Nepal - Obtain a Tourist Visa

ProcedureEdit

Gather all documents you will need to present or submit to apply for a visa.
Complete the visa application form. You may fill out an application form online or you may also download the application form and submit it personally to a Nepalese Mission Abroad.
The amount to be paid for the visa application varies depending on the country where you are getting the visa, please contact the nearest Nepalese Mission in your area to inquire about visa application fees, how you pay them and whether you will need to book an appointment to submit your application.

Required DocumentsEdit

Completed application form
Passport and copies of Passport along with a copy of the latest visa page.
Recent coloured photo of the applicant sized 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch: actual photo or a digital file (for application submitted online)

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Department of Immigration
Kalikasthan, Dillibazar, Kathmandu
Phone: 977 01 4433934 / 4429660 / 4438862 / 4438868
Fax : 977 01 4433935
Email : [email protected]
Website

Office Hours:
Sunday to Thursday:

In summer: 10:00am - 5:00pm

In winter (November to January) : 10:00am - 4:00pm

Friday:

10:00am - 3:00pm

Visa Application Hours:

Sunday to Thursday: 10:00am - 3:00pm

Friday: :10:00am - 1:00pm

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Phone: 4200182/83/84/85/86
Fax: 4200061 / 56, 4200160
Email: [email protected]
Nepalese Missions Abroad
Website

EligibilityEdit

A foreigner who would like to visit Nepal may apply to obtain a Tourist Visa.

FeesEdit

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

ValidityEdit

A Tourist Visa shall be granted for a maximum period 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.

Documents to UseEdit

Application Form to Obtain a Diplomatic/Official/Tourist Visa - Appendix 1

Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

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InstructionsEdit

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Required InformationEdit

Applicant's complete name
Nationality
Date of Birth
Permanent address
Temporary address in Nepal
Occupation
Passport Number
Date of issue of passport
Date of expiry of passport
Purpose of visit in Nepal
Length of stay in Nepal
Country to be departed to
Source of expenditure to be incurred in staying in Nepal (state amount in foreign currency)
Times of previous visit in Nepal
Year and month of last visit and period of stay in Nepal

Need for the DocumentEdit

A visa is a document issued by a competent authority of a country to a person who is not a citizen of that country giving its holder permission to enter its territory and to remain there for a limited duration. Each country normally attaches various conditions to their visas, such as duration of stay, the territory covered by the visa, dates of validity, whether the visa is valid for more than one visit and so on. Visas are associated with the request for permission to enter a country, and are thus, for some countries, distinct from actual formal permission for an alien to enter and remain in the country. In any event, a visa is subject to permission of an immigration official at the time of actual entry, and can be revoked at any time.

In the early days a visa is granted by an immigration official upon the visitor's arrival at the frontiers of a country, but increasingly today a traveller wishing to enter another country must apply in advance for a visa, sometimes in person at a consular office, by mail or over the internet. A visa application made in advance, gives the destination country a chance to consider the applicant's circumstance, such as financial security, reason for applying, and details of previous visits to the country.

The visa is commonly a stamp endorsed in the applicant's passport or other travel document. The actual visa may still be an endorsement in the passport or may take the form of a document or an electronic record of the authorisation, which the applicant can print before leaving home and produce upon entering the host country. Some countries do not require visas for short visits.

Following are procedures on how you can obtain a Tourist Visa to gain entry in Nepal.

Information which might helpEdit

The Immigration Department may cancel a visa of any foreigner in the following circumstances:

If the holder fails to produce an international health certificate as and when required to do so.
If the holder becomes insane or goes mad.
If the holder is found to have absconded after committing any serious criminal offence.
If the holder is found to be suffering from any contagious or communicable disease.
If the holder's presence seems to cause detrimental effect in peace and security or Nepal or in the mutual fraternity of the people if Nepal.
If the holder conduct is found to be suspicious or if he carries out, or causes to be carried out, any undesirable activities.
If the holder's presence seems to result in adverse impact on the social and culture environment in Nepal.
If the holder, or causes to violate, the Act, these Rules and other prevailing law.
If the holder carries out any other acts or things not in consonance with the purpose for which the visa has been issued or the purpose of visa ends before the provided visa period.

Note: Fees paid to obtain a visa which was then cancelled shall not be refunded.

External LinksEdit

Department of Immigration Website:

http://www.nepalimmigration.gov.np/?page_id=86

OthersEdit

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