Passport Atlas

Entering Nicaragua

Nicaragua does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#34

Entry openness

162

Visa free

89

Visa required

36

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Country profile

Capital

Managua

Population

6.8 million

Area

129,494 km²

Currency

Nicaraguan córdoba NIO

Languages

Spanish

Time zone

UTC-06:00

Foreign-born

43,757 · 2024

Migrant share

0.6%

Ethnic groups

Mestizo69%
White17%
Black9%
Indigenous5%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type A

Mains

120 V · 60 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+505

Airports

MGA · BEF · PUZ · RNI

Highlights

Granada
Ometepe
León Cathedral

Nicaragua Passport

Passports that enter without a prior visa

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