If you are planning to visit Nepal it is necessary that you acquire tourist visa except if you are an Indian citizen. Indian citizen requires no visa, because of the Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship which allows free movement of people between the two nations on a reciprocal basis, but Indian citizen must at all time have your identification paper like citizenship or passport. As Government of Nepal has been trying its utmost to promote tourism, we are delighted to say that getting a tourist visa is not convoluted but fairly easy.

Can I get visa on arrival?

The answer is “Yes”. You can get visa on arrival while arriving in Nepal except if you are from certain countries. Keeping in mind the national security of the country, Nepal government has been trying to make the visa acquisition process easier for the tourists. Nepal provides visa on arrival for the citizens of most of the countries in the world. Here below is the list of the countries whose citizen are requested to acquire visa prior to their arrival in Nepal from nearby Nepal’s Diplomatic missions (Embassies/Consulates);

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

So, the if you are citizens from the country that the following list excludes you can get visa on arrivals from Immigration offices located at different entry points. But if you are from country which list includes you are requested to acquire visa prior arrival at entry points. Click here to find out the nearest Nepali diplomatic mission to you.

Where can I get visa?

You can get your visa from the Immigration offices situated at various entry points to Nepal. Here below are the list of the entry points where you can find Immigration Offices that can issue tourist visa;

Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu (by air)
• Kakarvitta, Jhapa District, Eastern Nepal (by road)
• Birgunj, Parsa District, Central Nepal, (by road)
• Kodari, Sindhupalchowk District, Northern Border (by road, for group tourists only)
• Belahia, Bhairahawa, Rupandehi District, Western Nepal (by road)
• Jamunaha, Nepalgunj, Banke District, Mid-Western Nepal (by road)
• Mohana, Dhangadhi, Kailali District, Far Western Nepal (by road)
• Gadda Chauki, Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur District, Far Western Nepal (by road)

In these offices you are asked to provide necessary documents, and follow specific steps mentioned below to execute visa issuing process.

What documents do I have to have to acquire a tourist visa in Nepal?

To acquire a Tourist visa in Nepal you will be needing following documents:

A valid passport, i.e. your passport should have at least six-month validity.
A filled visa application form is available at the immigration entry points
Two passport-sized photos
Visa fees

If you possess the above mentioned documents then you can follow below mentioned steps to acquire Tourist visa in Nepal.

Steps to acquire Tourist Visa in Nepal:

Upon arrival at the entry points of Nepal you can follow below mentioned steps to acquire Tourist Visa in Nepal.

1^st 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.
2^nd Step
- Make payment at the bank according to your visa requirement ( 15/30/90 Days)
- Get the receipt

3^rd 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 with the completeness of the information.

What are the visa fees for the Tourist Visa in Nepal?

The rate for getting Nepalese tourist visa are as follows:

On Arrival Visa Fee

15 Days – 30 USD

30 Days – 50 USD

90 Days – 125 USD

Tourist Visa Extension;

You can extend you tourist visa if you extend you visit in Nepal. You have to pay minimum 45 USD for up to 15 days, after 15days 3 Dollar per day (extension of the tourist visa), the fees chargeable for 15 days shall be levied if the period is less than 15 days in every extension. In case of delay for visa extension, $5 will be levied upon the applicant as a late fee. You can apply online to extend you visa by clicking the link here. Following are more information about charges you will be subjected while extending your visa. On a tourist visa travelers are not allowed to stay more than 150 days in one visa year(Jan-Dec).

For more information you can visit the Department of Immigration’s official website, which will further enlighten you with the visa acquisition procedure.