Nepal Entry Visa Information

Visa On Arrival

Tribhuvan International Airport is the only international airport of Nepal. Immigration Office, TIA (Tribhuvan International Airport) under Department of Immigration has been facilitating tourists flying to Nepal by providing Visa on Arrival. Likewise, other Entry and Exit points established at the border regions also provide ‘ On Arrival Visa’ to foreign nationals hoping enter to Nepal via land.
‘On Arrival’ visa procedure is very quick and simple. You can expect some queues during peak Tourist season. If you wish to skip those queues, you can also consider getting Visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions stationed abroad prior to your arrival. Choice is yours.
If you have obtained visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions, then you must enter Nepal within six months from the visa issued date. Your total stay is counted starting from the day you enter into Nepal.
ON Arrival Visas are ‘Tourist Visas’.  They bear multiple Re entry facility. Tourist Visa ‘On Arrival’ is the only entry visa to Nepal. If you are visiting Nepal for the purposes other than Tourism (sightseeing, tour, travel, mountaineering, trekking, visiting friends and families), you should still get ‘ 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 from Department of Immigration by producing required documents.
Nationals of designated countries are requested to acquire Visa prior their arrival from their nearby Diplomatic missions (Embassies/consulates) of Nepal Government.  Check the link to make sure your eligibility for visa ‘On Arrival’.
Once you arrive at the airport, please follow these simple procedures for Tourist Visa on Arrival.

1st  Step
Fill in ‘ Arrival Card ‘
Fill in Online ‘Tourist Visa ‘form ( you can fill it up  prior to your arrival  visiting official website of Department of Immigration / fill it up using Kiosk machines upon your arrival at the airport).  If you fill it from the website, you will get submission Receipt with 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 payments (at visa fees collection counter), we advise you to carry some cash to be on the safe side.

On Arrival Visa Fee
15 Days – 25 USD
30 Days – 40 USD
90 Days – 100 USD

3rd Step  
Proceed to the Immigration Desk with your online form,  payment receipts and your passport
Hand in your documents to immigration officer for visa processing. He/she issues visa to you upon his/her satisfaction.

Gratis Visa (Visa for Free)
Gratis Visa is issued free of cost in case of following categories of Visa applicants:

  • Children below 10 years
  • Up to 30 days for SAARC Citizen (except Afghanistan) visiting Nepal for the first time in a given visa Year.
  • Afghan citizen are eligible for Gratis Visa on Arrival only upon the recommendation of Department of Immigration. If you are an Afghan citizen, you can request concerned institution inviting you to Nepal for necessary paperwork with Department of Immigration to get you Gratis Visa ‘On Arrival’.
  • Non Residential Nepalese(NRN) card holder ( issued by MoFA /Nepalese diplomatic missions abroad)
  • Chinese Nationals

Officials from China, Brazil, Russia and Thailand do not need Entry Visa based on reciprocal visa waiver Agreement

Visas of all kinds including ‘Gratis’ issued at the Airport are Tourist Visas. Contact Department of Immigration for extending your visa or changing the category of your visa. Tourist Visa extension can be done from Immigration Office, Pokhara too. Non tourist visa extension can be done only at Department of Immigration (if eligible) for a period of maximum one year (except business visa).

Immigration Offices / Entry & Exit Points

There are ten Immigration check points known as Entry/Exit Points established under the Department of Immigration.They are administered by concerned Immigration Offices. Entry/Exit points and Immigration Offices are synonymous terms and are used  interchangeably.
Except for Immigration office TIA and Immigration Office Pokhara, any foreigner (excluding an Indian citizen) leaving and entering Nepal by land should report themselves to our Entry/Exit points for accomplishing Arrival and Departure formalities, obtaining and regulating visa if necessary. They are established at the selected border points to regulate and control immigration and emigration to and from our neighboring countries India and China. Any unauthorized crossing of border is unlawful and subject to legal consequences.
The Immigration Office TIA is the only entry and exit point for ‘By Air’ travelers. Immigration Office Pokhara facilitates tourists by providing services related to tourist visa extension and issuance of trekking permits to the restricted areas. Like all other Entry/Exit points, it monitors, controls and regulates activities of foreign nationals and carries out necessary arrangements for legal action in case of violation of Immigration laws as well as any other prevailing laws of the country in close coordination with the Department of Immigration.

Given below is the contact information of our Entry/Exit points and concerned Immigration Officer in charge.

Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu
Mr. Uddhav Prasad Bhattarai
Tel: 01-4485173, 01-4113045
Fax: 01-4113090

Immigration Office , Bhairahawa
Mr. Ananda Paudel
Cell: 9841898828
Tel: 071-520629
Fax: 071-520629

Immigration Office, Pokhara
Mr. Ramchandra Adhikari
Cell: 9856074666
Tel: 061-465167
Fax: 061-465167

Immigration Office, Kodari
Mr. Krishna Sapkota
Cell: 9857624000
Tel: 011-840196
Fax: 011-840196

Immigration Office, Kakarvitta
Mr. Ram Prasad Fuyel
Cell: 9852674913
Tel: 023-562054
Fax: 023-563569

Immigration Office, Birgunj
Tel: 051-527447
Fax: 051-527447

Immigration Office, Nepalgunj
Mrs. Shanti Neupane
Cell: 9848054228
Tel: 081-412005
Fax: 081-412005

Immigration Office, Dhangadhi
Mr. Dipak Bahadur Khadka
Cell: 9749023100
Tel: 091-523246
Fax: 091-523246

Immigration Office, Kanchanpur
Mr. Padam Raj Bhatta
Cell: 9848977057
Tel: 099-402004
Fax: 099-402004

Immigration Office, Rashuwagadi
Tel: 01-6922722
Fax: 010-540133

Prohibition to Visa on Arrival

Foreign Nationals (except officials and diplomatic passport holders) of following 12 countries are requested to obtain Tourist visa from Nepalese diplomatic mission (Embassies and Consulates) prior to their departure to Nepal.

  • Nigeria
  • Ghana
  • Zimbabwe
  • Swaziland
  • Cameroon
  • Somalia
  • Liberia
  • Ethiopia
  • Iraq
  • Palestine
  • Afghanistan
  • Syria
  • Refugees with travel document

(Source: Government of Nepal, Ministry of Home Affairs Department of Immigration – July 2017)