DebConf12/Visas

DebConf attendee needs a valid passport to enter in Nicaragua and few further requirements according the citizenship of attendee (see the tables below). If you need a visa, consider to apply for it as soon as possible.

The visa desk (visa@debconf.org) will help you if you need a confirmation letter from DebConf (to apply for the visa) or to answer further questions.

Citizen of category A Countries

Countries that don't require visa to enter Nicaragua.

Antigua & Barbuda Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Bahamas Bahrein Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Brasil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Chile Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Estonia

Fiji Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Iran Ireland Israel Italy Japan Korea (South) Kuwait Latvia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia

Madagascar Malasya Malta Marshall (Islands) México Monaco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Palestinian National Authority Panamá Paraguay Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russian Federation Saint Kitts & Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent & the Granadines Salomon (Islands) San Marino

São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of) Singapur Slovakia Slovenia South Africa (Republic of) Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Trinidad & Tobago Turkey Tuvalu U.A.E. U.S.A. Ukraine Uruguay Vanuatu Vatican City State Venezuela

Nationals from these countries don't need to ask for a visa to enter Nicaragua, only:

• a valid passport with an expiration date no less than six month
• a return ticket and,
• 10 USD (or the tourist fee), when entering the country.

Citizen of category B countries

Angola Argelia Azerbaijan Benin Bhutan Bolivia Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Colombia Comoros Côte d'Ivoire Cuba Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic

Egypt Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Indonesia Jamaica Jordania Kazakhstan Kiribati Korea (P.D.R. of) Kyrgyzstan Lesotho

Malawi Maldivas Mauritania Mauritius Micronesia Moldova Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Niger Oman Palau Papua New Guinea Perú Rwanda Sahrawi (Arab Dem. Rep.) Samoa

Senegal Serbia & Montenegro Seychelles Suriname Swaziland Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Tunisia Turkmenistan Uganda Uzbekistan Zambia Zimbabwe

Requirements for nationals from these countries:

• Go to the nearest embassy or consulate and fill a visa application.
• Two photos, passport size.
• Copy of valid passport with an expiration date no less than six months.
• Copy of all of the visas in the passport.
• Application letter to the Ambassador or Consul, specifying the purpose of the travel, the date of departure and arrival and adress/telephone number in Nicaragua.
• Interview with consular officer.
• $30 US dollar fee for issuing the visa.

Citizen of category C countries

Afghanistan Albania Armenia Bangladesh Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Cameroon China (P.R. of)

Congo (D.R. of) Congo (v) Eritrea Haiti Iraq Kenya Laos Lebanon

Liberia Mali Mongolia Nepal Nigeria Pakistan Sierra Leona Somalia

Sri Lanka Sudan Syria Timor-Leste Vietnam Yemen

Requirements for nationals from these countries:

• Go to the nearest embassy or consulate and fill a visa application.
• Two photos, passport size.
• Copy of valid passport with an expiration date no less than six months.
• Copy of ID card (front and reverse).
• An affidavit (sworn statement of fact witnessed as to the authenticity by a notary public) stating that the applicant will abandon the country at the date specified in the application letter.
• Application letter to the Ambassador or Consul, specifying the purpose of the travel, the date of departure and arrival and adress/telephone number in Nicaragua.
• Birth certificate (original and translated to Spanish).
• Health certificate (original and translated to Spanish).
• Police certificate (criminal record - original and translated to Spanish).
• $30 US dollar fee for issuing the visa.

Diplomatic missions

• List of Nicaraguan embassies
• List of Nicaraguan consulates
• List of Nicaraguan honorary consuls

Other links

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Spanish)
• Nicaraguan Department of Immigration (in Spanish)