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Nicaragua visa for citizens of Uganda

Citizens of Uganda 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 Uganda: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Kampala — Managua: ≈ 13,130 km, about 17 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 Uganda passport you can visit 34 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Uganda passport ranks 134th of 199.
Uganda passport: visa-free access to 34 countries; Nicaragua passport: 74.
Citizens of Uganda and Nicaragua can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Bahamas, Ecuador, Belize, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Nicaragua, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Uganda. Uganda visa for citizens of Nicaragua

Travelling to Nicaragua: good to know

Kampala — Managua: about 13,130 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Kampala 12:00 — Managua 03:00.
Local currency: Nicaraguan Córdoba.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NIO 37.
Nicaragua is the 181st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Uganda.