United Arab Emirates to Nicaragua visa requirements

United Arab Emirates ordinary passport holders need Nicaragua's Category C consulted visa before travel. Since 2026, this is handled through Nicaragua's MINT online consular visa platform: apply online, wait for review and a payment/authorization notice, then download and print the approved visa. There is no visa-free entry or visa on arrival for UAE ordinary passports. Until early 2026, several Gulf nationalities could enter Nicaragua without a prior visa. That changed with Ministry of the Interior Disposicion No. 002-2026, published in February 2026 and effective 16 February 2026. The rule moved UAE ordinary passport holders into Category C (visa consultada), meaning prior authorization is required before travel. The stale part is the workflow: Nicaragua now provides an online MINT consular/eVisa-style platform for consulted visas. The applicant registers with an email address, completes the online form, uploads a passport-style photo and passport biodata-page scan, waits for review and the payment link/authorization notice, then downloads and prints the approved visa; the MINT verification page can be used to verify the visa. The visa is reported as valid for 30 days from notification/issuance, while tourist admission is generally up to 90 days. The exact UAE visa fee is not publicly confirmed on the official pages checked; pay the amount requested by the MINT platform after review. A USD 10 tourist tax/card is still paid on arrival. Travelers should apply well before departure because Category C remains a prior-authorization process, not visa-free entry or visa on arrival.