Nicaragua passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Nicaragua passport can enter 90 countries visa-free and 29 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #38.

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Visa-free destinations (90)

Countries you can enter on a Nicaragua passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Albania AL Andorra AD Anguilla AI Argentina AR Aruba AW Austria AT Barbados BB Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Bulgaria BG Chile CL Cook Islands CK Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominica DM Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC El Salvador SV Estonia EE Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guatemala GT Haiti HT Honduras HN Hungary HU Iceland IS Ireland IE Italy IT Kosovo XK Latvia LV Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Malaysia MY Malta MT Mayotte YT Micronesia FM Moldova MD Monaco MC Montenegro ME Montserrat MS Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC North Macedonia MK Norway NO Panama PA Paraguay PY Philippines PH Poland PL Portugal PT Reunion RE Romania RO San Marino SM Singapore SG Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Spain ES St. Helena SH St. Maarten MF St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW The Bahamas BS Trinidad and Tobago TT Türkiye TR Uruguay UY Uzbekistan UZ Vatican City VA Venezuela VE

Visa on arrival (29)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Nicaragua passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bangladesh BD Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Egypt EG Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Jordan JO Laos LA Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Marshall Islands MH Mauritius MU Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Rwanda RW Samoa WS St. Lucia LC Tanzania TZ Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Electronic travel authorisation (6)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Kenya KE Russian Federation RU Seychelles SC South Korea KR Sri Lanka LK St. Kitts and Nevis KN

e-Visa available (41)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Antigua and Barbuda AG Armenia AM Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Benin BJ Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Ethiopia ET Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN India IN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Malawi MW Mauritania MR Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH Togo TG Uganda UG Ukraine UA United Arab Emirates AE Vietnam VN

Visa required (61)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Nicaragua passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Angola AO Australia AU Brunei BN Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Central African Republic CF Chad TD China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Eritrea ER eSwatini SZ Fiji FJ Ghana GH Guam GU Guyana GY Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Iraq IQ Israel IL Jamaica JM Japan JP Kiribati KI Kuwait KW Lebanon LB Lesotho LS Libya LY Mali ML Mexico MX Mongolia MN Morocco MA Myanmar MM Nauru NR New Zealand NZ Nicaragua NI Niger NE North Korea KP Northern Mariana Islands MP Palestinian Territory PS Papua New Guinea PG Peru PE Puerto Rico PR Saudi Arabia SA Senegal SN Serbia RS Sierra Leone SL Solomon Islands SB South Africa ZA Sudan SD The Gambia GM Tonga TO Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC United Kingdom GB United States US US Virgin Islands VI Vanuatu VU Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Nicaragua passport?

    Holders of a Nicaragua passport have visa-free access to 90 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 29 more, for a total of 119 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 47 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Nicaragua passport?

    The Nicaragua passport is ranked #38 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 125.

  • Where do Nicaragua passport holders need a visa?

    Nicaragua passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 61 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Nicaragua travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Venezuela is the most-flown visa-free destination from Nicaragua, with 1 non-stop routes.

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