Do Hong Kong passport holders need a visa to visit NI?

HKSAR ordinary passport holders can enter Nicaragua visa-free for tourism for up to 90 days. No visa is needed in advance, but a US$10 tourist card is purchased on arrival. As of 31 May 2026, holders of a Hong Kong SAR ordinary passport are visa-exempt for Nicaragua under the country's restructured visa framework (Disposicion No. 002-2026), which took effect on 16 February 2026. That decree reorganised foreign nationals into Category A (visa-exempt) and Category C (consulted visa requiring prior authorisation from Managua). Hong Kong is listed in Category A, alongside jurisdictions such as the US, UK, Canada, Japan and Australia, so HKSAR travellers may enter for tourism without obtaining a visa beforehand. The permitted stay is up to 90 days, extendable by a further 30 days for a fee at the immigration office in Managua. Although no visa is required, every visa-exempt traveller (with the sole exception of Salvadorans, Guatemalans and Hondurans) must buy a Tarjeta de Turismo / tourist card costing US$10 on arrival, and most travellers also pay a small exit fee when leaving. Standard entry conditions apply: a passport valid for at least six months, proof of sufficient funds, and onward or return travel documentation. Note that Nicaragua is in Central America, not the Schengen area, so the Schengen 90/180 rule and ETIAS do not apply. The decree is recent, eliminated the former visa-on-arrival channel for many nationalities, and is being enforced unevenly, so travellers should reconfirm with the nearest Nicaraguan consulate or their airline shortly before departure.