Nicaragua Reciprocity Schedule


Visa Classification Fee Number of Applications Validity Period
A-1 None Multiple 24 Months
A-2 None Multiple 24 Months
A-3 [1] None Multiple 24 Months
B-1 None Multiple 120 Months
B-2 None Multiple 120 Months
B-1/B-2 None Multiple 120 Months
C-1 None Multiple 60 Months
C-1/D None Multiple 60 Months
C-2 None Multiple 12 Months
C-3 None Multiple 60 Months
D None Multiple 60 Months
E-1 [2] No Treaty N/A N/A
E-2 [2] No Treaty N/A N/A
F-1 None Multiple 60 Months
F-2 None Multiple 60 Months
G-1 None Multiple 60 Months
G-2 None Multiple 60 Months
G-3 None Multiple 60 Months
G-4 None Multiple 60 Months
G-5 [1] None Multiple 24 Months
H-1B None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-1C None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-2A None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-2B None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-2R None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-3 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
H-4 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
I None Multiple 60 Months
J-1 [4] None Multiple 60 Months
J-2 [4] None Multiple 60 Months
K-1 None One 6 Months
K-2 None One 6 Months
K-3 None Multiple 24 Months
K-4 None Multiple 24 Months
L-1 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
L-2 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
M-1 None Multiple 60 Months
M-2 None Multiple 60 Months
N-8 None Multiple 60 Months
N-9 None Multiple 60 Months
NATO 1-7 N/A N/A N/A
O-1 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
O-2 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
O-3 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-1 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-2 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-3 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
P-4 None Multiple 60 Months [3]
Q-1 [6] None Multiple 15 Months [3]
R-1 None Multiple 60 Months
R-2 None Multiple 60 Months
S-5 [7] None One 1 Month
S-6 [7] None One 1 Month
S-7 [7] None One 1 Month
T-1 [9] N/A N/A N/A
T-2 None One 6 Months
T-3 None One 6 Months
T-4 None One 6 Months
TD [5] N/A N/A N/A
V-1 None Multiple 120 Months
V-2 None Multiple 120 Months [8]
V-3 None Multiple 120 Months [8]

Documents

Birth Certificates

Available. Birth certificates can be obtained from the Civil Registrar (Registrador del Estado Civil) through either the office in which the event was originally recorded or the Central Registry in Managua. When a birth is registered inside of one year of birth it should appear in the Book of Births of the town where the birth was originally recorded. Unscrupulous lawyers/registrars can easily obtain or produce false birth certificates. In cases where a birth was never registered, a Civil Judge may, after a lawyer has executed the proper documents and testimony taken from witnesses, issue a birth certificate which is inscribed in the Civil Registry. In cases in which the relationship or identity of the applicant is in doubt, a baptism certificate may be requested as secondary evidence. Such a certificate must prove that the record of birth was entered in the record book for the year in which the baptism took place; the document should be authenticated by the Chancery of the Catholic Church in Managua, Nicaragua. A Supletoria of baptism is not acceptable.

Marriage, Divorce and Death Certificates

Available. Death, marriage and divorce certificates are issued by the Civil Registrar.

Note: Within Nicaragua, the signature and seal of the Civil Registrar serve to authenticate any document issued by that office in an official capacity and gives the document the force of a "public instrument" in the courts. If destined for use abroad, the signature of a Civil Registrar appearing on a document may be authenticated by the Central Registry in Managua, Nicaragua. The signature of the Central Registry Director is authenticated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs. If deemed necessary, the signature of the Minister for Foreign Affairs may be authenticated by the Embassy in Managua. Birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificates are not considered legal unless certified under the signature and official seal of the respective Civil Registrar.

Records in the Central Registry in Managua are maintained for the entire country and are stored on microfilm. These microfilm records were not destroyed during the 1972 earthquake nor the civil strife in 1979. Documents issued in Nicaragua by the ecclesiastical authorities are not considered government documents; in Nicaragua, the Church and State are separate. There is no limitation with respect to the availability of any document because of sex or age.

Police Records

Unavailable.

Prison Records

Unavailable.

Military Records

Unavailable.

Special Clearance and Issuance Procedures

None.

Visa Issuing Post

Managua, Nicaragua (Embassy)

Address:
APO AA 3402l-3240

Visa Services

All visa categories for all of Nicaragua.