Of 198 nationalities, 89 enter Nicaragua with no paperwork at all.
The rest: 73 can get a visa at the border and 36 must be approved before they travel.
We have not found a Nicaragua government portal we can link to with confidence, so
we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Nicaragua's own
immigration service or its embassy.
What do you need?
Who needs what
No nationality matches that.
Visa free89
Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.
Visa on arrival73
Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.
Visa required36
You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.