Nicaragua entry requirements (all nationalities)

Visa-exempt tiers, e-Visa and arrival rules for foreign visitors. Your passport-specific page has the exact documents and fee.

Visa-exempt by stay length

e-Visa — the default for everyone else

Recent changes

1. 26 November 2021 · confirmed
   Cuba
2. 26 July 2023 · confirmed
   Kazakhstan
3. 16 February 2026 · confirmed
   Algeria, Angola, Bolivia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Moldova, Philippines
4. 16 February 2026 · confirmed
   Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Croatia, Cuba, Estonia, Fiji, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macau, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Slovakia, Slove
5. 11 January 2021 · confirmed
   Venezuela

Policy history

Older entries from the destination's policy archive. Kept for reference, not current rules.

1. 31 October 2018 · archive
   Venezuela (resumed)
2. 2005 · archive
   Russia (was resumed in 2009)
3. 19 March 2009 · archive
   Russia (resumed)
4. 17 November 2017 · archive
   Iran
5. 1 May 1987 · archive
   Finland
6. 1 April 2009 · archive
   Ukraine

At the border — customs & health

• Cash declaration: All visitors must hold proof of sufficient funds to cover their stay and documents required for next destination.

Visa routes to Nicaragua · 3 routes · all corridors →

General information, not legal advice. Verified 2026-09-04 — rules change; confirm on the official portal before travelling.