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Visa Requirements for Nicaragua Passport Holders (2026)

A Nicaragua passport gives visa-free access to 110 of 198 destinations (visa-free, visa on arrival, or eTA). Full breakdown by entry type below.

Visa-free73
Visa on arrival33
eTA4
e-Visa41
Visa required47

Visa-free destinations (73)

Albania (90d), Andorra (90d), Argentina (90d), Austria (90d), Bahamas (90d), Barbados (28d), Belarus (30d), Belgium (90d), Belize (30d), Bosnia and Herzegovina (90d), Brazil (90d), Bulgaria (90d), Chile (90d), Croatia (90d), Cyprus (90d), Czech Republic (90d), Denmark (90d), Dominica (21d), Dominican Republic, Ecuador (90d), El Salvador (180d), Estonia (90d), Finland (90d), France (90d), Germany (90d), Greece (90d), Grenada (90d), Guatemala (90d), Haiti (90d), Honduras (90d), Hungary (90d), Iceland (90d), Ireland (90d), Italy (90d), Kosovo (90d), Latvia (90d), Liechtenstein (90d), Lithuania (90d), Luxembourg (90d), Malaysia (30d), Malta (90d), Micronesia (30d), Moldova (90d), Monaco (90d), Montenegro (90d), Netherlands (90d), North Macedonia (90d), Norway (90d), Palestine, Panama (90d), Paraguay (90d), Philippines (30d), Poland (90d), Portugal (90d), Romania (90d), Russia (90d), Saint Kitts and Nevis (90d), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90d), San Marino (90d), Seychelles (90d), Singapore (30d), Slovakia (90d), Slovenia (90d), Spain (90d), Sweden (90d), Switzerland (90d), Taiwan (90d), Trinidad and Tobago (90d), Turkey (90d), Uruguay (90d), Uzbekistan (30d), Vatican (90d), Venezuela (90d)

Visa on arrival (33)

Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Jordan, Laos, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Palau, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Zambia, Zimbabwe

eTA required (4)

Ivory Coast, Kenya, South Korea, United Kingdom

e-Visa required (41)

Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Cuba, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Guinea, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Libya, Mongolia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam

Visa required in advance (47)

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Congo, Costa Rica, Eritrea, Fiji, Gambia, Guyana, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nauru, New Zealand, Niger, North Korea, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Thailand, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States, Vanuatu, Yemen

Passports with similar entry access

Moldova · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Marshall Islands · Kiribati · Venezuela · Albania

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Data source: Passport Index dataset (CC-BY). Retrieved & last verified June 26, 2026. Visa rules change frequently — always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official immigration website before you book. See our methodology.