Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Nicaraguan passport holders 10
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
ArmeniaeVisa120 days→Visa on arrival120 days
AngolaVisa required→eVisa
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival
GeorgiaVisa required→eVisa
GambiaVisa required→Visa-free
Saint Kitts and NeviseTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
MauritiusVisa on arrival60 days→Visa-free90 days
South AfricaVisa required→eTA
Harder for Nicaraguan passport holders 12
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
United KingdomeTA180 days→Visa required
GrenadaVisa-free90 days→Visa required
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IrelandVisa-free90 days→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival90 days→Visa required
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
VanuatueVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Nicaragua 41
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 days→eVisa
AlbaniaVisa required→Visa-free90 days- AngolaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
AzerbaijanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required- BoliviaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
ChinaVisa required→eVisa
ColombiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
CubaVisa-free90 days→Visa required
DominicaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
Dominican RepublicVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
AlgeriaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
EstoniaVisa-free90 days→Visa required
EgyptVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
KazakhstanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
LebanonVisa required→eVisa
Saint LuciaVisa-free90 days→Visa required
LithuaniaVisa-free90 days→eVisa
MoroccoVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
MoldovaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
MadagascarVisa-free90 days→Visa required
North MacedoniaVisa-free90 days→Visa required
MaldivesVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
MexicoVisa-free90 days→Visa required
MozambiqueVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
NamibiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
New ZealandVisa-free90 days→eVisa
OmanVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
PeruVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
Papua New GuineaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
PhilippinesVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
PalauVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
SurinameVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
EswatiniVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
ThailandVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
TurkmenistanVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
TunisiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-free90 days→Visa required
TaiwanVisa-free90 days→eVisa
UkraineVisa-free90 days→eVisa
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes