Current travel advisories for Nicaragua

Last Update: Monday, 15. July 2019 at 07:22

Please reconsider your need to travel to Nicaragua.

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Travel warnings for this region [to world map].

Current situation : 3.5 / 5

Nicaragua is a country in North America (Central America) with around 6 million citizens and a land mass of 129,494 km². We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this country.

Bordering countries: 2.4 / 5

Nicaragua shares land borders with Honduras and Costa Rica. For these countries, the individual warning index is 2.7 (Honduras) and 2.0 (Costa Rica). See danger map of the region.

Single advisories / travel warnings

Canadian government

https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/nicaragua

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution.

Danger level: 3

Exercise a high degree of caution.

Maltese government

https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Travel-Advice.aspx

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Exercise High Degree of Caution

Danger level: 3

Exercise high degree of caution.

Irish government

https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/nicaragua/

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
High degree of caution

Danger level: 3

High degree of caution.

US American government

http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/nicaragua-travel-advisory.html

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Reconsider travel to Nicaragua due to civil unrest, crime, limited healthcare availability, and arbitrary enforcement of laws. On September 12, 2018, the U.S. Department of State lifted the ordered departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members. The U.S. Embassy in Managua is open to the public and provides the full range of consular services. Throughout Nicaragua, armed and violent uniformed police or civilians in plain clothes acting as police (“para-police”) continue to target anyone considered to be in opposition to the rule of President Ortega. The government and its affiliated armed groups have been reported to: Arbitrarily detain pro-democracy protestors, with credible claims of torture and disappearances. Systematically target opposition figures, including clergy, human rights advocates, and members of the press. Prevent certain individuals from departing Nicaragua by air or land. Seize private property. Arbitrarily search personal phones and computers for anti-government content. Arbitrarily detain certain individuals with unfounded charges of terrorism, money laundering, and organized crime. These police and para-police groups often cover their faces, sometimes operate in groups numbering in the hundreds, and use unmarked vehicles. Rallies and demonstrations in opposition to the rule of President Ortega have been declared unlawful, but nevertheless occur. Government forces, uniformed police, and para-police have attacked peaceful demonstrators leading to significant numbers of arrests, injuries, and deaths. Looting, vandalism, and arson often occur during unrest.  Road blocks, including in Managua and other major cities, may appear and limit availability of food and fuel. Government hospitals are understaffed and may deny treatment to suspected protestors. Some hospitals throughout the country may not be able to assist in emergencies. Ambulances have reportedly refused to respond or have been denied access to areas with individuals needing emergency care. Violent crime, such as sexual assault and armed robbery, is common. Civil unrest and poor infrastructure in parts of the country limit the Embassy’s ability to assist U.S. citizens in emergencies. U.S. government personnel must avoid demonstrations and require special permission to travel beyond a three-hour drive from Managua. Additional restrictions on movements by U.S. government personnel may be put in place at any time, depending on local circumstances and security conditions, which can change suddenly. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page.

Danger level: 4

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New Zealand government

https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/nicaragua

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Avoid non-essential travel to Nicaragua due to civil unrest and violent crime.

Danger level: 4

Avoid non-essential travel / High Risk.

If there is more than one advisory/message of a single government for a given country, it indicates regional differences in means of security for your personal health and well-being. Single messages can indicate specific regions to be safer or less safe as mentioned in the main advisory. In these cases it's advisable to consult your own governments information.

Warnindex Description

Extreme Warning (index value: 4.5 - 5)
You should avoid any trips. A high warning index is a sound indicator of potential harm to your health and well-being.
High Risk (index value: 3.5 - 4.5)
Travel should be reduced to a necessary minimum and be conducted with good preparation and high attention.
Medium Risk (index value: 2.5 - 3.5)
Warnings often relate to specific regions within a country. However, high attention is still advised when moving around.
Low Risk (index value: 0 - 2.5)
Usually this is an indicator that travelling in this country is relatively safe. Higher attention is advised with values > 1.

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Country information

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Basic facts

Citizens
around 6 million
Covering landmass
129,494 km²
Electricity
120V - 60Hz
Currency
Cordoba (NIO)
ISO 2-Letter Code
NI
Phone prefix
+505
Top Level Domain
.ni
Mobile frequencies (MHz)
1900

Airports in Nicaragua (extern)

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Note of the displayed travel advisories
These trabel advisories are automatically gathered. We use the RSS Feeds of the corresponding authorities of the single countries. In some cases, we analyse the website itself. Since the information originates from different countries and different countries have different understanding of danger and danger levels. Thus, the information displayed is an automized and normalized representation with no right to completeness and correctness. If a country is not shown, it doesn't necessarily mean it's safe. The information shown if a first indicator.