You can apply for a travel visa for Nepal at your country's Nepalese Embassy or Consulate Office. Likewise, you also have the option to apply for an on-arrival visa that you can obtain upon landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.
Most countries are eligible for on-arrival visas. However, citizens of some countries cannot get them. So, we suggest you check the details of the Nepal travel visa before deciding how you want to apply for a Nepal travel visa.
What are the Types of Nepal Visas?
The most common visa types that the Nepal government issues to foreign nationals are:
Nepal Tourist Visa is issued to all foreigners entering Nepal for tourism or leisure activities.
Nepal Business Visa, issued to foreigners entering the country for business or investment purposes
Nepal Transit Visa, issued to foreigners transiting in Nepal for a duration of 24 hours. They can get a transit visa on arrival.
Nepal Work Visa, which is issued by the Nepal Department of Immigration after the foreigner has already entered the country with a Tourist Visa and presented the necessary documents.
Nepal Relationship Visa, which is issued to foreign-born family members of Nepalese citizens by the Nepal Department of Immigration.
Nepal Student Visa, which is issued to foreign students who wish to pursue their studies or do research in Nepal or teachers who will be teaching in Nepal. International students need a recommendation from the Nepal Ministry of Education while teachers must have a recommendation from the relevant agency of the Nepal Government.
A Nepal visa can be obtained for the following duration from the Nepal Embassy/ Consulate or Mission offices abroad
OR
At the following immigration offices in Nepal:
Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu
Kakarvitta, Jhapa (Eastern Nepal)
Birganj, Parsa (Central Nepal)
Kodari, Sindhupalchowk (Northern Border)
Rasuwa Gadi (Kerung in Rasuwa district)
Belhiya, Bhairahawa (Rupandehi, Western Nepal)
Jamuna, Nepalgunj (Banke, Mid Western Nepal)
Mohana, Dhangadhi (Kailali, Far Western Nepal)
Gaddachauki, Mahendranagar (Kanchanpur, Far Western Nepal)
Tourist Visa
Please follow these simple procedures for a Tourist Visa on Arrival at the airport (TIA) if you have not acquired Visa before boarding the plane.
1st Step
Fill in ' Arrival Card '
Fill in the Online ‘Tourist Visa ‘form ( you can fill it up before your arrival, visiting our official website Department of Immigration / fill it up using the Kiosk machines upon your arrival at the airport). If you fill it out from the website, you will get a submission Receipt with a 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
While you can use different modes of payment (at the visa fees collection counter), we advise you to carry some cash to be on the safe side.
On Arrival Visa Fee at Entry Points
Visa Facility
Duration
Fee
Multiple entries
15 Days
US$ 30 or equivalent convertible currency
Multiple entries
30 Days
US$ 50 or equivalent convertible currency
Multiple entries
90 Days
US$ 115 or equivalent convertible currency
3rd Step
Proceed to the Immigration Desk with your online form, payment receipts, and your passport
Hand in your documents to the immigration officer for visa processing. He/she issues a visa to you upon his/her satisfaction.
Visa Extension Fee
Tourist visa extension is done for a minimum of 15 days with USD 45 and USD 3 per day for additional days.
In the case of a delay of less than 150 days, an additional USD 5 per day as late fine.
Gratis Visa (Visa for Free)
Gratis Visa is issued free of cost in the case of the following categories of Visa applicants:
Children below 10 years, except for US citizens
Up to 30 days for SAARC Citizens (except Afghanistan) visiting Nepal for the first time in a given visa Year. Afghan citizens are eligible for a Gratis Visa on Arrival only upon the recommendation of the Department of Immigration. If you are an Afghan citizen, you can request the concerned institution to invite you to Nepal for the necessary paperwork with the Department of Immigration to get you a Gratis Visa 'On Arrival'.
Non-Residential Nepalese(NRN) card holder ( issued by the MoFA /Nepalese diplomatic missions abroad)
Chinese Nationals
Officials from China, Brazil, Russia, and Thailand do not need an entry visa based on the reciprocal visa waiver Agreement
Visas of all kinds, including ‘Gratis’ issued at the Airport are Tourist Visas. Contact the Department of Immigration to extend your visa or change the category of your visa. Tourist Visa extension can be done from the Immigration Office, Pokhara, too. Non-tourist visa extension can be done only at the Department of Immigration (if eligible) for a period of maximum one year (except for business visa).
Nationals of the following countries are requested to acquire a visa prior to their arrival from their nearby Diplomatic missions (Embassies/consulates) of Nepal Government.
Nigeria
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Swaziland
Cameroon
Somalia
Liberia
Ethiopia
Iraq
Palestine
Afghanistan
Syria
Refugees with travel document
