No visa needed

Do citizens of South Korea need a visa for Nicaragua?

Citizens of South Korea 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 South Korea: the passport opens 114 countries visa-free; Seoul — Managua: ≈ 13,490 km, about 17.5 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 South Korea passport?

Yes, citizens of South Korea 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 South Korea passport you can visit 114 countries visa-free, 38 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the South Korea passport ranks 35th of 199.
South Korea passport: visa-free access to 114 countries; Nicaragua passport: 74.
Citizens of South Korea and Nicaragua can travel together visa-free to 73 countries, for example: Taiwan, Philippines, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Micronesia, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Russia, Finland, Estonia, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, and Moldova.
Citizens of Nicaragua, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to South Korea. South Korea visa for citizens of Nicaragua

Travelling to Nicaragua: good to know

Seoul — Managua: about 13,490 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −15 hours.
Local time: Seoul 12:00 — Managua 21:00.
Local currency: Nicaraguan Córdoba.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NIO 37.
Nicaragua is the 174th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of South Korea.