Is there a fee to pay to enter Nicaragua?
All passengers who enter the country must pay a tax fee of the Tourist Card to the Nicaraguan Institute of Tourism. This tax fee has a value of US$ 5.00 dollars, but all citizens who belong to the CA-4 are excluded from this tax fee (All Guatemalans, Salvadorians, Hondurans and Nicaraguans). The fee must be paid in dollars and in cash.
What is the customs paperwork that all passengers must fulfill before entering or leaving Nicaragua?
Passengers age 18 or bellow requires an exit visa.
If the passenger is of a foreign nationality but has residency in Nicaragua, Migration Central will require their exit visa, with a fee of US$ 70.00 cordobas
Migration Central will be in charge of extending exit visa to minors under age. The requisites are: Birth Certificate, A passport with at least 6 months of validity, Legal Permission previously authorized and signed by parents/legal guardians of the minor.
The citizens within the Central American area who require visa are: Costa Rica; of a value of US$ 20.00 dollars, and Panama; of a value of US$ 5.00 dollars. These fees are to be paid in dollars, only.
The citizens who belong to the CA-4 (Guatemalans, Salvadorians, Hondurans and Nicaraguans) are able to enter the country by just presenting their identification cards.
If I wish to use the Airport’s VIP Lounge, what are the benefits and cost?
The VIP Lounge presents 5 different rates:
Normal Rate: US$ 30.00 dollars plus a 15% IVA per passenger, it is available to all public. The service includes document proceedings and luggage with Migration, Customs and Airline in which you are traveling.
Corporative Rate: US$ 20.00 dollars plus a 15% IVA per passenger. It is specifically made for companies, cooperatives and airlines, the service includes search in documents and luggage with Migration, Customs and Airline in which you are traveling. Bar service: 2 drinks and 1 snack dish/plate.
Rate for affiliated credit cards: Promotion US$ 15.00 plus IVA. Bar service: 2 drinks and 1 snack dish/plate.
Rate for minors: US$10.00 dollars plus 15% IVA per passenger. It applies to all minors between the ages of 2 and 12, with a privilege of 1 drink and 1 snack plate/dish. Document proceedings and luggage with Migration and Customs.
Infant Rate: US$ 5.00 dollars plus 15% IVA per passenger. It applies to all infants between the ages of 0 and 2. The service includes document proceedings.
What are the VIP Lounge restrictions?
There are certain special requirements that must be fulfilled to make use of the VIP Lounge.
Make reservations with a 24-hour anticipation
It is only permitted 2 companions per passenger
Smoking is not allowed
Any consumption outside the established fee will be cancelled in cash or with credit card.
The use of suitable clothes.
It is required to appear two ahead hours of your flight time in the VIP Lounge
Which are the commercial and cargo airlines that fly to Nicaragua?
The commercial airlines that operate in Nicaragua are: American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Grupo Taca, Copa Airlines, Atlantic Airlines and Aerocaribbean. The cargo airlines that operate in Nicaragua are: United Parcel Services (UPS), Arrow Airlines, Taca Cargo and Copa Cargo.
Which airlines travel to the Atlantic Region of Nicaragua?
There are 2 airlines in existence that are able to transport you to the Atlantic Region; La Costeña and Atlantic Airlines.
Seaports
Nicaragua has 6 seaports and 1 lacustrine port. In the Pacific Region, there are 3 ports, where one of them is the largest one in the country; the other 3 are located in the Atlantic Region and the lacustrine port is located in Lake Nicaragua.
Some of the ports have the capacity of handle ling the international traffic of containers.
Momentarily, there is a project going on about a construction of a dry channel that will permit communication between the ports in the Pacific and Atlantic Region by the means of a train.
The seaports in the Pacific are: Corinto, which is the main loading service provider, mobilizes the majority of the products of importation and exportation of the country. Port Sandino is another center of loading and unloading of ships through loading barges.
The San Juan del Sur Port is the third port in the Pacific Region in Nicaragua. It is located in the south part of the country, in the Rivas department, in the bay that carries the same name. From the capital, the distance is 140 Km., but from Rivas City, it is 35 Km. away.
The ports in the Atlantic region are: The Bluff, located in the Atlantic coast, in Bluefields bay. There we find a marginal dock of reinforced concrete 524 feet long and 56 feet wide, with a deepness of 13 feet, which tends to rise to 18 feet. Geographically it’s located on latitude 12 and longitude 83.
Another port in the Atlantic region is El Rama, located in the South Autonomy Region of the Atlantic, 292 Km. away from Managua City. Geographically located on latitude 12 and longitude 84.
The Puerto Cabezas Dock is located in the city with the same name in the North Autonomic Region of the Atlantic.
The lacustrine port of Nicaragua is located in Granada City, one of the most beautiful colonial cities in Latin America, 45 Km. from Managua City.
This port usually gives cargo and passenger service, to those people who are from the departments of Rio San Juan, Rivas and from Ometepe Island.
