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] |
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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) |
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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.