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 in Nicaragua

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 in Nicaragua

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 from Nicaragua

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 in Nicaragua

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.
  • Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK

  • What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council

  • Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or in the country you are visiting when you work abroad.

  • How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre

  • Find out whether you need to pay UK tax on foreign income - residence and 鈥榥on-dom鈥� status, tax returns, claiming relief if you鈥檙e taxed twice (including certificates of residence)

  • Find out whether you need to pay tax on your UK income while you're living abroad - non-resident landlord scheme, tax returns, claiming relief if you鈥檙e taxed twice, personal allowance of tax-free income, form R43

Birth, death and marriage abroad in Nicaragua

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

News and events in Nicaragua

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

Trade and invest: Nicaragua

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.

  • Choosing a legal structure when you're starting a business: the differences between being a sole trader and a limited company, including legal risk, registration and taxes.

British embassy or high commission in Nicaragua

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.