No visa needed

Do citizens of Nicaragua need a visa for Venezuela?

Citizens of Nicaragua don’t need a visa for Venezuela 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 Nicaragua: the passport opens 74 countries visa-free; Managua — Caracas: ≈ 2,120 km, about 3 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 Venezuela without a visa on a Nicaragua passport?

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

Venezuela visa rules at a glance

With a Nicaragua passport you can visit 74 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 51 with an e-visa; 43 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Nicaragua passport ranks 87th of 199.
Nicaragua passport: visa-free access to 74 countries; Venezuela passport: 70.
Citizens of Nicaragua and Venezuela can travel together visa-free to 59 countries, for example: Haiti, Bahamas, Grenada, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Iceland, Portugal, Spain, France, and Andorra.
A language both countries share: Spanish.
Citizens of Venezuela, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Nicaragua. Nicaragua visa for citizens of Venezuela

Travelling to Venezuela: good to know

Managua — Caracas: about 2,120 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Managua 12:00 — Caracas 14:00.
Local currency: Venezuelan Bolívar.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ VES 857.
Venezuela is the 15th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Nicaragua.