Visa requirements for Nicaragua

Most visitors need a visa in advance for Nicaragua. 68 of 199 passports enter visa-free. For 3 passports, no official source publishes the rule.

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Rules by passport

Visa-free (68)

Albania
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Dominica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Latvia
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Moldova
Nicaragua
Norway
Palestine
Panama
Paraguay
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
the Dominican Republic
the Netherlands
the Philippines
the Solomon Islands
the United Kingdom
the United States
the Vatican City
Turkey
Uruguay

Checked against Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME), Nicaragua, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) (ws.mofa.gov.tw) on October 10, 2026.

Visa required (128)

Afghanistan
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Barbados
Benin
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Chad
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cuba
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
the Bahamas
the Central African Republic
the Comoros
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
the Gambia
the Maldives
the Marshall Islands
the Republic of the Congo
the Seychelles
the United Arab Emirates
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Checked against Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME), Nicaragua, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) (ws.mofa.gov.tw) on October 10, 2026.

No official source publishes this (3)

Kosovo
Macao
South Sudan

No official source publishes this information.

For these passports we checked official sources and none state the visa rule, so we will not guess. What we checked for each passport:

Kosovo: Nicaragua's Disposicion 002-2026 (Kosovo not classified), checked October 10, 2026; no official Nicaraguan or Kosovo government source located, checked October 10, 2026
Macao: Nicaragua's Disposicion 002-2026 (Macao not classified), checked October 10, 2026; no official Nicaraguan or Macao government source located, checked October 10, 2026
South Sudan: Nicaragua's Disposicion 002-2026 (South Sudan not classified), checked October 10, 2026; no official Nicaraguan or South Sudanese government source located, checked October 10, 2026

Visa fees for Nicaragua

Visa fee: No official source publishes this information. Disposicion 002-2026 publishes no fee; the only official tariff on file is a 1991 schedule that predates the current regime. Cuban nationals are visa-consultada sin costo per MININT Checked: Direccion General de Migracion y Extranjeria, Nicaragua (inac.gob.ni), Asamblea Nacional de Nicaragua (legislacion.asamblea.gob.ni).

Processing times

Visa processing time: No official source publishes this information. No official processing time published Checked: Direccion General de Migracion y Extranjeria, Nicaragua (inac.gob.ni).

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Disposicion 002-2026 (official DGME)

Travel insurance for Nicaragua

Travel insurance

Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Nicaragua, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.

Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Nicaragua and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for Nicaragua it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.

Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.

Sources and verification

196 of 199 passport rules verified against Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME), Nicaragua, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) (ws.mofa.gov.tw), 3 with no official source publishing the rule.

Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME), Nicaragua (checked October 10, 2026)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) (ws.mofa.gov.tw) (checked October 10, 2026)

Common questions

Do I need a visa for Nicaragua?

It depends on your passport. 68 of 199 passports enter Nicaragua visa-free; 128 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.

Do I need travel insurance for Nicaragua?

No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Nicaragua, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.

Why do some passports say no official source publishes the rule?

We check official government sources for every route. For 3 passports, no official source states the visa rule for Nicaragua, so instead of guessing we list exactly what we checked. Confirm with Nicaragua's embassy or official immigration portal before you book anything.