Nepal Visa Information
To get a Nepal visa, you can easily get it at Tribhuwan International Airport when you arrive in Nepal or at a land border if you're coming from India or Tibet. Please verify whether this option is available for citizens of your country. Obtaining a visa is the responsibility of the traveller. However, people from certain countries, such as Nigeria, Ghana, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, Somalia, Cameroon, Swaziland, Iraq, Ethiopia, Liberia, and Palestine, cannot get a visa at the border or airport. If you're from one of these countries, you will need to apply for a visa before you travel by contacting a Nepalese embassy or consulate. Your passport must be valid and have at least six months of validity remaining from the date you book the trip with us. To obtain a Nepalese visa, you can visit the Nepalese embassy or consulate in your home country. When booking a trip with us, you must provide us with your valid and accurate passport information. We will use this information to obtain necessary permits and tickets and make bookings on your behalf.
What do you need to obtain a Nepal visa?
To obtain the Nepal visa from the Airport or the immigration entry point, the following are your requirements:
- A valid passport (The passport should have a validity of at least six months and must have at least one blank page for the visa stamp)
- You should complete the application form online before arriving at the entry point. Click here for the application. Department of Immigration
- Visa fees should be paid in cash
Note: The submitted application will remain in the system for 15 days. After 15 days, the application will be deleted automatically from the system. Thus, submit the visa application only 15 days before your arrival date at the entry point.
There are mainly three ways to get into Nepal.
- Visa on Arrival at Tribhuwan International Airport
- Visa on Arrival at the border if you are entering via India or Tibet
Applying online at the Department of Immigration
Visa On Arrival
Tribhuvan International Airport is the only international airport of Nepal. Immigration Office, TIA (Tribhuvan International Airport) under the Department of Immigration has been facilitating tourists flying to Nepal by providing a Visa on Arrival. Likewise, other Entry and Exit points established at the border regions also provide an ' On Arrival Visa' to foreign nationals hoping to enter Nepal via land. On Arrival, the visa procedure is very quick and simple. You can expect some queues during peak Tourist season. If you wish to skip those queues, you can also consider getting a Visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions stationed abroad before your arrival. Choice is yours.
If you have obtained a visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions, then you must enter Nepal within six months from the visa issued date. Your total stay is counted starting from the day you enter into Nepal.
ON Arrival, the Visa is a 'Tourist Visa'. They bear multiple re-entry facilities. Tourist Visa 'On Arrival' is the only entry visa to Nepal. If you are visiting Nepal for purposes other than Tourism (sightseeing, tour, travel, mountaineering, trekking, visiting friends and families), you should still get a ' Tourist Visa' to get into the country. However, you must change the category of visa as per your purpose and length of stay in Nepal from the Department of Immigration by producing the required documents.
Nationals of designated countries are requested to acquire a Visa before they arrive from their nearby Diplomatic missions (Embassies/consulates) of the Nepal Government.
For more information about a Tourist visa, please click the following link: Tourist Visa
