Nepal - Visa Information

Visa is the most important particular for the travelers who intend visit Nepal. Excluding Indian Passport holders required visa before entry to Nepal. Except Chinese nationals & Refugee Travel Document holders can apply only for tourist visa in every entry points of Nepal. Visa year covers from 1st January to 31st December. HMG Nepal issues different 9 types of visa.

1. Tourist Visa - Tourist who intends to visit Nepal with valid passport. Tourist visa shall not be allowed to work with or without receiving remuneration. Ministry of Home, Department of Immigration issues the tourist visa.

2. Diplomatic Visa - Diplomatic visas are issued for diplomatic passport holders and their family. Ministry of foreign Affairs issues the diplomatic visa.

3. Official Visa - Non residential-diplomatic missions personnel and their family, UN personnel, UN lassiez passez holder and their family, Personnel working in the international and regional organization, Advisor and specialists working in Nepal under the official agreement and their family and Honorary Nepalese consulate general and their families are eligible for the official visa. Ministry of foreign Affairs issues the official visa.

4. Study Visa - Students, Research Scholars, Teachers and their family can apply for the study visa for Nepal . Department of Immigration issues the visa on the recommendation of Ministry of Education, Nepal .

5. Non Tourist Visa ? Foreigners involved in socio, economic development works, INGO workers, employees of foreign Nepalese Missionaries, representative of newspaper and news agencies, assistants of diplomatic visa holders, remuneration holder of any company, association, industry or HMG office with approval from HMG Nepal, Foreigners work in any international airlines organization located in Nepal, importer on the recommendation of government or Federation of Industries or Chamber of Commerce of related country, Nepalese origin holding foreign passports, foreigners married to a Nepalese citizen and leader of a tourist group can take this type of visa. Department of Immigration and diplomatic missions can issues the visa.

6. Business Visa - Foreign investors in Nepal and persons involved in trade and commerce are eligible for the visa. Department of Immigration issues the business visa on the recommendation of concerned agencies.

7. Residential Visa ? The Government can issue the visa for international reputed person, person involved in economic, social and cultural development of Nepal, foreign passport holders of Nepalese, large-scale investors (minimum 10,00,000 US$ at a time) and foreigners interested to settle in Nepal. They can apply in Department of Immigration and diplomatic missions abroad. Visa renewal is held by Department of Immigration upon approval of HMG Nepal. The visa includes husband, wife, father, mother and dependent son and daughter

8. Non Residential Visa - Any foreigner of Nepalese origin residing in foreign country who wish to reside or conduct business, profession or Study, teach in any subject in Nepal, non-residential Nepalese visa may be issued to him/her and of his/her family. The visa fee is waived for those who are less than 16 years of age. According to the Immigration Regulation, the term family includes husband, wife, father, mother and dependent son and daughter. Nepalese Diplomatic Missions/ Embassies abroad and Department of immigration in Nepal . Department of Immigration with approval of HMG Nepal.

9. Transit Visa - Transit visa generally for one week and issued from airport traveling in an aircraft having landed in Nepal casually due to any reason or any foreigner who has departed from Nepal and has been rejected back to Nepal .

Tourist visas are issued in the Nepalese embassies and consulates abroad. Either one can fill the form and apply the tourist visa in neighboring country if there is not Nepalese embassy and consulate or can take upon arrival. Visa applications are free of cost. For the visa you most need the minimum six months valid passport and some passport size photographs. Visa Application Form can download from http://www.travelguidenepal.com/

For other types of visa it takes time to make recommendation for the study, non-tourist and business visa, the concerned ministry may, upon assigning the said reason, make recommendation for the provisional study, non-tourist and business visa for a period not exceeding three months.

In cases where it takes time for a foreigner to submit the marriage registration certificate to get a non-tourist visa on martial relation ground, the department may, on the basis of the recommendation of the authority or the Embassy of the concerned country, issue the provisional non-tourist visa for a period not exceeding three months.

The department may issue the travel permits to those foreigners who are not able to obtain new passports due the loss, deface, or expiry of the term there of or due to any other reasons, in order to enable them to return to their home countries.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall issue such permit in the case of the person holding diplomatic and official passport.

Availability

Visas are available at Royal Nepalese Embassies and Consulates abroad or on the arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport , Kathmandu and any entry points of Nepal .