Nicaragua Passport
Ranked #93 of 199 · Full 2026 passport index
- Visa-free
- 60
- Visa on arrival
- 23
- eTA / e-Visa
- 36
- Total reach
- 119
Visa-Free Destinations for Nicaraguan Passport Holders (60)
- 🇦🇱Albania≤ 90 days
- 🇦🇷Argentina≤ 90 days
- 🇦🇹Austria≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇸Bahamas≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇧Barbados≤ 28 days
- 🇧🇾Belarus≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇪Belgium≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇿Belize≤ 30 days
- 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇷Brazil≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇬Bulgaria≤ 90 days
- 🇨🇱Chile≤ 90 days
- 🇨🇴Colombia≤ 90 days
- 🇭🇷Croatia≤ 90 days
- 🇨🇾Cyprus≤ 90 days
- 🇨🇿Czechia≤ 90 days
- 🇩🇰Denmark≤ 90 days
- 🇸🇻El Salvador≤ 90 days
- 🇪🇪Estonia≤ 90 days
- 🇫🇮Finland≤ 90 days
- 🇫🇷France≤ 90 days
- 🇩🇪Germany≤ 90 days
- 🇬🇷Greece≤ 90 days
- 🇬🇩Grenada
- 🇬🇹Guatemala≤ 90 days
- 🇭🇹Haiti≤ 90 days
- 🇻🇦Holy See (Vatican City)
- 🇭🇺Hungary≤ 90 days
- 🇮🇸Iceland≤ 90 days
- 🇮🇹Italy≤ 90 days
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- 🇰🇿Kazakhstan≤ 30 days
- 🇽🇰Kosovo≤ 90 days
- 🇱🇻Latvia≤ 90 days
- 🇱🇮Liechtenstein≤ 90 days
- 🇱🇹Lithuania≤ 90 days
- 🇱🇺Luxembourg≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇹Malta≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇩Moldova≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇪Montenegro≤ 90 days
- 🇳🇱Netherlands≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇰North Macedonia≤ 90 days
- 🇳🇴Norway≤ 90 days
- 🇵🇦Panama≤ 90 days
- 🇵🇾Paraguay≤ 90 days
- 🇵🇭Philippines≤ 30 days
- 🇵🇱Poland≤ 90 days
- 🇵🇹Portugal≤ 90 days
- 🇷🇴Romania≤ 90 days
- 🇷🇺Russia≤ 90 days
- 🇸🇬Singapore
- 🇸🇰Slovakia≤ 90 days
- 🇸🇮Slovenia≤ 90 days
- 🇪🇸Spain≤ 90 days
- 🇸🇪Sweden≤ 90 days
- 🇨🇭Switzerland≤ 90 days
- 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago≤ 90 days
- 🇹🇷Turkey≤ 90 days
- 🇺🇾Uruguay≤ 90 days
- 🇺🇿Uzbekistan≤ 30 days
- 🇻🇪Venezuela≤ 90 days
Visa on Arrival Countries for Nicaraguan Passport Holders (23)
- 🇧🇭Bahrain
- 🇧🇮Burundi≤ 30 days
- 🇰🇲Comoros≤ 45 days
- 🇩🇯Djibouti
- 🇬🇲Gambia≤ 90 days
- 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau≤ 30 days
- 🇯🇴Jordan≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇴Macau≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇬Madagascar≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇻Maldives≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇭Marshall Islands≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇺Mauritius≤ 60 days
- 🇳🇦Namibia≤ 90 days
- 🇳🇵Nepal≤ 90 days
- 🇵🇼Palau≤ 30 days
- 🇷🇼Rwanda≤ 30 days
- 🇱🇨Saint Lucia
- 🇼🇸Samoa≤ 90 days
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eTA Destinations for Nicaraguan Passport Holders (5)
e-Visa Destinations for Nicaraguan Passport Holders (31)
- 🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda
- 🇧🇯Benin≤ 90 days
- 🇧🇹Bhutan
- 🇧🇫Burkina Faso≤ 90 days
- 🇨🇲Cameroon≤ 180 days
- 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea≤ 90 days
- 🇸🇿Eswatini≤ 30 days
- 🇪🇹Ethiopia≤ 90 days
- 🇬🇦Gabon≤ 180 days
- 🇬🇳Guinea≤ 90 days
- 🇮🇳India≤ 180 days
- 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan≤ 30 days
- 🇱🇾Libya≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇼Malawi≤ 90 days
- 🇲🇾Malaysia
- 🇲🇱Mali
- 🇲🇷Mauritania≤ 30 days
- 🇲🇳Mongolia≤ 30 days
- 🇳🇪Niger≤ 30 days
- 🇳🇬Nigeria≤ 90 days
- 🇴🇲Oman
- 🇸🇹São Tomé and Príncipe
- 🇸🇱Sierra Leone
- 🇸🇴Somalia
- 🇸🇸South Sudan
- 🇸🇷Suriname≤ 90 days
- 🇹🇿Tanzania≤ 90 days
- 🇹🇭Thailand
- 🇹🇬Togo≤ 90 days
- 🇺🇦Ukraine≤ 30 days
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Citizenship by Investment Programs Available to Nicaraguan Citizens (22)
From USD 230,000
From USD 75,000
From USD 1,000,000
From USD 200,000 · 3 to 4 months from application submission to approval in principle
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From USD 250,000 · 3 to 6 months
From USD 1,000,000 · Approximately 6 weeks
From EUR 3,000,000 · 3 to 6 months
From USD 235,000 · 3-4 months
From JOD 3,000,000
From USD 500,000
From USD 500,000
From USD 90,000 · Three to four months from date of application submission
From EUR 200,000 · 5-10 months
From USD 250,000 · 160-180 days from submission to approval in principle
From USD 240,000 · Approximately 90 days from acceptance of application for processing
From WST 4,000,000
From USD 90,000 · 1.5-3 months to decision
From USD 400,000
From USD 130,000
Visa Required for Nicaraguan Passport Holders (79)
| Destination | Tourist visa fee |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫Afghanistan | USD 80 |
| 🇩🇿Algeria | USD 160 |
| 🇦🇩Andorra | - |
| 🇦🇴Angola | USD 70 |
| 🇦🇲Armenia | AMD 3,000 (~$8) |
| 🇦🇺Australia | AUD 250 (~$175) |
| 🇦🇿Azerbaijan | USD 20 |
| 🇧🇩Bangladesh | - |
| 🇧🇴Bolivia | USD 30 |
| 🇧🇼Botswana | BWP 500 (~$36) |
| 🇧🇳Brunei | USD 20 |
| 🇨🇻Cabo Verde | USD 60 |
| 🇰🇭Cambodia | - |
| 🇨🇦Canada | CAD 100 (~$71) |
| 🇨🇫Central African Republic | - |
| 🇹🇩Chad | - |
| 🇨🇳China | USD 23 |
| 🇨🇷Costa Rica | USD 30 |
| 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | EUR 50 (~$57) |
| 🇨🇺Cuba | - |
| 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congo | USD 100 |
| 🇩🇲Dominica | - |
| 🇩🇴Dominican Republic | USD 100 |
| 🇪🇨Ecuador | USD 80 |
| 🇪🇬Egypt | USD 27 |
| 🇪🇷Eritrea | USD 50 |
| 🇫🇯Fiji | FJD 93 (~$42) |
| 🇬🇪Georgia | USD 20 |
| 🇬🇭Ghana | USD 100 |
| 🇬🇾Guyana | - |
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| Destination | Tourist visa fee |
|---|---|
| 🇭🇳Honduras | USD 30 |
| 🇭🇰Hong Kong | HKD 330 (~$42) |
| 🇮🇩Indonesia | - |
| 🇮🇷Iran | EUR 50 (~$57) |
| 🇮🇶Iraq | USD 30 |
| 🇮🇪Ireland | EUR 60 (~$68) |
| 🇮🇱Israel | - |
| 🇯🇲Jamaica | - |
| 🇯🇵Japan | JPY 15,000 (~$92) |
| 🇰🇮Kiribati | - |
| 🇰🇼Kuwait | - |
| 🇱🇦Laos | USD 50 |
| 🇱🇧Lebanon | LBP 2,000,000 (~$22) |
| 🇱🇸Lesotho | LSL 1,000 (~$60) |
| 🇱🇷Liberia | USD 70 |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | USD 56 |
| 🇫🇲Micronesia | Free |
| 🇲🇨Monaco | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇲🇦Morocco | - |
| 🇲🇿Mozambique | USD 220 |
| 🇲🇲Myanmar | USD 40 |
| 🇳🇷Nauru | - |
| 🇳🇿New Zealand | - |
| 🇰🇵North Korea | - |
| 🇵🇰Pakistan | - |
| 🇵🇸Palestine | - |
| 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea | Free |
| 🇵🇪Peru | USD 30 |
| 🇶🇦Qatar | - |
| 🇨🇬Republic of the Congo | USD 60 |
| 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | XCD 200 (~$74) |
| 🇸🇲San Marino | EUR 90 (~$102) |
| 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | - |
| 🇸🇳Senegal | - |
| 🇷🇸Serbia | EUR 52 (~$59) |
| 🇸🇧Solomon Islands | USD 100 |
| 🇿🇦South Africa | USD 36 |
| 🇸🇩Sudan | USD 154 |
| 🇹🇼Taiwan | USD 50 |
| 🇹🇯Tajikistan | USD 160 |
| 🇹🇴Tonga | - |
| 🇹🇳Tunisia | USD 90 |
| 🇹🇲Turkmenistan | USD 35 |
| 🇺🇬Uganda | USD 100 |
| 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates | AED 252 (~$69) |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | GBP 135 (~$180) |
| 🇺🇸United States | USD 185 |
| 🇻🇺Vanuatu | VUV 5,150 (~$43) |
| 🇾🇪Yemen | USD 50 |
" - " means the destination publishes no single official tourist-visa figure (often a per-nationality reciprocity schedule). Fees exclude service and application-centre charges.
Most-Searched Visa Guides for Nicaraguan Travellers
The highest-demand step-by-step guides for Nicaraguan passport holders - requirements, fees and document checklists. Every destination above links to its own guide too.
Nicaragua Passport FAQ
What is the Nicaraguan passport ranking in 2026?
The Nicaraguan passport ranks #93 out of 199 passports globally in 2026, based on the number of accessible destinations (119 countries).
Do Nicaraguan passport holders need a visa to travel to Europe?
Nicaraguan passport holders can travel to many EU/Schengen countries visa-free. Check the full list above for specific destinations and maximum stay durations.
Can Nicaraguan citizens get a second citizenship through investment?
Yes. Nicaraguan citizens can apply for 22 citizenship by investment (CBI) programs including those in the Caribbean (St Kitts, Dominica, Grenada), Malta, Turkey, and others. These programs grant a second passport in exchange for a qualifying investment, typically starting from $100,000 - $200,000.
Which countries can Nicaraguan passport holders visit on arrival?
23 countries offer visa on arrival to Nicaraguan passport holders - see the full visa-on-arrival list above.