This page was last updated on 16 December, 2021.
At a Glance
Travel Restrictions
Entry For Vaccinated Travelers: Allowed
Tourist Entry: Allowed
Testing: Negative PCR test results is required for all countries.
Quarantine Required: No
Quarantine Details: No quarantine required
Local Restrictions
Lockdown in Effect: No
Events: Allowed
Transport: Operational
Shopping: Open
Restaurants and Bars: Fully Open
Detailed Travel Advisory
Published 25.11.2020
1. Passengers arriving from Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep., Chad, China (People’s Rep.), Comoros, Congo, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Cote d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (Dem. People’s Rep.), Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Dem. Rep., Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Isl., Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated States), Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Fed., Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Isl., Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia or Zimbabwe must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 96 hours before arrival.
2. Passengers must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival.
– This does not apply to passengers arriving from Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep., Chad, China (People’s Rep.), Comoros, Congo, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Cote d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (Dem. People’s Rep.), Korea (Rep.), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Dem. Rep., Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Isl., Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia (Federated States), Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Fed., Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Isl., Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia or Zimbabwe.
3. Airline crew must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival.
4. Passengers with a negative COVID-19 PCR test are allowed to transit. They are subject to contact tracing by the Health Authorities for 14 days and must not have respiratory symptoms.
Detailed Tourist Information
Nicaragua is open for tourism. To enter through any one of our land borders a negative PCR COVID-19 test is also required.
Citizens of the CA4 member countries (Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras), may enter Nicaragua using an original and valid identification card and are exempt from paying immigration tariffs.
To enter Nicaragua, citizens and foreigners must present a negative COVID-PCR/SEROLOGY test at the Augusto C. Sandino International Airport taken a maximum of 72 hours prior to entry. The COVID-19 test results should be sent electronically to the airline prior to the date of travel.
Note: For citizens arriving from Asia, Africa, and Oceania, the test must be taken a maximum of 96 hours prior to their arrival in Nicaragua.
All of Nicaragua’s ports of entry have biosafety protocols and procedures to detect suspected COVID-19 cases. Travelers who present a negative COVID-19 PCR test will be able to move about the country freely but follow up calls from the Ministry of Health personnel should be expected throughout their visit.
People who wish to visit Nicaragua, entering by air or land, must fill out an online form issued by the Ministry of Interior to provide an agile, orderly, and secure application for admission into the country. The form must be submitted a minimum of seven days prior to arrival in Nicaragua.
https://solicitudes.migob.gob.ni/
Lockdown Details
Social distancing measures and other safety precautions should be observed at all times.
Sources
http://www.minsa.gob.ni/
Data Source: covidcontrols.co
