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Nicaragua Passport Ranking – Visa Free Access to 126 Countries

The Nicaragua passport currently ranks 45th globally in 2025, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 126 destinations worldwide. This Central American travel document has shown steady improvement in global mobility since 2006, when it ranked 33rd with access to 75 countries, reaching its peak of 130 visa-free destinations in 2024. Nicaraguan passport holders enjoy moderate international travel freedom, with access to key regions including much of Latin America, parts of Europe through the Schengen area, and select Asian countries. While not among the world's most powerful passports, it provides citizens with reasonable mobility for tourism, business, and cultural exchange across multiple continents.

Global Rank
#45
out of 199 countries
Visa Free Access
126
countries worldwide
Mobility Score
28
out of 100 points

Quick Statistics for Nicaragua passport

89
Visa-Free
30
On Arrival
7
ETA Required
39
E-Visa
61
Visa Required

Source: Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.

Top Visa-Free Destinations for Nicaraguan Citizens

Popular destinations where Nicaragua passport holders can travel without a visa:

CountryMaximum StayCode
Ecuador flag
Ecuador
Up to 90 daysEC
Panama flag
Panama
Up to 90 daysPA
Dominican Republic flag
Dominican Republic
Up to 90 daysDO
Guatemala flag
Guatemala
Up to 90 daysGT
Honduras flag
Honduras
Up to 90 daysHN

Visa Requirements by Country

Complete breakdown of visa requirements for Nicaragua passport holders

✅ Visa-Free

89 countries

  • Albania flagAlbania
  • Andorra flagAndorra
  • Anguilla flagAnguilla
  • Argentina flagArgentina
  • Aruba flagAruba
  • Austria flagAustria
  • Bahamas flagBahamas
  • Barbados flagBarbados
  • Belarus flagBelarus
  • Belgium flagBelgium
  • Belize flagBelize
  • Bermuda flagBermuda
  • Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba flagBonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina
  • Brazil flagBrazil
  • Bulgaria flagBulgaria
  • Chile flagChile
  • Cook Islands flagCook Islands
  • Croatia flagCroatia
  • Curacao flagCuracao
  • Cyprus flagCyprus
  • Czechia flagCzechia
  • Denmark flagDenmark
  • Dominica flagDominica
  • Dominican Republic flagDominican Republic
  • Ecuador flagEcuador
  • El Salvador flagEl Salvador
  • Estonia flagEstonia
  • Faroe Islands flagFaroe Islands
  • Finland flagFinland
  • France flagFrance
  • French Guiana flagFrench Guiana
  • French Polynesia flagFrench Polynesia
  • French West Indies flagFrench West Indies
  • Germany flagGermany
  • Gibraltar flagGibraltar
  • Greece flagGreece
  • Greenland flagGreenland
  • Guatemala flagGuatemala
  • Haiti flagHaiti
  • Honduras flagHonduras
  • Hungary flagHungary
  • Iceland flagIceland
  • Ireland flagIreland
  • Italy flagItaly
  • Kosovo flagKosovo
  • Latvia flagLatvia
  • Liechtenstein flagLiechtenstein
  • Lithuania flagLithuania
  • Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  • North Macedonia flagNorth Macedonia
  • Malaysia flagMalaysia
  • Malta flagMalta
  • Mayotte flagMayotte
  • Micronesia flagMicronesia
  • Moldova flagMoldova
  • Monaco flagMonaco
  • Montenegro flagMontenegro
  • Montserrat flagMontserrat
  • Netherlands flagNetherlands
  • New Caledonia flagNew Caledonia
  • Norway flagNorway
  • Panama flagPanama
  • Paraguay flagParaguay
  • Philippines flagPhilippines
  • Poland flagPoland
  • Portugal flagPortugal
  • Reunion flagReunion
  • Romania flagRomania
  • San Marino flagSan Marino
  • Singapore flagSingapore
  • Slovakia flagSlovakia
  • Slovenia flagSlovenia
  • Spain flagSpain
  • St. Maarten flagSt. Maarten
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines flagSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sweden flagSweden
  • Switzerland flagSwitzerland
  • Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) flagTaiwan (Chinese Taipei)
  • Trinidad and Tobago flagTrinidad and Tobago
  • Türkiye flagTürkiye
  • Uruguay flagUruguay
  • Uzbekistan flagUzbekistan
  • Vatican City flagVatican City
  • Venezuela flagVenezuela
  • British Virgin Islands flagBritish Virgin Islands
  • Suriname flagSuriname
  • Grenada flagGrenada
  • St. Helena flagSt. Helena

🛬 Visa on Arrival

30 countries

  • Madagascar flagMadagascar
  • Bangladesh flagBangladesh
  • Bolivia flagBolivia
  • Burundi flagBurundi
  • Cambodia flagCambodia
  • Cape Verde Islands flagCape Verde Islands
  • Comoro Islands flagComoro Islands
  • Guinea-Bissau flagGuinea-Bissau
  • Iran flagIran
  • Jordan flagJordan
  • Laos flagLaos
  • Macao (SAR China) flagMacao (SAR China)
  • Maldives flagMaldives
  • Mauritius flagMauritius
  • Mozambique flagMozambique
  • Namibia flagNamibia
  • Nepal flagNepal
  • Palau Islands flagPalau Islands
  • Rwanda flagRwanda
  • Samoa flagSamoa
  • St. Lucia flagSt. Lucia
  • Tanzania flagTanzania
  • Timor-Leste flagTimor-Leste
  • Tuvalu flagTuvalu
  • Zambia flagZambia
  • Zimbabwe flagZimbabwe
  • Djibouti flagDjibouti
  • Egypt flagEgypt
  • Marshall Islands flagMarshall Islands
  • Niue flagNiue

🔐 ETA Required

7 countries

  • Sri Lanka flagSri Lanka
  • South Korea flagSouth Korea
  • Kenya flagKenya
  • United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
  • Seychelles flagSeychelles
  • St. Kitts and Nevis flagSt. Kitts and Nevis
  • Russian Federation flagRussian Federation

💻 E-Visa

39 countries

  • Antigua and Barbuda flagAntigua and Barbuda
  • Azerbaijan flagAzerbaijan
  • Benin flagBenin
  • Colombia flagColombia
  • Ethiopia flagEthiopia
  • Gabon flagGabon
  • Georgia flagGeorgia
  • India flagIndia
  • Kyrgyzstan flagKyrgyzstan
  • Pakistan flagPakistan
  • Qatar flagQatar
  • Sao Tome and Principe flagSao Tome and Principe
  • Tajikistan flagTajikistan
  • Ukraine flagUkraine
  • United Arab Emirates flagUnited Arab Emirates
  • Uganda flagUganda
  • Vietnam flagVietnam
  • Guinea flagGuinea
  • Kazakhstan flagKazakhstan
  • Botswana flagBotswana
  • Bahrain flagBahrain
  • Cameroon flagCameroon
  • Armenia flagArmenia
  • Equatorial Guinea flagEquatorial Guinea
  • Togo flagTogo
  • Oman flagOman
  • Syria flagSyria
  • Cuba flagCuba
  • Thailand flagThailand
  • Indonesia flagIndonesia
  • Burkina Faso flagBurkina Faso
  • Mauritania flagMauritania
  • Congo (Dem. Rep.) flagCongo (Dem. Rep.)
  • Nigeria flagNigeria
  • Liberia flagLiberia
  • Somalia flagSomalia
  • Bhutan flagBhutan
  • Cote d'Ivoire flagCote d'Ivoire
  • South Sudan flagSouth Sudan

❌ Visa Required

61 countries

  • Afghanistan flagAfghanistan
  • Algeria flagAlgeria
  • Angola flagAngola
  • Brunei flagBrunei
  • Canada flagCanada
  • Cayman Islands flagCayman Islands
  • Central African Republic flagCentral African Republic
  • Chad flagChad
  • China flagChina
  • Congo (Rep.) flagCongo (Rep.)
  • Costa Rica flagCosta Rica
  • Eritrea flagEritrea
  • Falkland Islands flagFalkland Islands
  • Fiji flagFiji
  • The Gambia flagThe Gambia
  • Ghana flagGhana
  • Guam flagGuam
  • Guyana flagGuyana
  • Hong Kong (SAR China) flagHong Kong (SAR China)
  • Iraq flagIraq
  • Israel flagIsrael
  • Jamaica flagJamaica
  • Japan flagJapan
  • Kiribati flagKiribati
  • Lebanon flagLebanon
  • Libya flagLibya
  • Malawi flagMalawi
  • Mali flagMali
  • Mexico flagMexico
  • Mongolia flagMongolia
  • Morocco flagMorocco
  • Myanmar flagMyanmar
  • Nauru flagNauru
  • New Zealand flagNew Zealand
  • Niger flagNiger
  • North Korea flagNorth Korea
  • Northern Mariana Islands flagNorthern Mariana Islands
  • Palestinian Territory flagPalestinian Territory
  • Papua New Guinea flagPapua New Guinea
  • Peru flagPeru
  • Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico
  • American Samoa flagAmerican Samoa
  • Saudi Arabia flagSaudi Arabia
  • Serbia flagSerbia
  • Sierra Leone flagSierra Leone
  • Solomon Islands flagSolomon Islands
  • South Africa flagSouth Africa
  • Sudan flagSudan
  • eSwatini flageSwatini
  • Tonga flagTonga
  • Tunisia flagTunisia
  • Turkmenistan flagTurkmenistan
  • Turks and Caicos Islands flagTurks and Caicos Islands
  • United States flagUnited States
  • Vanuatu flagVanuatu
  • US Virgin Islands flagUS Virgin Islands
  • Yemen flagYemen
  • Australia flagAustralia
  • Senegal flagSenegal
  • Kuwait flagKuwait
  • Lesotho flagLesotho

Historical Ranking Trend

Nicaragua's passport ranking progression from 2006 to 2025

Trend: Declined by 12 positions from 2006 to 2025

Official Nicaragua Passport & Travel Resources

Access official government resources for passport services, travel advisories, and visa information:

🔗
Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería (DGME)
🔗
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
🔗
U.S. Department of State - Nicaragua Travel Advisory
🔗
UK Foreign Office - Nicaragua Travel Advice
🔗
Global Affairs Canada - Nicaragua Travel Advice
🔗
DFAT - Nicaragua Travel Advice

Compare Nicaragua Passport with Other Passports

See how Nicaragua's passport compares with other AMERICAS in the same ranking tier:

CountryRankVisa-Free DestinationsMobility ScoreGlobal Score
Nicaragua flagNicaragua (You are here)
#4512628/10078/100
Peru flagPeru#3514272/10065/100
El Salvador flagEl Salvador#3813442/10062/100
Guatemala flagGuatemala#3913342/10061/100
Colombia flagColombia#4013162/10074/100
Honduras flagHonduras#4113042/10059/100

*Mobility score calculated based on visa-free access and global travel freedom.

*Global score reflects overall passport strength considering various factors.

Frequently Asked Questions:

As of 2025, Nicaraguan passport holders can access 126 destinations without a prior visa. This includes 96 visa-free countries, 30 visa-on-arrival destinations, and 7 countries offering electronic travel authorizations. Nicaragua ranks 45th globally on the Henley Passport Index, showing a slight decrease from 130 accessible destinations in 2024.

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Last Updated: November 9, 2025

Source: IATA Travel Centre, Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.