Nicaragua Entry | Customs and Immigration

April 10th, 2024 by nicoleborda_98

Costa Rica a Nicaragua
Cruzamos a las 16hs y casi no había gente, creemos que a esta hora el personal ya quiere irse a la casa entonces te dejan cruzar rápido.
Para salir de Costa Rica pagamos 8usd cada uno con tarjeta, en efectivo eran 10usd c/u.
Nos fumigaron pero no nos cobraron.
Para entrar a Nicaragua llenamos un papel/formulario, pagamos 1usd c/u + 13usd c/u. Todo en efectivo. Además 12usd de seguro x un mes. Apenas nos revisaron la van y preguntaron si teníamos dron (no tenemos). En total tardamos una hora y media.
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We crossed at 16hs and there was almost no one, we believe at this hour all the oficers just want to go home, so they are not so picky.
Leaving CR we paid 8usd each (with card), in cash would be 10 usd each.
They fumigated the van but didn't charged anything. Entering Nicaragua we filled a paper/form, we paid 1usd each + 13 usd each (in cash). Also 12usd of insurance for a month. They barely looked into our van, just asked if we had a dron (we don't). Everything took 1.5 hour in total.

March 25th, 2024 by bueno__va

From Costa Rica to Nicaragua
In our case there were two very simple borders (1.5 hours for both borders).
We crossed on a Monday at 11:30 a.m.
The step-by-step details are very well explained in the previous messages.

Our experience at the Nicaragua border was very simple, the customs officer checked our motorhome pretty quickly. He asked us some questions and if we had a Drone. Drones are not allowed to enter Nicaragua.
Then immigration asked us where we were going to go in Nicaragua.
We told him some cities and as an address we named him a hotel in San Juan del Sur.
That was more than enough.
Our motorhome did not undergo x-rays.
There are many trucks waiting to enter, avoid the line of them. It is different from tourist cars.

Taxes we pay:
Departure Costa Rica: 8 USD pp Tourist tax.

Nicaragua entrance:
13USD Tourist tax pp + 1USD municipal tax.
Our motorhome paid 5 USD to enter the country + 4.4 USD fumigation tax

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De Cost rica hacia Nicaragua
En nuestro caso fueron dos fronteras muy simples (1.5hs las dos fronteras).
Cruzamos un Lunes al 11:30hs.
Los detalles de paso a paso esta muy bien explicado en los mensajes anteriores.

Nuestra experiencia en la frontera de Nicaragua fue muy simple, el funcionario de aduana revisó nuestro motorhome bastante rápido. Nos hizo algunas preguntas y si teníamos Drone. No se permite ingreso de Drone a Nicaragua.
Luego en migraciones nos consultaron a donde íbamos a ir en Nicaragua. Le dijimos algunas ciudades y como dirección le nombramos un hotel de San Juan del Sur. Con eso fue más que suficiente.
Nuestro motorhome no pasó por rayos x.
Hay muchos camiones esperando para entrar, evitar la fila de ellos. Es diferente a los autos de turistas.

Impuestos que pagamos:
Salida Costa Rica: 8 USD pp Impuesto turista.

Entrada Nicaragua: 13 USD Impuesto turista pp + 1USD impuesto municipal.
Nuestro motorhome pago 5 USD Ingreso al país + 4.4 USD impuesto fumigación

February 15th, 2024 by vibededois

Para entrar na Nicarágua: todo o processo de imigração e aduana é feito nesse prédio. Se estiver com um carro, antes de chegar no prédio já te dão um formulário que você deve preencher. Depois, a primeira coisa a fazer é entrar no prédio e fazer a aduana. Já havíamos preenchido o formulário, mas tivemos que dar mais alguns dados, como nosso roteiro pelo país, as cidades que visitaríamos e nossas profissões. Depois do passaporte carimbado, ali no mesmo guichê pagamos as taxas de ingresso no país: $13 dólares por pessoa. Como viajamos em veículo, voltamos lá no estacionamento. Há muitos guichês, pequenas casinhas com os responsáveis pela revista nos veículos. Entregamos aquele primeiro papel preenchido, eles fizeram mais algumas perguntas, preencheram mais um papel e apenas olharam o nosso carro por fora. Não pediram pra abrir, nem pra olhar o chassi. Ela nos deu um papel que já fomos em um policial assinar. Ele estava em frente ao nosso carro já. Depois com esse papel, novamente entramos no prédio e fomos na aduana. Preenchemos os papéis de entrada e pronto! Não passamos por scanner nem raio-X. ADICIONAL: mascotes. Viajamos com uma cachorrinha, então passamos no ISTA pra entregar os documentos feitos na Costa Rica. Você precisa de: 1) Copia do passaporte do dono e 2) original e 1 cópia do certificado de exportação. Tivemos que levar nossa cachorrinha lá. Não tínhamos cópia do certificado, porém eles foram bem gentis e fizeram pra nós. Preencheram mais um formulário, pagamos a taxa de $10 dólares e pronto! Demorou em torno de 3h, mas foi uma fronteira tranquila, todos muito gentis e educados e nada confusa. Resumo de valores pagos: $13 dólares por pessoa de ingresso e $10 dólares do nosso cachorro.

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To enter Nicaragua: the entire immigration and customs process is carried out in this building. If you have a car, before arriving at the building they will give you a form that you must fill out. Then, the first thing to do is enter the building and go through customs. We had already filled out the form, but we had to provide some more information, such as our itinerary around the country, the cities we would visit and our professions. After the passport was stamped, at the same counter we paid the entry fees into the country: $13 dollars per person. As we traveled by vehicle, we returned to the parking lot. There are many booths, small houses with those responsible for searching vehicles. We handed in that first completed paper, they asked a few more questions, filled out another paper and just looked at our car from the outside. They didn't ask to open it, nor to look at the chassis. She gave us a piece of paper that we went to a police officer to sign. He was in front of our car already. Afterwards, with this paper, we entered the building again and went to customs. We fill out the entry papers and that's it! We do not go through a scanner or X-ray. ADDITIONAL: mascots. We traveled with a dog, so we stopped by ISTA to deliver the documents made in Costa Rica. You need: 1) Copy of the owner's passport and 2) original and 1 copy of the export certificate. We had to take our dog there. We didn't have a copy of the certificate, but they were very kind and made it for us. They filled out another form, we paid the $10 fee and that was it! It took around 3 hours, but it was a peaceful border, everyone was very kind and polite and nothing was confusing. Summary of amounts paid: $13 per person ticket and $10 for our dog.

October 23rd, 2023 by tillmann.schanz

They did not let us in with a PODER! We had all documents but they refused and said the apostille needs to be us-american and not from Costa Rica.. even the Boss of the Migration office Magdalena Rodriguez didn‘t accept the PODER and was very rude..
we drove to the Los Chiles/Las Tabillas border crossing. The process there took us 3 hours but no problem with our documents..

August 17th, 2023 by MoraVentures

Everything as described, they did not check our Covid papers this time like they did last time (on 7/21), the Covid check stuff seems random and just depends on who’s there that day. We got sent to the scanner with our truck, also seems random how they choose. We have a pickup truck with rooftop tent. We are not traveling with our dog this time since we had to fly out with him due to the previous pet ban, but I did ask about it and it seems like the pet ban will be lifted soon or maybe even already is.
@MoraVentures

July 21st, 2023 by MoraVentures

WARNING for those traveling with pets!: there is some sort of “plague” affecting dogs and cats in Costa Rica and Panama (screw worm). Nicaragua will not allow the entrance of pets as of July 18th, 2023 from the south. They told me the ONLY option is to fly.
@MoraVentures

July 18th, 2023 by 2marmosetsautourdumonde

Entry to Nicaragua at 9:45am
- Passports check
- Fill the given form
- Go through fumigation
- Enter custom building, pay 1$ to get in.
- Custom desk, pay 13$ cash per person to get stamped.
- Vehicle inspection with DGA and Police officer.
- Get the 2 signatures of the filled form
- Pay at IPSA desk 4,40$USD (payable with card) for fumigation
- Pay 5$ USD cash for vehicle taxes at the desk close to IPSA.
- Long queue for TIP desk. Processing time 5min.
- Get back to vehicle. Drive to the last passports check
- Buy a 12$ mandatory car insurance (seguro).
- Into the country at 11:30am

Entrée Nicaragua 9:45
- formulaire vierge à remplir
- Vérification passeports
- Fumigation
- Bureau immigration 13$ taxe d’entrée +1$ pour entrer dans le bâtiment
- Obtenir tampon passeport 10min
- Inspection véhicule avec DGA + police 5min
- Obtenir les 2 signatures sur le formulaire rempli
- Bureau IPSA Payer 4,40$ pour la fumigation (carte acceptée)
- Payer 5$ pour l’entrée du véhicule sur territoire au comptoir à côté IPSA
- Attendre pour TIP 45min
- Édition et Impression du TIP 5min
- Sortie Nicaragua vérification passeports
- Achat d’une assurance obligatoire 12$
- Sortie à 11:30

July 3rd, 2023 by juntosnaafrica.blogspot.com

This is place is a mess. Prepare yourself for about 2 hours of a confused time.

January 15th, 2023 by pakem_roadtrip

Sortie du CR
1) Aller a l'Aduana (gros édifice bleu de gris) pour fermer le permis d'importation du véhicule. Il faut avoir une copie du TIP fermé. Ils nous donnent un petit bout de papier. Gardez le pour plus tard.
2) Aller payer la taxe de sortie du CR ou encore montrer la preuve du paiement en ligne (on l'avait fait la veille. Super facile).
3) Aller à l'immigration pour obtenir les estampes dans les passeports.
4) Sortir du CR: ils nous demandent le petit bout de papier et la copie du TIP fermé.
Entrée au Nicaragua:
Faire le préchequeo en ligne jusqu'à 7 jours à l'avance.
1) Aller à la tour bleue pour le check COVID. Montrer les preuves vaccinales avec les passeports. Ils vont vous donner le formulaire d'Aduana à remplir.
2) Passer par la fumigation.
3) Aller à l'immigration pour obtenir l'estampe dans les passeports (13 USD/passeport). Ils mettent des papiers dans les passeports. À garder pour la sortie du pays.
4) Aller au bureau touristique pour payer la taxa de rodaje. Plutôt aléatoire. On a payé 15 USD pour notre motorhome 24 pieds. Garder le reçu qu'on vous donne.
5) Trouver l'inspecteur pour vérifier votre véhicule. Obtenir sa signature sur votre formulaire d'Aduana.
6) Trouver l'agent de police et obtenir sa signature sur votre formulaire d'Aduana. Il aura besoin d'une copie de votre permis de conduire, de votre titre de véhicule et du passeport du conducteur. C'est aussi lui qui décide s'il vous envoie au scanner ou pas.
7) Aller payer la fumigation à la fenêtre IPSA (3 USD).
8) Revenir à l'Aduana avec le formulaire signé par tous les intervenants. Ils vous impriment alors votre permis d'importation du véhicule.
9) En sortant de la douane en véhicule, trouver un vendeur d'assurance. Elles sont obligatoires. 12 USD pour 1 mois.
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Exit from CR
1) Go to the Aduana (large blue-grey building) to close the vehicle import permit. You must have a copy of the closed TIP. They give us a small piece of paper. Save it for later.
2) Go pay the CR exit tax or show proof of payment online (we did it the day before. Super easy).
3) Go to immigration to get stamps in passports.
4) Get out of the CR: they ask us for the little piece of paper and the copy of the closed TIP.
Entry to Nicaragua:
Make the prechequeo online up to 7 days in advance.
1) Go to blue tower for COVID check. Show proof of vaccination with passports. They will give you the Aduana form to fill out.
2) Go through the fumigation.
3) Go to immigration to get the stamp in the passports (13 USD/passport). They put papers in the passports. Keep for leaving the country.
4) Go to the tourist office to pay the taxa de rodaje. Rather random. We paid 15 USD for our 24 foot motorhome. Keep the receipt given to you.
5) Find the inspector to check your vehicle. Obtain his signature on your Aduana form.
6) Find the police officer and get his signature on your Aduana form. They will need a copy of your driver's license, vehicle title and driver's passport. He is also the one who decides if he sends you to the scanner or not.
7) Pay for fumigation at the IPSA window (3 USD).
8) Return to Aduana with the form signed by all stakeholders. They then print your vehicle import permit.
9) Leaving customs by vehicle, find an insurance salesperson. They are mandatory. $12 for 1 month.

November 18th, 2022 by facebook.com/giftoflifeadventure

exiting Nicaragua. All I can say is that it too exactly 30 minutes in abd out all included. I guess timing of the day matters. We were after a group of 50 bikers from Mexco. who we got stuck behind in the CR Auuana. all comes out in the wash. waiting somewhere: :)

April 29th, 2022 by davidpoeschl

Re. COVID test results Nicaragua accepts emailed results on the phone and doesn’t need a printed out copy.
Also re test, I did see signs in the closest town La Cruz for COVID testing facilities , and we saw a huge line of people outside a medical center on the Pan Am, but have no more details about cost / timing.

March 10th, 2022 by Elsionworldtour

today Thursday 10.03.2022 09:30 a.m.
two people and a 7 meter motorhome
leaving Costa Rica and entering Nicaragua took us two and a half hours.
yes it's a lot of paperwork but all the employees were very friendly and helpful.
all point before are right only
insurance is after you left the Nicaragua boarder. 200 meters after entering Nicaragua they stop you automatically and a lady gives you in five minutes the insurance (12 us$ for car or motorbike the same).
so be early at the boarder. no guys are waiting today and really you DON'T need one!

December 2nd, 2021 by palms.and.pinetrees

Hey guys, I wanted to give a quick update from crossing the border: Costa Rica into Nicaragua.

Leaving Costa Rica:
1. drive the car until you see a blue house that says "Migracion Penas Blancas". The road splits in front of the house. On the left side you can park at the fence.
2. The entrance to the "Migracion" is, when you stand in front of the house / at the fork on the right side. Just go in and get stamped out. TIP: pay the exit tax ($8) in advance online at the BCR website. The border official will ask and immediately check the Coronatest for Nicaragua.
3. Leave the car and walk to customs (200-300 meters). You have to walk a short distance back along the road and there it comes on the right side. Go straight through the sliding gate. You need a copy of your TIP. From customs you get the copy stamped back and a small note.
4. Back to the car and across the border to Nicaragua. The Costa Rica customs checks the stamped TIP and the small white slip at the end.

The exit costs nothing except for the 8$.

Entry Nicaragua:

1. at first drive past a blue "tower" on the right. There you have to show your ID and the Corona PCR test. You also get a customs document. Then you continue to the right. Follow the signs and the road marking "vehiculo liviano".
2. After about 50 meters you will see a desinfection road for trucks on the right. Stop at the fork in the road. Next to the disinfection road is a small building. Pay there the 3.50$ for the disinfection. You get a receipt or confirmation.
3. Our car was disinfected only underneath. An employee went around and sprayed some disinfectant.
4. Follow the signs "vehiculo liviano". Be careful: the signs are printed very small (white writing on a green background).
You drive through a passage but nothing is done here. Just drive directly in front of the Migracion and park.
5. Before the entrance to the "Migracion" on the right side is a window. The window opens and the PCR test is checked.
6. Go into the hall to enter. You only need your passport. The entry costs 13$ per person (make sure you have the money fit,
the border guard does not change and just tries to keep the change) . A woman in a yellow shirt tries to take 1$ from you because you have a foreign passport (this is total nonsense and does not have to be paid BUT BEWARE the border officials play along and tell you you have to pay it).
7. after entering the hall (but you can also do it before) you have to fill out the customs document yourself (similar to the ones you get on a plane).
8. on the parking lot is at least one employee of the customs (always blue polo shirt). Give him the customs document and he will search the car first. Then he stamps the document.
9. After the customs, the police must search the car. There are also 1-2 policemen running around. Just talk to them and one of them will search the car. He also stamps the customs document afterwards.
CAUTION: Hide the drone well, because they are illegal in Nicaragua, you will be asked if you have one.
(We did not have to clear anything out of the car and it was also searched rather superficially, there was no X Ray and except for the trucks I have also seen none).
10.In the parking lot you still have to pay the $10 "street fee / rodaje“.The sellers stand in front of the entrance to the "Migracion" or talk to you by themselves. You get a receipt.
11. The car insurance office is at the far north end of the lot behind the hall. It is opposite a blue tower. It is a very small blue tin house, which looks more like a fast food restaurant. There is a sign on the house "Seguro Obligatorio de Automovil". The insurance costs 12$. You get a confirmation.
12. Then we go back to the "Migracions" building to apply for the TIP. Behind the entry counter and the luggage scanners is a counter where it says: "tramite vehiculo". You need:
Passport
Original vehicle registration document
Original driver's license
Filled and stamped customs document.

Just give everything to the customs employee and answer the usual questions.

We didn't need any copies for us or for the TIP for the car and they didn't ask for any copies (I would still just
take a copy of everything). They also did not ask for a copy of the entry stamp. The customs employee scanned our documents herself.

13. Everything is done and you can enter Nicaragua.

For us, everything took about 3 hours but was very stress-free. Only dollars are accepted at the border (remember to bring the 13$ pP for the entry suitable, they do not have change). Also, we were not asked about the email to the government and the online Travel registration, but I would still advise to fill everything out in case they want to give you a hard time. Furthermore, also no helpers/fixers were there and no one approached us (Thursday, 8:30 am), so it really was pretty relaxed for us.

TIP: about 50-80 meters behind the insurance "building" you can make copies of everything you just got. We copied the TIP, the insurance and the rodaje (6 copies 1$).

I have marked some tips and locations on the map and attached them. Unfortunately iOverlander decreases the quality of the images, so if you need the images in better quality, feel free to reach out to us on Instagram: palms.and.pinetrees

July 11th, 2021 by welt-erleben.ch

Current requirements to enter Nicaragua (see uploaded document). We tried to fill-out the solicitude/request form on our desktop, but unsuccessfully. Use your smart phone instead.

The closest location to this border to have a PCR test done is Liberia. For reservation contact https://www.laboratoriosanjose.com/

December 12th, 2020 by fabianzuppiger

the guy at migration gave me a hard time.
he wantet to see a hotel reservation in nicaragua.
the border was very quiet in the morning
so they have a lot of time to find something.
better you prepare something in advance.
the guys are friendly
don't try to rush!

October 21st, 2020 by mundi360.com.br

ENTERING NICARAGUA DURING PANDEMIC TIME. Took us 4:30 to do everything. Very slow process, even though we were the only tourists by car (all the others were transportation trucks).
We filled the online forms 1 week in advance. We printed all the pages of the form plus the mail we received after sending the form. We had lots of copies of the Covid test and our documents. Before handling the documents a girl came to measure our temperature, check the covid test and the yellow fever certificate. We had no problems, just waiting and waiting for hours for each process.

January 21st, 2020 by amraja

finding the aduana guy in step 1 was difficult but afterwards it was fairly easy. with the new building the procedure is a bit different.

1. find the hidden aduana guy in front of new building. get papers, fill then out and get his signature.
2. get insurance, across the street there are 3-4 sales reps in the market area.
3. police now have a bit in the parking area of the immigration building. they asked me lots of questions and took a copy of my license.
4. passport control, paid them $12 and was forced to pay the $1 community tax.
5. go past passports and pay fumigation.
6. go 3m to left and get the TIP.
at some point buy the Rodaje as well, there was a nice guy in the parking lot who sold it to us and helped find the aduana.

January 6th, 2020 by m-e-a-j.com

Most hectict and horrible border in a year of travel!!! (South to North). With different people coming to ask you money! The migration agents made us wait 30min because we didn’t send an email to a ministry asking the permission to enter the country when some friends of ours passed 1h before and weren’t asked for anything!!! 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ then they sent us to queue for customs for another 30min when we didn’t have the form (which she didn’t informed us)...

So my advice:
1. check for this email thing (doesn’t cost a thing and will save you time !)

2. When you get there, FIRST Go find the un findable customs agent somewhere in the parking in front of the migration building. He’s supposed to have a light blue official shirt but when we were there he had a gray Nike jumper on top and a baseball cap!! Good luck trying find Charlie! He has to give you the customs form that he has to sign and then take it to a lady police officer in an office in the side of the parking.

2b. Find the guy who sells the rodaje (right to drive on the roads because there are no tolls). He has a white polo shirt with the logo of Nicaragua tourist office, 5$

3. Only after all this enter the building for migration. Pay 12$ per person

4. Go behind the scanner machines to the customs window to get the TIP and then to the window to pay 4$ for fumigation (that you got entering Nicaragua). They check every document when you exit customs so don’t forget this one (like us!) or you’ll have to turn around and queue again!

5. A very rude lady with a yellow shirt will try to scam you for 1$/foreigner passport! IT’S NOT COMPULSORY and to be honest when you cross a border and you have to pay for 4 all that money, we just didn’t want to pay for unnecessary costs...

With all this you are free to go and visit this beautiful country!

December 18th, 2019 by halulom

There was a guy that started talking to me while it was my turn for the immigration process. He wanted 1 usd. He said it was a community tax. Told him that I don't have small change.

To be honest: I don't think it has anything to do with the immigration. When I was done with the immigration, the guy wanted to get his dollar I guess because he was still on my side. He saw that I had the money now. I wasn't in the best mood and walked away. Left the building without issues and passed the last control, too.

I guess the community just want to raise some money. The immigration people are ok with it that they ask people for "community tax". I'm sure the community there didn't pay for the building or running costs. So why this tax? Probably they only want to extract some money from foreigners. Since we're all rich, we can afford it.

I wouldn't pay the dollar. Yes, one dollar is not a lot but it all adds up.

July 16th, 2019 by amukankombichilenasporamerica

Nos recomendaron pasar un día martes!!! Y así lo hicimos pasamos un día martes temprano y no fue complicado, nos demoramos una hora y media en hacer todos los trámites. Cuentan con buenas instalaciones y solo se debe tener paciencia y hacer la solicitud por internet algunos días antes eso agiliza más todo. Nos pidieron el certificado de fiebre amarilla y no teníamos el original solo mostramos una fotocopia. Y tuvimos que pagar 10 dólares por cada perro que llevábamos, porque son muy cautelosos y te piden declararlos pero es solo pagar mostrar sus vacunas y listo.

June 1st, 2019 by piperflies

This will change as new office is being built, but if you arrive to a chaotic parking lot and run down building on the left you are in the right place.

Park in the chaos

Get passport stamped and pay entry fee at Migracion (far left door when facing building)

If you have pets look for someone in a blue IPSA shirt to get help because the quarantine building is across the street and super hard to find without help, plus you have to go to the bank to pay and bring the receipt back to that building. It’s a lot of back-and-forth just get help.

Look for guy in a blue shirt that says DGA and get custom form, fill out, have police person sign it- they are walking around or sitting at the food stall directly across the parking lot from the building.

Take signed form into the building where you got your passport stamped, go past the person that stamp your passport and into the room with all of the x-ray machines to the back corner. At this desk is where they will process your paperwork for your tip.

Pay for fumigation at the booth next to the TIP desk and past that booth to various Seguro desks to buy insurance (take your pick)

February 23rd, 2019 by ilikejunkma1l

*ATTN: People traveling with a Poder, expect problems*

We went through all of the steps without any difficulty until we went to aduana with all of our completed paperwork. Similar to the post below, they would not accept our Costa Rican Poder for our American vehicle, stating that they only accept USA Poders (although I can see them rejecting these too if they're not in Spanish). Then we went through an elaborate bribery charade where we were told to go back to Costa Rica unless we paid $200. For us, we decided our best option was to pay and continue our journey. You may be able to get around this problem if you can get someone in the USA to email, or if possible mail, you a USA Poder that you can bring with you. Otherwise you could try bribing the aduana official straight away. Beware and good luck!

February 17th, 2019 by veldomert1

Arrived at the border on foot. Passport was checked twice as I made my way to the stamp office.

Quickly arrived at the counter and had to pay 12 dollars for entry. Then crossed into another room to have my bag scanned by a machine.

Had to show passport one last time at final gate to gain entry to Nicaragua.

All in all the crossing took a little over 5 minutes.

January 10th, 2019 by aufunddavon

News for people who travel on a PODER like us:
This was the most problematic boarder on our whole trip so far. They would not accept our Chilenian Notarized Poder and also didn't accept the copy of a Canadian Poder we had with us. We arrived there in the morning and spent the whole day discussing with the Aduana people how we can proceed, if they don't let us in. In the end we had to pay a considerable bribe for three officers there, because we didn't see another way and we did not want to fake the title. Just be aware that a Poder might be a problem at this boarder, but maybe we just ran into the wrong people.

November 28th, 2018 by nossakombieumaviagem

Uma fronteira que precisa ter paciência, não esqueça de fazer o cadastro online com pelo menos 7 dias de antecedência pelo site da imigração. A gente fez com 5 e eles nos deixaram 1h30 esperando.

Taxas que pagamos:

Entrada na Imigração nos cobraram $1,00 por pessoa.

Depois de fazer os papéis de entrada te cobram mais $12,00 dólares por pessoa.

Fumigação do carro $3,00 dólares

Papéis do cachorro, de 1kg a 5kg 10 dólares, 5kg a 20kg 20 dólares, 20kg a 40kg 50 dólares.

Seguro obrigatório para o carro $12,00 dólares para 30 dias, não fazem menos e nem mais.

Ficamos 4h para fazer todos os papéis, não entregue seus documentos a ninguém, tem várias pessoas na porta que supostamente querem te ajudar, mas na verdade só querem dinheiro.

Nós passamos a fronteira e a imigração já nos parou aí, pediu os passaportes e vacina de febre amarela. Depois passamos pela Fumigação. Fizemos a entrada na imigração, depois fomos na aduana, preenchemos um formulário, revisaram o carro, fizemos seguro obrigatório do veículo, pagamos Fumigação, voltamos na polícia, revisaram o veículo de novo e nos mandaram fazer o papel do cachorro, fizemos o papel do cachorro e voltamos na polícia para pegar o papel da aduana, por fim finalizamos a aduana e saímos.

June 1st, 2018 by excelenteelemente

We had passed through here to get to Costa Rica so knew where to go this time. Directions as previously described. The inspector wears a bright baby blue shirt and has forms. They will ask you if you have a drone. They will ask several times, just say no if you dont. If you do also say no and hide it well. If you decide to say yes, then you will have to register it with the government. Not sure if you have to pay a fee or not. This time around though, the police made me go through the X-ray scanner. I drive a Honda Element. I think it is because I’m American and with the political unrest at this time. I don’t know what they were looking for. They also had a dog sniffing around all the cars, again not sure for what. Took us 2.5 hrs to total to get through from Costa Rica. Just a heads up for you all!

May 19th, 2018 by Tucks' Truck

Great post - thanks for this info which really helped us. This is one of the worst borders ever - a random, confusing process (and I speak fluent Spanish!). Note: if you go through late in the day, go to find the insurance first (at the back behind the main building). We left it til last (around 20:30hrs) and they had gone home, so we had to sleep just outside the border in our truck and wait until 06:30hrs next morning to buy insurance.

March 27th, 2018 by Terradrifting

ENTER NICARAGUA:

lots of guys will approach you as soon as you exit Costa Rica, when police checks for passport and they do the first fumigation.

my advice is to get the help of one of these guys which were very helpful and let you skip annoying conversations and potential arguments with very unprofessional border police.

step 0: before you go to Nicaragua get, a copy of your temp import permit of Costa Rica, a copy of your driver license and a copy of your registration.

1. once at the main building, you need to approach the doors and find the custom guy near the door who has the form that you need to fill up.

2. there s a guy with high visibility vest on which is the guy that does the "inspection" to your vehicle.

3. with that form signed, go to the insurance place and pay the $12 for 1 month of insurance.

4. with all that you can now go inside and get your passport stamped by customs.
No yellow fever certification or permission to enter the country are required.
pay $2 dollars plus $10 to enter the country.

5. with all this go outside and find a guy that sells "rodaje" permit, which costs $5.

6. with all this go to the small police Hut that on the opposite side of the entrance, across the parking, to get the "vehicle inspection" done by the police. they will take your copies and stamp your initial form.

7. with this, you can go at the back of the passport stamping desks and get your temp permit printed out. there s a desk At the back, behind the xrays machines, where there s a guy with a desktop computer and a printer that does the job.

8. with this, you can now go to the exit where you will only need to pay another $3 for the receipt of the fumigation.