All citizens except Indian citizens require a visa to enter Nepal. Citizens of SAARC countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Bhutan do not require a visa for a period of 30 days. Fortunately, obtaining a Nepal visa is an easy process. Tourist visas are issued on arrival at international airports and authorized land entry points. However, travelers from Afghanistan, Iraq, Cameroon, Ghana, Somalia, Swaziland, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Liberia are not issued visas on arrival.
After you arrive at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, you will find electronic kiosks that will assist your visa processing. Taking the completed for and paying the visa fee, you need to stay in the long immigration queue for your visa-on-arrival.
Visitors can now apply for a visa online within 15 days of their arrival date in Nepal. For this, you will need your Nepal hotel address and a digital passport-sized photograph to be uploaded in the online application. After submitting the online form, you will need to print out the confirmation page which you will need to present at the immigration section of Kathmandu Airport along with your passport and the required visa fee. You can apply for your Nepal visa online here.
Tourists can also apply for a Nepal visa at the local Nepali embassy or consulate located in their respective country or countries. Alternatively, they can mail their visa application to the visa office nearest to their location, but well in advance to allow for sufficient processing time. Nepal visa information and their mailing costs can be very useful for all categories of travelers, so for more information and contact details of Nepali embassies and consulates around the world, you can CLICK HERE.
Regardless of the method you enter Nepal, you will be granted a 15/30/90 day visa based on your requirements. The typical Nepal tourist visa on arrival fee for multiple entries is as follows:
15 days – USD 30
30 days – USD 50
90 days – USD 125
The tourist visa can be extended for a maximum of 150 days in a year and these extensions are only granted at the immigration offices in Pokhara and Kathmandu.
