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Nicaragua visa for citizens of Cape Verde

Citizens of Cape Verde get a Nicaragua visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Cape Verde: the passport opens 39 countries visa-free; Praia — Managua: ≈ 6,770 km, about 9 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Can I travel to Nicaragua without a visa on a Cape Verde passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Cape Verde get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Nicaragua visa rules at a glance

With a Cape Verde passport you can visit 39 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cape Verde passport ranks 125th of 199.
Cape Verde passport: visa-free access to 39 countries; Nicaragua passport: 74.
Citizens of Cape Verde and Nicaragua can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Bahamas, Palestine, Ecuador, Russia, Seychelles, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Nicaragua, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Cape Verde. Cape Verde visa for citizens of Nicaragua

Travelling to Nicaragua: good to know

Praia — Managua: about 6,770 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Praia 12:00 — Managua 07:00.
Local currency: Nicaraguan Córdoba.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NIO 37.
Nicaragua is the 117th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cape Verde.