Moving to Nicaragua from Canada
What depends on your nationality: entry, documents and your government’s advice.
Immigration rules changed several times between 2024 and 2026. Confirm your case with the DGME or a Nicaraguan lawyer.
Entry
Category A: visa-free, with a US$10 tourist card and normally 90 days shared across the CA-4.
Documents and apostille
Canada has applied the Apostille Convention since 2024-01-11. Your public documents (birth certificate, criminal record, marriage certificate) only need an apostille to be used in Nicaragua.
Guides
- What changed in Nicaragua’s immigration rules from 2024 to 2026
- Nicaragua residency in 2026: categories, requirements and fees
- Retiring in Nicaragua: retiree and rentista residence in 2026
- How long you can stay in Nicaragua as a tourist and how to extend
- Nicaragua visa requirements by nationality (2026)
- Apostille for Nicaragua: which countries only need an apostille
- Permanent residency and Nicaraguan citizenship: rules since 2024
- Working in Nicaragua as a foreigner: permits and remote work
- Safety and travel advisories for Nicaragua (2026)
Sources: Disposition 002-2026 on visa categories (text reproduced by Canal 4); HCCH, Apostille Convention status table; Law 1228 (amending Law 761), La Gaceta No. 222, 29 Nov 2024.