Plan your move to Nicaragua with a clear residency strategy and practical support from BVN. We help you choose the most suitable application category, organize your documents and follow each stage of your individual application.

1. Choose the right residency route

We start with a consultation about your nationality, family situation, intended activities, income, current immigration status and long-term plans. We review the possible categories and help identify the most suitable route, with specialist legal advice where required.

2. Build your personal action plan

We prepare a tailored mission plan: the proposed category, documents to collect, responsibilities, steps to complete abroad and in Nicaragua, and a practical timeline. Requirements are checked for your particular application before you commit to document preparation.

3. Prepare before you arrive

We help you identify and organize the documents you should obtain in your home country before travelling, including any required authentication, apostille, translation or supporting evidence. Preparing early helps avoid unnecessary return trips and missing paperwork.

4. Complete the local paperwork

Once you are in Nicaragua, we help organize the remaining documents and coordinate with lawyers, notaries, translators and other professionals when their services are needed. We review the file with you and help prepare the application for submission.

5. Optional accompaniment & follow-up

If you wish, BVN can accompany you to Immigration and help with practical coordination and follow-up. The application remains personal: you attend and complete any steps requiring your presence. Every applicant follows the authorities' procedures and waiting arrangements. Our service does not include preferential access, queue-jumping or accelerated government processing.

How long can it take?

Based on BVN's local experience, a residency decision may take approximately three weeks to two months after submission, depending on the category, completeness of the file and time of year. This is a planning estimate, not an official deadline or a guarantee; some applications take longer. Approval and processing times are determined by Immigration.

Travelling abroad with your vehicle

We can also help coordinate vehicle exit permits and related paperwork for trips to other countries. We review the vehicle's registration, ownership, driver's status, destination and travel dates, and coordinate any required authorizations with the relevant authorities and notaries. This is a separate vehicle procedure; destination-country entry requirements must also be checked.

Official information

Immigration: foreign-national procedures
Permanent residency application
National Police: vehicle exit permit

A clear scope & transparent fees

Request a personalized quote. We agree the mission and BVN coordination fees in advance, with government charges and translation, notary or legal services identified separately. BVN provides administrative assistance and coordination; acts requiring a lawyer or notary are handled by the appropriate professional.

Start planning your move

Contact Bastien Mahé with your nationality, current location, planned arrival date and residency objectives. Sensitive documents are requested through an agreed private channel.

WhatsApp +505 8568 9174 · bastien@bvnica.com

Assistance available in English, French and Spanish.