The Nicaraguan passport is issued to citizens of Nicaragua for international travel. As of 1 January 2017, Nicaraguan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 112 countries and territories, ranking the Nicaraguan passport 46th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Marshallese passport) according to the Visa (document)#Visa restrictions, Henley visa restrictions index. The current Nicaraguan passport has 89 security features, including bidimensional barcodes, holograms, and watermarks, and is reportedly one of the least forgeable documents in the world.

Appearance

Like all Central American passports, the cover is navy blue with gold letters indicating the official name of the country in Spanish; at the top it has the words Centroamérica and in the middle a map of Central America showing the territory of Nicaragua shaded. At the bottom it has a text indicating the type of passport. The passport consists of 48 pages. It is 124 mm in width and 86 mm in height.

Identification page

* Photo of the passport holder * Type ("P" for passport) * Code of the country * Passport serial number * Surname and first name of the passport holder * Citizenship * Date of birth (DD. MM. YYYY) * Gender (M for men or F for women ) * Place of birth * Date of issue (DD. MM. YYYY) * Passport holder's signature * Expiry date (DD. MM. YYYY) * Issuing authority

Validity

Passports for people over 16 years of age are valid for ten years and for people under 16 years of age for five years.

References

* Council of the European Union, Council European Union regulation, regulation 539/200

* Council of the European Union, Council European Union regulation, regulation 1932/200

* Council of the European Union, Council European Union regulation, regulation 539/2001 consolidated version, 19.1.200

* List of nationals who do need a visa to visit the U

* List of countries whose passport holders do not require visas to enter Irelan

Passports by country, Nicaragua Government of Nicaragua {{Nicaragua-stub

Appearance

Identification page

Validity

See also

References