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Nicaragua: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Nicaragua. 126 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 40 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 91Visa-free
  • 7ETA
  • 28On arrival
  • 47eVisa
  • 53Visa required
Passport · ПаспортBRIDGES INDEX
Nicaragua
Rank40
No prior visa126
CodeNIC

Passport strength

An above-average passport 40

Rank 40 of 199. 126 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 8.

Schengen AreaVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA90 daysSingaporeVisa-free30 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysHong KongVisa-freeArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 100

A prior visa is needed for 100 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

United KingdomVisa requiredUnited StatesVisa requiredCanadaVisa requiredAustraliaVisa requiredNew ZealandVisa requiredJapanVisa requiredChinaVisa requiredUnited Arab EmirateseVisa
Stability and rule of law27/100score -0.97 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
US access0/100no E-2, visa required
Plan B and family0/100dual citizenship not allowed, passes to children
What a second passport opens →

What the passport gives

What a Nicaragua passport gives

39of 100
rank 149 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility61126 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law27score -0.97 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life54HDI 0.706
  • Health and longevity6474.9 years life expectancy
  • Education56education index 0.65
  • Taxes50up to 30%, inheritance tax, foreign income not taxed
  • US access0no E-2, visa required
  • Plan B and family0dual citizenship not allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 91

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEuropeAnguillaCaribbeanArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArubaCaribbeanAustriaEurope · 90 daysBahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 90 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBelgiumEurope · 90 daysBelizeAmericas · 90 daysBermudaAmericasBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbeanBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbeanBulgariaEurope · 90 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceaniaCroatiaEurope · 90 daysCuraçaoCaribbeanCyprusEurope · 90 daysCzechiaEurope · 90 daysDenmarkEurope · 90 daysDominicaCaribbean · 180 daysDominican RepublicCaribbean · 90 daysEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 90 daysEstoniaEurope · 90 daysFalkland IslandsAmericasFaroe IslandsEuropeFinlandEurope · 90 daysFranceEurope · 90 daysFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGermanyEurope · 90 daysGibraltarEuropeGreeceEurope · 90 daysGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbeanGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsiaHungaryEurope · 90 daysIcelandEurope · 90 daysItalyEurope · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKosovoEuropeLatviaEurope · 90 daysLiechtensteinEurope · 90 daysLithuaniaEurope · 90 daysLuxembourgEurope · 90 daysMalaysiaAsia · 30 daysMaltaEurope · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMayotteAfricaMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEuropeMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbeanNetherlandsEurope · 90 daysNew CaledoniaOceaniaNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorwayEurope · 90 daysPanamaAmericas · 90 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysPolandEurope · 90 daysPortugalEurope · 90 daysRéunionAfricaRomaniaEurope · 90 daysSan MarinoEuropeSingaporeAsia · 30 daysSint MaartenCaribbeanSlovakiaEurope · 90 daysSloveniaEurope · 90 daysSpainEurope · 90 daysSt. HelenaAfricaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 30 daysSwedenEurope · 90 daysSwitzerlandEurope · 90 daysTaiwanAsiaTrinidad and TobagoCaribbean · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVatican CityEuropeVenezuelaAmericas · 90 days

ETA 7

Electronic authorisation online

Popular:South KoreaSri LankaKenya
KenyaAfrica · 90 daysRussiaEurope · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 30 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 days

On arrival 28

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptMaldivesTanzania
BangladeshAsiaBoliviaAmericasBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIranMiddle East · 30 daysJordanMiddle EastLaosAsia · 30 daysMacaoAsiaMadagascarAfrica · 90 daysMalawiAfricaMaldivesAsia · 30 daysMarshall IslandsOceaniaMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNepalAsia · 150 daysNiueOceaniaPalauOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSamoaOceania · 60 daysSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysTanzaniaAfricaTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZambiaAfrica · 90 daysZimbabweAfrica

eVisa 47

Applied for online before travel

Popular:United Arab EmiratesThailandGeorgiaArmeniaIndonesiaVietnam
AfghanistanAsiaAngolaAfricaAntigua and BarbudaCaribbeanArmeniaMiddle EastBahrainMiddle EastBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBotswanaAfricaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaChadAfricaColombiaAmericasCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaEthiopiaAfricaGabonAfricaGeorgiaEuropeGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIndonesiaAsiaIraqMiddle EastKyrgyzstanAsiaLesothoAfricaLiberiaAfricaLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMongoliaAsiaNigeriaAfricaOmanMiddle EastPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaQatarMiddle EastSão Tomé and PríncipeAfricaSierra LeoneAfricaSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTajikistanAsiaThailandAsiaTogoAfricaUgandaAfricaUkraineEuropeUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle EastVietnamAsia

Visa required 53

Through a consulate

Popular:United KingdomUnited StatesJapanChinaIsraelSerbia
AlgeriaAfricaAmerican SamoaOceaniaAustraliaOceaniaAzerbaijanEuropeBruneiAsiaCanadaAmericasCape VerdeAfricaCayman IslandsCaribbeanCentral African RepublicAfricaChinaAsiaCosta RicaAmericasEritreaAfricaEswatiniAfricaFijiOceaniaGambiaAfricaGhanaAfricaGuamOceaniaGuyanaAmericasIrelandEuropeIsraelMiddle EastJamaicaCaribbeanJapanAsiaKiribatiOceaniaKuwaitMiddle EastLebanonMiddle EastMaliAfricaMexicoAmericasMoroccoAfricaMyanmarAsiaNauruOceaniaNew ZealandOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaPalestineMiddle EastPeruAmericasPuerto RicoCaribbeanRepublic of the CongoAfricaSaudi ArabiaMiddle EastSenegalAfricaSerbiaEuropeSolomon IslandsOceaniaSouth AfricaAfricaSudanAfricaTongaOceaniaTunisiaAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbeanUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbeanVanuatuOceaniaYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 37El Salvador129
  2. 38Honduras128
  3. 39Marshall Islands127
  4. 39Samoa127
  5. 40Nicaragua126
  6. 40Tonga126
  7. 41Montenegro125
  8. 41North Macedonia125
  9. 42Tuvalu123

Frequently asked questions

Nicaragua: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 126 of 226 countries and territories, 91 visa-free, 7 with an ETA and 28 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 40 of 199.

Nicaragua: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa, up to 90 days. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.

Nicaragua → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Nicaragua → United States: is a visa needed?

Visa required. Through a consulate.

Nicaragua → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

eVisa. Applied for online before travel.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 60 destinations without a prior visa, Türkiye adds 42. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.