No visa needed

Do citizens of Paraguay need a visa for Nicaragua?

Citizens of Paraguay 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 Paraguay: the passport opens 86 countries visa-free; Asunción — Managua: ≈ 5,190 km, about 7 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 Paraguay passport?

Yes, citizens of Paraguay 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 Paraguay passport you can visit 86 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 32 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Paraguay passport ranks 70th of 199.
Paraguay passport: visa-free access to 86 countries; Nicaragua passport: 74.
Citizens of Paraguay and Nicaragua can travel together visa-free to 67 countries, for example: Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Panama, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
A language both countries share: Spanish.
Citizens of Nicaragua, in turn, don’t need a visa for Paraguay. Paraguay visa for citizens of Nicaragua

Travelling to Nicaragua: good to know

Asunción — Managua: about 5,190 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Asunción 12:00 — Managua 09:00.
Local currency: Nicaraguan Córdoba.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NIO 37.
Nicaragua is the 24th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Paraguay.