UK help and services in Nicaragua

Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in Nicaragua. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and Nicaragua.

Emergency help for British nationals

Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.
  • There is no British Embassy in Managua. The British Embassy in San Jose maintains and develops relations between the UK and Nicaragua.

  • The British Embassy in San Jose maintains and develops relations between the UK and Costa Rica.

  • Contact the nearest British embassy, high commission, consulate or the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London to get help if you're the victim of crime abroad

  • Advice to British people affected by crises abroad such as large-scale terrorist attacks, natural disasters and political unrest, and how the FCDO can help.

  • Explanation of the legal and prison system to British nationals.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.

Passports and emergency travel documents

Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.

Travelling to Nicaragua

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

Coming to the UK

Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.

Living in Nicaragua

Includes how to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.

Birth, death and marriage abroad

Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.

News and events

Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in Nicaragua.

Trade and invest

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Nicaragua.
  • DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Costa Rica, and Costa Rican companies set up and invest in the UK.

  • Information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Nicaragua.

  • What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits

British embassy or high commission

Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.
  • There is no British Embassy in Managua. The British Embassy in San Jose maintains and develops relations between the UK and Nicaragua.

  • The British Embassy in San Jose maintains and develops relations between the UK and Costa Rica.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.