No visa needed

Do citizens of Vanuatu need a visa for Nicaragua?

Citizens of Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu: the passport opens 46 countries visa-free; Port Vila — Managua: ≈ 12,030 km, about 15.5 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 Vanuatu passport?

Yes, citizens of Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu passport you can visit 46 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vanuatu passport ranks 108th of 199.
Vanuatu passport: visa-free access to 46 countries; Nicaragua passport: 74.
Citizens of Vanuatu and Nicaragua can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belize, Honduras, Seychelles, Ecuador, Panama, Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Russia.
Citizens of Nicaragua, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Vanuatu. Vanuatu visa for citizens of Nicaragua

Travelling to Nicaragua: good to know

Port Vila — Managua: about 12,030 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −17 hours.
Local time: Port Vila 12:00 — Managua 19:00.
Local currency: Nicaraguan Córdoba.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NIO 37.
Nicaragua is the 49th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vanuatu.