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Nicaragua visa rules for Portugal passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Nicaragua.

The answer

Yes. Portugal passport holders can visit Nicaragua visa-free.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
Not stated by the source
Covers
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 Portugal.

Nicaragua passport Portugal

Visa-free · 90 days

Maximum stay
Up to 90 days

List of nationalities exempt from holding a visa Countries Albania 1 Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Bahamas Barbados Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Brazil Brunei Darussalam Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominica El Salvador Georgia 1 Grenada Guatemala Holy See Honduras Israel Japan Kiribati Malaysia Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova 1 Monaco Montenegro 1 New Zealand Nicaragua North Macedonia 1 Palau Panama Paraguay Peru Samoa San Marino Serbia 1 Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea St Kitts and Nevis St Lucia St Vincent and the Grenadines Timor-Leste Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Ukraine 1 United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Venezuela

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Portugal 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. Costa RicaSan José, about 340 km from ManaguaVisa-free · 180 days
  3. El SalvadorSan Salvador, about 360 km from ManaguaVisa-free · 90 days
  4. GuatemalaGuatemala City, about 540 km from ManaguaVisa-free · 90 days
  5. BelizeBelmopan, about 630 km from ManaguaVisa-free · 30 days

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

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