Revised Nepal Tourist Visa Information

What You Need to Know About Nepal Visa:

Visa Information Nepal: A visa for Nepal can be obtained on arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu and at Nepal-India border entry points like Kakadvitta, Birgunj, Bhairahawa, Nepalgunj and Gaddachowki. You can obtain at Kodari on the Nepal-China border.

Outside of Nepal, A visa can also be obtained at the nearest Nepal Embassy or Diplomatic Mission.

To renew your visa, you are to visit the Department of Immigration, Kalikasthan, Kathmandu.

REQUIREMENTS FOR NEPAL VISA:

• A valid passport.
• One passport - size photo with a light background

Visa can be obtained only through payment of cash in the following currency: Euro, Swiss Franc, Pound Sterling, US Dollar, Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Hong Kong Dollar, Singapore Dollar, and Japanese Yen.

Credit card, Indian currency, and Nepali currency are not accepted as payment of visa fee

1. NEPAL TOURIST VISA FEE:

Visa Facility Duration Fee

• 15 days               US$ 30  or equivalent convertible currency

• 30 days               US$ 50  or equivalent convertible currency

• 90 days               US$ 125 or equivalent convertible currency

2. GRATIS (FREE) VISA:

Gratis Visa is issued free of cost in case of following categories of Visa applicants:

• Children below 10 years except for US citizens
• Up to 30 days for SAARC Citizen (except Afghanistan) visiting Nepal for the first time in a given visa Year.
• Afghan citizens are eligible for Gratis Visa on Arrival only upon the recommendation of the Department of Immigration. If you are an Afghan citizen, you can request a concerned institution inviting you to Nepal for necessary paperwork with the Department of Immigration to get you Gratis Visa ‘On Arrival’.
• Non Residential Nepalese(NRN) card holder ( issued by MoFA /Nepalese diplomatic missions abroad)
• Chinese Nationals
• Officials from China, Brazil, Russia, and Thailand do not need Entry Visa based on reciprocal visa waiver Agreement

However, further extension of the visa can be done from the Immigration Department on payment of visa fee as specified above.
Indian nationals do not require a visa to enter into Nepal.

3. NEPAL VISA FOR INDIAN NATIONALS:

Indian nationals do not require a visa to enter Nepal. As per the Nepalese Immigration, Indian Nationals Traveling to Nepal must posses any One of the following documents.

1. Passport
2. Driving License with photo
3. Photo Identity card issued by a Government Agency
4. Ration Card with Photo
5. Election Commission Card with Photo/ Aadhar Card
6. Identity Card issued by Embassy of India in Kathmandu
7. Identity Card with Photo issued by Sub- Divisional Magistrate or any other officials above his rank

Also, please check with your nearest travel agents for documents required by the Indian Immigration for Indians traveling to Nepal

4. NEPAL VISA FOR CHINESE NATIONALS:

As per the official circular of the Embassy of Nepal in Beijing, China, Chinese nationals applying for a tourist visa to Nepal are being provided “gratis tourist visa” from Jan. 5, 2016, from following Nepali missions in the People’s Republic of China:

• Embassy of Nepal, Beijing
• Consulate General of Nepal, Lhasa
• Consulate General of Nepal, Hong Kong
• Honorary Consulate of Nepal, Shanghai

5. OTHER VISA INFORMATION

Nationals from: 

Nigeria,
Ghana,
Zimbabwe,
Swaziland,
Cameroon,
Somalia,
Liberia,
Ethiopia,
Iraq,
Palestine and
Afghanistan

will need to obtain a visa from Nepal Embassies or Diplomatic Missions in their respective countries, as they do not get visa on arrival at the immigration entry points of Nepal.

6. NEPAL VISA EXTENSION:

Tourist visa extension is done for a minimum of 15 days with USD $45 and USD $3 per day for additional days.

In the case of delay less than 150 days additional USD $5 per day as of late fine.

Tourists can stay for a maximum of 150 days in a visa year (Jan 1 to Dec 31).

Nepal visa online.

please follow the given link below for Nepal online Visa:

ONLINE NEPAL VISA APPLICATION 

For further visa information for Nepal, please contact:
Department of Immigration

Tel: 00977-1- 4429660 / 4438862 / 4438868/ 4433934
E-mail:   mail@nepalimmigration.gov.np,
                  dg@nepalimmigration.gov.np
                  info@nepalimmigration.gov.np
Website: www.nepalimmigration.gov.np