Tribhuvan International Airport is the only international airport of Nepal. Immigration Office, TIA (Tribhuvan International Airport) under Department of Immigration has been facilitating tourists flying to Nepal by providing Visa on Arrival. 'On Arrival' 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 Visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions stationed abroad prior to your arrival.
If you have obtained 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.
Visas obtained on Arrival at the Entry and Exit points are 'Tourist Visas'. They bear multiple Re entry facility. Tourist Visa 'On Arrival' is the only entry visa to Nepal. If you are visiting Nepal for the purposes other than Tourism (sightseeing, tour, travel, mountaineering, trekking, visiting friends and families), you should still get ' 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 Department of Immigration by producing required documents.
Nationals of designated countries are requested to acquire Visa prior their arrival from their nearby Diplomatic missions (Embassies/consulates) of Nepal Government.
Please follow these simple procedures for Tourist Visa on Arrival at the airport (TIA) if you have not acquired Visa prior to boarding the plane.
1st Step
- Fill in ' Arrival Card '
- Fill in Online ‘Tourist Visa ‘form ( you can fill it up prior to your arrival visiting our official website Department of Immigration / fill it up using Kiosk machines upon your arrival at the airport). If you fill it from the website, you will get submission Receipt with barcode, please print it out and bring it along for acquiring visa. It works for fifteen days and becomes invalid then after. If so, you will have to fill it up again.
2nd Step
- Make payment at the bank according to your visa requirement ( 15/30/90 Days)
- Get the receipt
On Arrival Visa Fee
15 Days – 25 USD
30 Days – 40 USD
90 Days – 100 USD
3rd Step
- Proceed to the Immigration Desk with your online form, payment receipts and your passport
- Hand in your documents to immigration officer for visa processing. He/she issues visa to you upon his/her satisfaction.
Gratis Visa (Visa for Free)
Gratis Visa is issued free of cost in case of following categories of Visa applicants:• Children below 10 years.
• Up to 30 days for SAARC Citizen (except Afghanistan) visiting Nepal for the first time in a given visa Year. Afghan citizen are eligible for Gratis Visa on Arrival only upon the recommendation of Department of Immigration. If you are an Afghan citizen, you can request concerned institution inviting you to Nepal for necessary paperwork with 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.
Visas of all kinds including ‘Gratis’ issued at the Airport are Tourist Visas. Contact Department of Immigration for extending your visa or changing the category of your visa. Tourist Visa extension can be done from Immigration Office, Pokhara too. Non tourist visa extension can be done only at Department of Immigration (if eligible) for a period of maximum one year (except business visa).
Visa policy of Nepal
The visa policy of Nepal is relatively liberal, allowing citizens of almost all nations to obtain a tourist visa on arrival.
In January 2014 Nepal introduced online visa application system.
All tourists are allowed to stay in Nepal for a maximum of 150 days in one calendar year. Visitors must hold passports that are valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival.
Freedom of movement
Citizens of India do not need a visa to enter Nepal as of Article 7 the 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship allows free movement of people between the two nations on a reciprocal basis.Innian citizens can use any acceptable documents mentioned below to enter Nepal:
• Indian Passport
• Voter ID card with photograph
• Registration certificate issued by the Indian embassy to the Indian citizen residing in Nepal.
• Ad hoc/temporary identity card issued by the Indian embassy to the Indian citizen in the event of emergency
Visa on arrival.
Nepal free visa on arrival issued to a Chinese citizen at Kakarbhitta.
With the exception of nationals of states mentioned below and holders of refugee travel documents, any foreign national can obtain a tourist visa on arrival. Multiple entry visas can be issued for a duration of stay of 15, 30 or 90 days. Holders of temporary passports are not eligible unless they hold a temporary passport issued by a European Union member state.
Visa required in advance
Citizens of the following states are required to apply for a visa prior to arrival in Nepal:• Afghanistan
• Cameroon
• Ethiopia
• Ghana
• Iraq
• Liberia
• Nigeria
• Palestine
• Somalia
• Swaziland
• Syria
• Zimbabwe
Visa fee waiver
Nationals of SAARC member countries can receive a tourist visa free of charge for 30 days at no cost. Those countries are:• Afghanistan
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Maldives
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka
Since January 1 2016, holders of passports issued by the following jurisdictions can have their visa fees waived if they are traveling as tourists. Those jurisdictions are:
• China
• Hong Kong
• Macau
Government of Nepal
Ministry of Home affairs
Department of Immigration
Kalikasthan, Dillibazar, Kathmandu
TEL:+977-01-4429659/4429660
FAX:-+977-01-4433935/4433934Email:-dg@nepalimmigration.gov.np
mail@nepalimmigration.gov.np
info@nepalimmigration.gov.np
Website:-www.nepalimmigration.gov.np
DATABASE SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION , Kalikasthan, Dillibazar, Kathmandu
Tribhuvan International Airport is the only international airport of Nepal. Tribhuvan International Airport is the only international airport of Nepal. But the construction of Gautam Buddha International Airport and process for converting Pokhara Airport to international Airport is underway. Hope soon Nepal will be facilitate with one or other International Airport in nation. It has been must for a Tourism country like Nepal to upgrade its airport as there are numbers of foreigners coming to visit Nepal yearly. And this is surely going to benefit for Nepal .
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