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Tourist Visa Information in Nepal

Tribhuvan International Airport and Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) are the international airports of Nepal. The Immigration Office at TIA (Tribhuvan International Airport), under the Department of Immigration, has been facilitating tourists flying to Nepal by providing Visa on Arrival. The on arrival visa procedure is very quick and simple. You can expect some lines during peak Tourist season. If you wish to skip those queues, you can also consider getting a visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions stationed abroad prior to your arrival. The choice is yours.

If you have obtained a visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions, then you must enter Nepal within six months from the date of the visa's issue. Your total stay is counted starting from the day you enter Nepal.

Visas obtained on Arrival at the Entry and Exit points are tourist Visas'.  They bear multiple re-entry facilities. The tourist visa on arrival is the only entry visa to Nepal. If you are visiting Nepal for purposes other than Tourism (sightseeing, tours, travel, mountaineering, trekking, visiting friends and family), 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 with the Department of Immigration by producing the required documents.

Nationals of the following countries are requested to acquire visas prior to their arrival from their nearby Diplomatic missions (ambassies or consulates) of the Nepal Government.

  1. Nigeria
  2. Ghana
  3. Zimbabwe
  4. Swaziland
  5. Cameroon
  6. Somalia
  7. Liberia
  8. Ethiopia
  9. Iraq
  10. Palestine
  11. Afghanistan
  12. Syria
  13. Refugees with travel documents

Please follow these simple procedures for obtaining a tourist visa on Arrival at the airport (TIA) if you have not acquired a visa prior to boarding the plane.

1st  Step

  • Fill in ' Arrival Card.
  • Fill in the online Tourist Visa ‘form (you can fill it up prior to your arrival by visiting our official website, Department of Immigration, or fill it up using Kiosk machines upon your arrival at the airport). If you fill it out on the website, you will get a submission Receipt with a barcode; please print it out and bring it along for acquiring a visa. It works for fifteen days and becomes invalid after that. If so, you will have to fill it up again.

2nd  Step 

  • Make payment at the bank according to your visa requirement (15, 30, or 90 days).
  • Get the receipt.

While you can use different modes of payment (at the visa fee collection counter), we advise you to carry some cash to be on the safe side.

On-Arrival Visa Fee at Entry Points

15 Days: 30 USD

30 Days: 50 USD

90 Days: 125 USD

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 or she issues a visa to you upon his or her satisfaction.

Visa Extension Fee

  • A tourist visa extension is done for a minimum of 15 days for USD 45 and USD 3 per day for additional days.
  • In the case of a delay less than 150 days, an additional USD 5 per day is charged as a late fine.

Gratis Visa (Visa for Free)

A Gratis Visa is issued free of charge to the following categories of Visa applicants:

  • Children below 10 years old, except 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 free visa on Arrival only upon the recommendation of the Department of Immigration. If you are an Afghan citizen, you can request that the concerned institution invite you to Nepal for the necessary paperwork with the Department of Immigration to get you a free visa on arrival.
  • Non-Resident Nepalese (NRN) card holder (issued by MoFA or 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 about extending your visa or changing the category of your visa. Tourist Visa extensions can be done at the Immigration Office in Pokhara too. Non-tourist visa extensions can be done only at the Department of Immigration (if eligible) for a maximum of one year (except business visas).

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