Nicaragua
Warnings and insurance
UK government support
There is no resident British diplomatic mission in Nicaragua, and FCDO cannot give in-person consularsupport. If assistance. If you need emergency consularhelp assistance or have passport-related issues, contact the British Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, on +506-2258-2025. Replacement travel documents may take up to 4 weeks longer than normal to reach you.
Before you travel
No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide. You may also find it helpful to:
- see general advice for women travellers
- read our guide on disability and travel abroad
- see general advice for LGBT+ travellers
- read about safety for solo and independent travel
- see advice on volunteering and adventure travel abroad
Travel insurance
If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.
About FCDO travel advice
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Update history
2025-01-09 15:56
Updated information on travel within the C4 region relevant to Honduras and updated information on flying drones (‘Entry requirements’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages).
2024-09-06 13:58
Addition of information about Vaccine recommendations and Health Risks (‘Health’ page)
2024-01-29 15:14
Information on delays to replacement travel documents in Nicaragua (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2023-11-24 10:39
Information on emergency consular assistance in San Jose, Costa Rica (‘Safety and security’ page and ‘Getting help’ page).
2023-11-03 09:17
Removal of information about Tropical Storm Pilar.
2023-10-30 13:50
Information on Tropical Storm Pilar (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2023-10-26 13:35
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2023-08-16 14:55
New information that Emergency Travel Documents cannot be issued within Nicaragua and will need to be collected from a British Embassy in another country (‘Summary’ page).
2023-08-08 15:43
Due to the situation in Nicaragua, consular support has become severely limited (‘Summary’ page).
2023-08-05 17:39
Latest update: Information relating to elimination of all COVID related travel restrictions in Nicaragua.
2023-08-03 15:35
Information relating to the removal of all COVID-19 related travel restrictions in Nicaragua (‘Summary’, ‘Coronavirus’, and ‘Entry requirements’ page).
2023-06-22 11:16
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages.
2023-05-24 15:44
Removal of information about an active tropical storm and updated information about mosquito-borne diseases (‘Summary’ and ‘Natural disasters’ pages).
2022-10-08 01:33
Addition of information on Tropical Storm (‘Summary’ and ‘Natural Disasters’ pages).
2022-09-23 10:48
Addition of information about Nicaragua’s ban on the import, export and use of electronic smoking devices (‘Summary’ and ‘Local laws and customs’ pages).
2022-08-22 11:17
Highlighting that access to consular services in Nicaragua is via our Embassy in Costa Rica
2022-07-12 14:52
Removal of information on Tropical Storm Bonnie
2022-06-30 20:08
Updated information on potential hazardous weather conditions (‘Summary’ and ‘Natural disasters)
2022-06-29 12:08
Updated information on potential hazardous weather conditions (‘Summary’ and ‘Hurricanes’ pages)
2022-04-29 10:54
References to national elections and flight availability removed. (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages)
Warnings and insurance
UK government support
There is no resident British diplomatic mission in Nicaragua, and FCDO cannot give in-person consularsupport. If assistance. If you need emergency consularhelp assistance or have passport-related issues, contact the British Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, on +506-2258-2025. Replacement travel documents may take up to 4 weeks longer than normal to reach you.
Before you travel
No travel can be guaranteed safe. Read all the advice in this guide. You may also find it helpful to:
- see general advice for women travellers
- read our guide on disability and travel abroad
- see general advice for LGBT+ travellers
- read about safety for solo and independent travel
- see advice on volunteering and adventure travel abroad
Travel insurance
If you choose to travel, research your destinations and get appropriate travel insurance. Insurance should cover your itinerary, planned activities and expenses in an emergency.
About FCDO travel advice
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides advice about risks of travel to help British nationals make informed decisions. Find out more about FCDO travel advice.
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Update history
2025-01-09 15:56
Updated information on travel within the C4 region relevant to Honduras and updated information on flying drones (‘Entry requirements’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages).
2024-09-06 13:58
Addition of information about Vaccine recommendations and Health Risks (‘Health’ page)
2024-01-29 15:14
Information on delays to replacement travel documents in Nicaragua (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2023-11-24 10:39
Information on emergency consular assistance in San Jose, Costa Rica (‘Safety and security’ page and ‘Getting help’ page).
2023-11-03 09:17
Removal of information about Tropical Storm Pilar.
2023-10-30 13:50
Information on Tropical Storm Pilar (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).
2023-10-26 13:35
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2023-08-16 14:55
New information that Emergency Travel Documents cannot be issued within Nicaragua and will need to be collected from a British Embassy in another country (‘Summary’ page).
2023-08-08 15:43
Due to the situation in Nicaragua, consular support has become severely limited (‘Summary’ page).
2023-08-05 17:39
Latest update: Information relating to elimination of all COVID related travel restrictions in Nicaragua.
2023-08-03 15:35
Information relating to the removal of all COVID-19 related travel restrictions in Nicaragua (‘Summary’, ‘Coronavirus’, and ‘Entry requirements’ page).
2023-06-22 11:16
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages.
2023-05-24 15:44
Removal of information about an active tropical storm and updated information about mosquito-borne diseases (‘Summary’ and ‘Natural disasters’ pages).
2022-10-08 01:33
Addition of information on Tropical Storm (‘Summary’ and ‘Natural Disasters’ pages).
2022-09-23 10:48
Addition of information about Nicaragua’s ban on the import, export and use of electronic smoking devices (‘Summary’ and ‘Local laws and customs’ pages).
2022-08-22 11:17
Highlighting that access to consular services in Nicaragua is via our Embassy in Costa Rica
2022-07-12 14:52
Removal of information on Tropical Storm Bonnie
2022-06-30 20:08
Updated information on potential hazardous weather conditions (‘Summary’ and ‘Natural disasters)
2022-06-29 12:08
Updated information on potential hazardous weather conditions (‘Summary’ and ‘Hurricanes’ pages)
2022-04-29 10:54
References to national elections and flight availability removed. (‘Summary’ and ‘Safety and security’ pages)