Search and document delivery at a glance
- Search online
- Free status search by NAM or company name officially described since 2021. No successful live access on 16 September 2026. [1]
- Search language
- Not specified
- Digital documents
- Not specified
- Document language
- Not specified
- Paper and collection
- Not specified
- International delivery
- Not specified
- Fees at a glance
- Status query described by SINARE as free; registry certificates are paid
- Access
- Public company-status query
Choose the right register
The announcement of 15 April 2021 permits natural and legal persons from Nicaragua and abroad to use the status query. It does not state a Nicaraguan residence or passport requirement. This applies to the described query, not automatically to every document-ordering process. [1]
Article 51 of the registry law generally allows persons and organisations to obtain information from entries. Certificates, reports and copies are distinct output types. [2]
Names and abbreviations explained
- SINARESistema Nacional de Registros
- National registry system. DNR is the national registry directorate. [2]
- NAMNúmero Absoluto Mercantil
- Commercial-registry identifier listed by SINARE as a search criterion. Do not treat it as a tax number. [1]
- Certificación literal / relacionadaLiteral / summarised registry certificate
- Specify both the output type and the entries to be certified. [2]
Search step by step
From company name to the required document
Open the status query
Open the SINARE portal and select “Consulta en Línea”. Search by “Número Absoluto Mercantil”, the commercial registration number, or by “Denominación/Razón Social”, the company name. [1]
Identify the competent registry
Record the company name, NAM and registered office. Registry rules assign the company to the registry for its registered location. Existing instruments help identify the volume, folio and exact entry. [3]
Order a specific certificate
Request a certificación literal for the literal contents or a certificación relacionada for the required information. Identify the entries to be certified. Confirm the current payment assessment, required identification and delivery method before paying. [2] [4]
Documents and fees
| Document / information | Contents and purpose | Fee | How to get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificación literal [2] [4] [5] | Certificate reproducing the specified registry entries. | Paid and dependent on scope; obtain a current fee assessment. | Request from the competent registry, identifying the company, NAM and required entries. |
| Certificación relacionada / negativa [2] [4] | Summary certificate of specified entries or a negative certificate concerning the expressly identified registry matter. | Confirm the current price for the specific inquiry. | Describe precisely what is to be certified. An unsuccessful online search is not a negative certificate. |
Why historical fee schedules do not price a current order
Article 8(4) of the 2015 fee law lists NIO 150 per photocopied page and NIO 250 per transcribed page for commercial-registry certificates. These are historical base amounts. Article 18 provides for adjustment every second January; the 2023 reform confirms publication through SINARE. An order in 2026 therefore requires the currently applicable assessment. [4] [5]
An individual inquiry differs from a database copy
The law permits information requests but restricts the creation of parallel databases. Once records are digitised, unrestricted direct access to the old paper books must not be assumed either. Request the particular certificate you need rather than a copy of the entire registry. [2]
Avoid common mistakes
Frequently asked questions
Original sources
Sources reviewed: 16 September 2026. The guidance is based on the linked information published by registers and public authorities.
- SINARE: Consulta en línea del estado de las sociedades mercantiles, 15 April 2021 Sistema Nacional de Registros
- Ley 698: consolidated legislative text, 29 November 2022 Asamblea Nacional (legal text reproduced by Leybook)
- Decreto 13-2013: consolidated legislative text Presidencia de la República (legal text reproduced by Leybook)
- Ley 920: registry fee law, 18 December 2015 Asamblea Nacional (legal text reproduced by Leybook)
- Ley 1167, 1 November 2023 Asamblea Nacional (legal text reproduced by Leybook)