{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"NI","name":"Nicaragua","slug":"nicaragua"},"destination":{"code":"HK","name":"Hong Kong (SAR China)"},"status":"visa_free","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-09-22","allowedStays":[{"label":"Up to 30 days","basis":"per_visit","maxDays":30,"notes":["The announcement expressly describes permitted visitor stay; this is not passport validity, visa validity or processing time."]}],"policies":[{"id":"pass413-hk-nicaragua-solomon-ordinary-visitor-waiver-20260826","title":"Nicaragua and Solomon Islands: Hong Kong visitor waiver","summary":"Ordinary Nicaraguan and Solomon Islands passport holders may visit Hong Kong visa-free for up to 30 days from 26 August 2026. The current destination visitor schedule and the announcement's explicit inbound provision agree on the scope and permitted stay.","status":"visa_free","announcedOn":"2026-07-27","effectiveFrom":"2026-08-26","conditions":["This is the ordinary nationality-based visitor route, not a diplomatic-passport, resident-document or direct-airside-transit exception.","The visa-free visit must not exceed 30 days. A person intending to stay longer than the permitted visa-free period must obtain the appropriate visa or entry permit before travelling.","Visitors must have adequate funds for their stay without working and onward or return tickets, except when in transit to Chinese Mainland or the Macao Special Administrative Region.","Visitor status does not permit paid or unpaid employment, establishing or joining a business, or entering a school as a student. Work, study, business establishment and residence require the appropriate permission unless a separate Part I entitlement applies.","Meeting the stated conditions does not guarantee admission; the immigration authority retains its power to refuse permission to land."],"sourceIds":["pass413-hk-immd-visitor-schedule-20260922","pass413-hk-immd-nicaragua-solomon-announcement-20260727"]},{"id":"hong-kong-current-prior-visa-list-before-2026-08-25","title":"Hong Kong lists nationalities that require a visit visa (historical: NI / SB)","summary":"The Immigration Department's August 2026 schedule requires the listed ordinary-passport visitors to obtain a visa or entry permit before travel.","status":"visa_required","effectiveTo":"2026-08-25","conditions":["Some diplomatic and official passport holders have different exemptions; this policy represents ordinary-passport access.","Direct airside transit exceptions vary by nationality and do not establish permission to enter Hong Kong.","Applications remain subject to individual assessment and normal immigration requirements."],"sourceIds":["hong-kong-visitor-requirements-2026-08"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"pass413-hk-immd-visitor-schedule-20260922","title":"Visit Visa / Entry Permit Requirements for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region","url":"https://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/services/visas/visit-transit/visit-visa-entry-permit.html","publisher":"Immigration Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region","jurisdiction":"Hong Kong Special Administrative Region","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-09-22"},{"id":"pass413-hk-immd-nicaragua-solomon-announcement-20260727","title":"Visa-free access to Nicaragua and Solomon Islands for HKSAR passport holders","url":"https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202607/27/P2026072700708.htm","publisher":"Hong Kong Immigration Department via Government Information Services","jurisdiction":"Hong Kong Special Administrative Region","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-09-22"},{"id":"hong-kong-visitor-requirements-2026-08","title":"Visit visa and entry permit requirements for Hong Kong","url":"https://www.immd.gov.hk/eng/services/visas/visit-transit/visit-visa-entry-permit.html","publisher":"Hong Kong Immigration Department","jurisdiction":"Hong Kong SAR","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-20"}]}