Are you wondering how to obtain a Nepal visa?
At the Tribhuwan International Airport upon your arrival, Foreigners can obtain a Nepalese visa or at a border immigration office entering through India or Tibet.
What do you need to obtain a Nepal visa?
The passport must have six months of validity from the date of arrival.
You should fill out the application form for a visa available at the airport or immigration entry points.
Two passport-size photos
Visa fees should be paid in cash.
Entry points to Nepal:
Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu
Eastern Nepal – Kakarvitta, Jhapa
Northern Border – Kodari, Sindhupalchowk
Western – Rupandehi (Belhiya, Bhairahawa)
Mid-western – Banke (Jamuna, Nepalgunj
Central Nepal – Birjung, Parsa
Visa Extension:
If you want to extend the visa for 15 days or less, the visa extension charge is USD 30 or equivalent convertible currency If you want to extend the visa for more than 15 days, USD 2 will be charged per day after 15 days. However, the visa can be extended a maximum of up to 150 days in a visa year (Visa year refers to the year starting January to December.)
Visa Fees:
USD 25 for 15 days.
USD 40 for 30 days.
USD 100 for 90 days.
For the tourist of SAARC nationals, free visa for up to 30 days.
A visa is not required for Indian nationals. However, have to show a valid identification certificate.
Other General Information:
Entering Nepal or staying in Nepal without a valid visa is illegal.
Visa once issued cannot be amended and the visa fees are non-refundable.
You should pay the Nepal visa fees in cash. A credit card or cheque is not acceptable.
Visa charges are not applicable for children under 10 years of age, however, they must obtain a valid visa.
Always carry your passport and trekking permit while trekking.
Some of the areas are restricted for filming. Therefore, be careful not to do activities that are strictly prohibited.
The culture, tradition, and sentiments of Nepalese people should be respected. Do not perform any activities that would hurt their sentiments.
The tourist visa can be obtained either through the Nepalese embassy or consulate or other mission offices in your nation or at the immigration entry points in Nepal listed above
Citizens of the following countries should be issued visas in their own country at the Nepal embassy and consulate.
(Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Liberia, Nigeria, Palestine, Somalia)
Visa Application Forms: A copy of the Visa Form is available for use at the end of this document which avoids your long queue to pick up the Nepal visa form at the international airport.
Visa Extension Fees: the fees payable (only in local Nepali currency) to extend the duration of your stay, or to renew a visa are US$ 2 equivalent, in Nepali currency, per day of the extension period.
An additional US$ 20 or equivalent, in Nepali currency, is payable on a single-entry visa.
An entry facility is requested for an extended period.
If foreign visitors failed to renew their visa and need to do so at an exit point, they have to pay an additional equivalent to US$ 3, in Nepalese currency, on the regular visa extension fee.
Foreign visitors who have overstayed their visa period of 150 days without extension are required to pay an additional visa fee as per the immigration.
Regardless of the provision stated in F1: 15 days is counted as a minimum extension period and the visa fee is charged accordingly. For an extended period of more than 15 days, the visa fee is charged as per the provision of F1.
Help to protect local culture and maintain local pride:
Refrain from giving money to children as it will encourage begging.
Respecting local etiquette will earn you respect.
Do not light open fires.
Keep local water clean and avoid using pollutants.
Plants should be left to flourish in their natural environment.
Help your guides and porters to follow conservation measures
Protect the natural environment.
Leave campsites cleaner than you have found them.
Burn dry papers and packets in a safe place.
Trekking Permits for Conservation Areas, National Parks, and Restricted Areas.
All trekkers are required to carry a Trekkers’ Information Management System Card (TIMS card). It is available from the Tourist Services Centre in Kathmandu: Sun – Fri 10:00 – 13:00 and 14:00 – 17:00. requires two passport photographs. (Trekking agencies provide cards for their clients.) Show it at checkpoints on trekking routes.
Restricted Area Permits:
The permits are issued by the Central Immigration Office and require two working days, your original passports (not facsimiles), and two photographs. Costs range from US$10/week to US$500/10 days plus substantial additional amounts for each additional day. These will be procured by your chosen trekking agency. Offices are open daily but with restricted hours on Saturdays.
Department of Immigration:
Kalikasthan, Dillibazar, Kathmandu.
Tel -: 977 – 01 – 4433934 / 4429660 / 4438862 / 4438868
Fax -: 977 – 01 – 4433935
mail@nepalimmigration.gov.np
http://nepalimmigration.gov.np/
Note: Above information is based on the Department of Immigration of Nepal office.