Visa Information

To most tourists traveling internationally, Nepal offers an easy visa-processing method; visa-on-arrival. You have the option of filling out an online visa application form before your trip to Nepal or figuring it out after you get to the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu. You have the option to apply online ahead of time if you want to avoid having to wait in long lines at the airport during the busiest travel season.

A tourist visa is provided to foreign people who are traveling to Nepal for vacation or commerce. No matter what your plans are, you will be issued a tourist visa upon stepping foot into Nepal. Based on what you want to do and the duration of your stay in the nation, the Nepal Department of Immigration will then enable you to change the type of visa that is given to you.

This means that even if you are traveling to Nepal for business or any other purposes, you will have to get a tourist visa first, and only then can you change the visa to the specific type of visa that suits your purpose of visit.

For example, let’s assume you are here for business. After you arrive at the international airport in Kathmandu, you will have to get a tourist visa and apply for a business visa at the Immigration Department in Kathmandu.

Documents Required for Visa Application

• A passport valid for at least six months.
• Two passport-sized photos.
• Proof of accommodation
• Return flight tickets
• Bank receipt of visa fee payment
• A fully filled visa application form with all the correct details
• A printed barcode of the online form, if you filled an online visa application form.

It is recommended that you visit the official online visa application website before your travel to Nepal as these requirements are subject to change without any prior notice. If you are traveling to Nepal for something other than tourism, you might have to submit a different set of documentation as required by the specific type of visa you want to apply for.

Visa Fees

Based on the duration of your stay in Nepal, here are the visa fees:

• 15 Days – USD 30
• 30 Days – USD 50
• 90 Days – USD 125

After filling out the form, you will have to submit the form at the immigration booth. After the official there checks all your information, he/she will ask you to make the visa fee payment at the bank counter. You must obtain the receipt and show it at the immigration counter once you have paid the proper amount according to the duration of stay specified on your visa application form.

For you to have your tourist visa, you’ll have to submit your passport, receipt for the visa fee, proof of accommodation, return tickets, and correctly filled visa application form. Even though there are many digital ways to pay, we advise bringing cash because there may be frequent issues with technology.

Gratis Visa

A gratis visa is an entirely free kind of visa that is provided to specific nationals or people. In case you are not aware, travelers must pay a specific sum based on their intended purpose and length of stay in Nepal in order to obtain a VISA. However, there are no costs associated with obtaining a Gratis VISA. The government of Nepal exclusively grants free visas to the following groups of individuals:

• Chinese nationals
• Kids under the age of 10, except US nationals
• Citizens from SAARC countries except Afghanistan.
• Non-residential Nepalese (NRN) citizens
• Diplomats from Thailand, Brazil, China, and Russia do not require any kind of visa to enter Nepal based on a mutual agreement.

All visas are categorized as tourist visas, including the Gratis visa issued at the airport. You must get in touch with the Department of Immigration if you wish to extend or modify the category of your visa. Additionally, you may renew your tourist visa at the Immigration Office in Pokhara. Kathmandu and Pokhara are the only cities to house the Immigration Office.

Extras

Once granted, a visa can’t be revoked, its cost can’t be reimbursed, and it must be utilized within the first 6 months of the day it was granted. Once you get a visa, you must verify the specifics of your visa, including its kind.

When arriving in Nepal, travelers with more than USD 2000 or the corresponding amount in foreign cash must fill out a Customs Declaration Form and report it at the immigration counter. Foreign Exchange Rules and Regulations in Nepal provide that failure to file the Customs Declaration Form surpassing the aforementioned amount may result in legal action.

Note: Your visa fees are expense that will not be covered by any of our travel package.