e-Visa needed. Nicaragua passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Colombia.
Entry
e-Visa
Stay
90 days per entry
Limit
180 days within 365 days
Covers
Tourist entry
Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.
Official source
cancilleria.gov.coMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores de Colombia (Cancillería)Checked 29 Oct 2026
PARÁGRAFO 2o. Los nacionales de la República de Nicaragua que acrediten ser naturales de la Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte y de la Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Sur estarán también exentos de visa de corta estancia
Quoted from the source.
Before you go
The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.
Conditions from official sources
Not needed if a native of the Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Norte or Sur.
Can enter without a visa if holding a valid Schengen or US residence permit, or a Schengen or US visa valid for at least 180 days on the date of entry.
Can enter without a visa if holding a Canadian visa or a residence permit in Canada.
Can enter without a visa if holding permanent residence in a Pacific Alliance member (Chile, Mexico, Peru) or in a Comunidad Andina member state.
Needs health insurance covering accidents, illness, hospitalisation, death and repatriation for the whole stay in Colombia.
Needs a passport valid for at least 6 months on the date of the visa application.
Needs return or onward ticket reservations.
Needs bank statements for the 6 months before the application showing monthly income of at least 10 Colombian legal minimum monthly wages, from the traveler, the inviting host, or both.
Passport validity
The source states no minimum passport validity.
Tourist entry only
These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.
The other way round
What Colombia passport holders need to visit Nicaragua.
Colombia passport Nicaragua
Visa needed
20. Colombia (respetando la reciprocidad parcial del libre visado para los nicaragüenses nacidos en el Caribe Nicaragüense y de los colombianos nacidos en los Raizales del Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina)