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Nicaragua visa rules for Costa Rica passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Costa Rica passport holders can visit Nicaragua visa-free.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
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Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

Disposición No. 002-2026, Cambio de Categorías Migratorias de Visa para Ingresar a Nicaragua (13 February 2026, in force 16 February 2026), Ministerio del Interior, Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería de Nicaragua (Disposición No. 002-2026, copy hosted by the Instituto Nicaragüense de Aeronáutica Civil; Wayback Machine capture)Checked 31 Oct 2026

Los ciudadanos y ciudadanas de las siguientes nacionalidades no requieren de visa para entrar a Nicaragua (Libre Visado, exentos de visa):

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Must complete the electronic immigration form before arrival.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Requisitos de Entrada : Pasaporte con validez mínima de seis meses.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Nicaragua passport holders need to visit Costa Rica.

Nicaragua passport Costa Rica

Visa needed

ALBANIA ANGOLA ARABIA SAUDÍ ARGELIA ARMENIA BARÉIN BENÍN BIELORRUSIA BOSNIA Y HERZEGOVINA BOTSUANA BURKINA FASO (ALTO VOLTA) BURUNDI BUTÁN CABO VERDE CAMBOYA CAMERÚN COLOMBIA* COSTA DE MARFIL (CÔTE D'IVOIRE) COMORAS CHAD ECUADOR EGIPTO ESWATINI (ANTES SUAZILANDIA) GABÓN GAMBIA GEORGIA GHANA GUINEA GUINEA-BISÁU (GUINEA BISSAU) GUINEA ECUATORIAL INDIA INDONESIA JORDANIA KENIA KOSOVO KUWAIT LESOTO LIBERIA LIBIA LÍBANO MADAGASCAR MALAUI MALI MARRUECOS MOLDOVA (MOLDAVIA) MONGOLIA MOZAMBIQUE NAMIBIA NEPAL NICARAGUA* NÍGER NIGERIA OMÁN PAPÚA NUEVA GUINEA REPÚBLICA ÁRABE SAHARAHUI DEMOCRÁTICA (SAHARA OCCIDENTAL) REPÚBLICA CENTROAFRICANA REPÚBLICA DE MACEDONIA DEL NORTE (ANTES REPUBLICA DE MACEDONIA) REPÚBLICA DEL CONGO REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DEL CONGO (ANTES ZAIRE) REPÚBLICA POPULAR CHINA* REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA POPULAR DE LAOS REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA RUANDA SENEGAL SIERRA LEONA SUDÁN (SUDÁN DEL NORTE) SUDÁN DEL SUR TAILANDIA TANZANIA TIMOR ORIENTAL TOGO TÚNEZ UGANDA VENEZUELA* VIETNAM YEMEN YIBUTI ZAMBIA ZIMBABUE

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Costa Rica passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Managua, nearest first.

  1. HondurasTegucigalpa, about 240 km from ManaguaVisa-free · 90 days
  2. El SalvadorSan Salvador, about 360 km from ManaguaVisa-free · 90 days
  3. GuatemalaGuatemala City, about 540 km from ManaguaVisa-free · 90 days
  4. BelizeBelmopan, about 630 km from ManaguaVisa-free · 30 days
  5. PanamaPanama City, about 810 km from ManaguaVisa-free · 3 months

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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