Nicaragua: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 42
- Consulates
- 8
- missions abroad
- 45
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 162
Live & travel in Nicaragua
Monthly budget
$1,650/mo
Prices vs USA: 37%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 36.81 NIO
Internet access
61%
of people online
Air quality
20.4
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Spanish
Emergency
115 · 120 · 128
Plug types
NEMA 5-15, NEMA 1-15
Calling code
+505
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: May 13, 2026
3.1
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.2
- Safety2.3
- Internet access2.6
- Air quality3.0
- Climate3.6
SOS · Nicaragua115Restaurants, cafés and dishes in NicaraguaTres leches cake · Nacatamal · Pinolillo · Salsa criolla · Vaho
Government consensus
Increased caution· 1 of 3 governmentsSources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 8, 2026 · Immaculate Conception
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Mar 25, 2027 · Maundy Thursday
- Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
- Jun 1, 2027 · Children’s Day
- Jul 19, 2027 · Revolution Day
Traveller essentials · Nicaragua
- Emergency
- 115 · 120 · 128 · 118
- Calling code
- +505
- Currency
- NIO
- Plug types
- NEMA 5-15, NEMA 1-15
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Managua
- Time zone
- America/Managua
Foreign missions in Nicaragua
ArgentinaManagua1BrazilManagua1CanadaManagua1ChileManagua1ChinaManagua1ColombiaManagua1Costa RicaManagua, Chinandega3CubaManagua1Dominican RepublicManagua1EcuadorManagua1El SalvadorManagua1FranceManagua1GermanyManagua1GuatemalaManagua1HondurasManagua1IranManagua1ItalyManagua1JapanManagua1LibyaManagua1LuxembourgManagua1MaltaManagua1MexicoManagua1NetherlandsManagua3NorwayManagua1PalestineManagua1PanamaManagua1ParaguayManagua1PeruManagua1RussiaManagua1South KoreaManagua1SpainManagua2SwedenManagua1TürkiyeManagua1United StatesManagua1UruguayManagua1Vatican CityManagua1VenezuelaManagua1
Nicaragua missions abroad
ArgentinaBuenos Aires1AustriaVienna1BelgiumBrussels1BelizeBelize City1BoliviaLa Paz1BrazilBrasília1CanadaOttawa1ChileLas Condes1ColombiaBogotá1Costa RicaSan José, Liberia, Los Chiles4CubaHavana1CyprusLimassol1DenmarkCopenhagen1EcuadorQuito1El SalvadorSan Salvador1FinlandHelsinki1FranceParis, 6th arrondissement of Lyon2GermanyBerlin, Munich2GuatemalaGuatemala City1HondurasSan Pedro Sula1ItalyRome, Milan3JapanTokyo1MexicoMexico City1Netherlands's-Gravenhage1PanamaPanama City1PeruLima1RussiaMoscow1South KoreaSeoul1SpainMadrid, Barcelona2SwitzerlandGeneva2TaiwanTaipei1TürkiyeAnkara1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C., Miami2UruguayMontevideo1
Who can enter Nicaragua without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Nicaragua?
42 missions, 37 countries.
Emergency: Nicaragua?
115 (fire department), 120 (fire department), 128 (emergency medical services), 118 (police)
Who can enter Nicaragua without a visa?
162: Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, and Brazil…