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Nicaragua visa for citizens of Colombia

Citizens of Colombia 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 Colombia: the passport opens 84 countries visa-free; Bogotá — Managua: ≈ 1,580 km, about 2.5 hours of flying.

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

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Nicaragua visa rules at a glance

With a Colombia passport you can visit 84 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 38 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Colombia passport ranks 72nd of 199.
Colombia passport: visa-free access to 84 countries; Nicaragua passport: 74.
Citizens of Colombia and Nicaragua can travel together visa-free to 67 countries, for example: Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican Republic, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Honduras, Dominica, Barbados, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Bahamas, Brazil, and Paraguay.
A language both countries share: Spanish.
Citizens of Nicaragua, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Colombia. Colombia visa for citizens of Nicaragua

Travelling to Nicaragua: good to know

Bogotá — Managua: about 1,580 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Bogotá 12:00 — Managua 11:00.
Local currency: Nicaraguan Córdoba.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NIO 37.
Nicaragua is the 8th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Colombia.