No visa needed

Do citizens of Madagascar need a visa for Nicaragua?

Citizens of Madagascar don’t need a visa for Nicaragua and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Madagascar: the passport opens 29 countries visa-free; Antananarivo — Managua: ≈ 15,020 km, about 19.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Nicaragua without a visa on a Madagascar passport?

Yes, citizens of Madagascar don’t need a visa for Nicaragua for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Nicaragua visa rules at a glance

With a Madagascar passport you can visit 29 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Madagascar passport ranks 147th of 199.
Madagascar passport: visa-free access to 29 countries; Nicaragua passport: 74.
Citizens of Madagascar and Nicaragua can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Micronesia, Dominica, Haiti, Ecuador, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
Citizens of Nicaragua, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Madagascar. Madagascar visa for citizens of Nicaragua

Travelling to Nicaragua: good to know

Antananarivo — Managua: about 15,020 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Antananarivo 12:00 — Managua 03:00.
Local currency: Nicaraguan Córdoba.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NIO 37.
Nicaragua is the 192nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Madagascar.