang airports. Phú Quốc without a visa for up to 30 days.
Yemen	Visa required
Zambia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	90 days
Zimbabwe	eVisa / Visa on arrival

Territories and disputed areas※

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	90 days
Kosovo	Visa not required	90 days
Taiwan	Visa not required	90 days

See also※

• Visa policy of Nicaragua
• Nicaraguan passport

References※

Notes※