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Nicaragua visa for citizens of Jamaica

Citizens of Jamaica 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 Jamaica: the passport opens 55 countries visa-free; Kingston — Managua: ≈ 1,210 km, about 2 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 Jamaica passport?

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Nicaragua visa rules at a glance

With a Jamaica passport you can visit 55 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 73 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Jamaica passport ranks 99th of 199.
Jamaica passport: visa-free access to 55 countries; Nicaragua passport: 74.
Citizens of Jamaica and Nicaragua can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Panama, Belize, Venezuela, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Ecuador, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina.
Citizens of Nicaragua, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Jamaica. Jamaica visa for citizens of Nicaragua

Travelling to Nicaragua: good to know

Kingston — Managua: about 1,210 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Kingston 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 Jamaica.