Visa Information

Nepal Tourist Visa:

A foreigner who intends to visit Nepal must hold a valid passport or any travel document equivalent to passport issued by the respective governments prior to apply for visa.

 

Entry: No foreigner is entitled to enter into and stay in Nepal without a valid visa. Tourist entry visa can be obtained from Nepalese Embassy or Consulate or other mission offices abroad or immigration offices located on entry points in Nepal.

Chinese citizen are requested to apply in Nepalese Embassy or other Nepalese

diplomatic missions as there is no provision of getting the visa on arrival.

 

Visa Fee:

Fee is required to obtain Tourist Visa from Nepalese diplomatic agencies and entry points:

Visa Fee is as follows:
a. US $ 30 or equivalent foreign currency for Tourist Visa with Multiple Entry for 15 days.
b. US $ 40 or equivalent foreign currency for Tourist Visa with Multiple Entry for 30 days.
c. US $ 100 or equivalent foreign currency for Tourist Visa with Multiple Entry for 100 days.

d. Regardless of the provision stated in 1(a) and 1(b), tourists with passport from South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations aren't required to pay visa fee.

Fee to be levied for renewal or regularization of tourist visa
a. Nepalese currency equivalent to US $ 2 per day to renew the validity of tourist visa.
b. If multiple entry facility is required to be valid for the renewed period, additional US $ 20 along with fees prescribed in 2 (a) has to be paid.
c. Foreigner who have stayed here without renewing visa, need to pay Nepalese currency equivalent to US $ 3 per day along with the required extension fee.
d. Foreigners who have already overstayed for more than 150 days without renewing tourist visa shall be levied the fees referred in clause 2(c) and a penalty of Rs 50,000 as per the Immigration Act.
e. Regardless of provision stated in 2(a), 15 days is counted as minimum extension period and visa fee is charged accordingly. For extension period more than 15 days, visa fee is charged as per the provision of 2(a).

Note:

The tourist visa shall be granted for a period in maximum of 150 days in a visa year (Visa years means January to December).
- A tourist who has departed before the expiry of the period specified in the visa issued in a visa year shall not be allowed to use the visa by adding the remaining period to another visa year.
- However, foreigners who have entered the country towards the end of visa year, can use the remainder of his/her visa period in another visa year.

 

TIBET

 

A visa is required to enter Tibet, Autonomous Region of China. One can get a visa at the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu and need two copies of passport sized photographs

How to apply for a Tibet Entry Permit?
Tibet Entry Permit is not available for independent travelers at the moment. Travelers have to travel with an international group. Please send us the following documents to apply permit to apply for Tibet entry permit beforehand.

a copy of your Passport;
a copy of your China visa (tourist visa);
Full names, gender, Date of Birth, Passport number, nationality, occupation;

 

Visa Fee :

 

Entries	Fees
Visa for Europeans & other nationalities	US$ 114 per person.
Visa for US nationalities	US$ 198 per person.

# A visa that you already obtained in your home country for China does not allow you to travel in Tibet. A fresh group visa needs to be obtained in Kathmandu.

 

BHUTAN

 

Visa application procedure is required to process in advance through us and receive advance approval before you travel to Bhutan but actual visa is issued only when you arrive in the Kingdom. Three copies passport sized photographs are required on arrival.

Visa Fee:

 

Entries	Fees
Single Entry	US$ 20 for 14 days.

# US $10 as tourism development must be paid on arrival.