Visa Procedure
Nepal Visa Procedure
Nepal Immigration Office at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu has been facilitating tourists flying to Nepal by providing a Visa on Arrival.
'On Arrival' visa procedure is very quick and simple. You can expect some queues during peak Tourist season. If you wish make the procedure little quicker, you can fill up online form from home or you can also consider getting Visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions stationed abroad prior to your arrival. Choice is yours.
Once you arrive at the airport, please follow these simple procedures for a Tourist Visa on Arrival.
Step 1:
- Fill in ‘Arrival Card’
- Fill in on arrival ‘Tourist Visa form’. It requires a passport size photograph.
Nepal Immigration Office at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu has been facilitating tourists flying to Nepal by providing a Visa on Arrival.
'On Arrival' visa procedure is very quick and simple. You can expect some queues during peak Tourist season. If you wish make the procedure little quicker, you can fill up online form from home or you can also consider getting Visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions stationed abroad prior to your arrival. Choice is yours.
Once you arrive at the airport, please follow these simple procedures for a Tourist Visa on Arrival.
Step 1:
- Fill in ‘Arrival Card’
- Fill in on arrival ‘Tourist Visa form’. It requires a passport size photograph.
- If you have filled up visa form online, you don't fill up the visa form again
For submitting online visa, go to: online.nepalimmigration.gov.np
Then apply for Visa on-arrival
Print the submission receipt and bring it along for acquiring a
visa. It works for fifteen days and becomes invalid then after. If so,
you will have to fill it up again.
Step 2:
- 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 the visa fees collection counter), we advise you to carry cash to be on the safe side.
On Arrival Visa Fee
15 Days – 30 USD
30 Days – 50 USD
Step 3:
- Proceed to the Immigration Desk with your on arrival visa application form or online submission receipt, payment receipts and your passport
- Hand in your documents to immigration officer for visa processing. He/she will issues the visa to you
Note: Your passport should valid for at least six months from your arrival date in Nepal.
Bhutan Visa Procedure
Step 1: Book a Bhutan tour.
Step 2: Send us scanned copy of your passport. Then, we will submit the visa application on your behalf to the Bhutan Tourism Council. The Bhutan Tourism Council will issue a Visa Clearance Letter before you arrive in Bhutan. We will send you the Visa Clearance Letter by email, which you have to print and bring it with you.
Step 3: After presenting the visa clearance letter at the immigration in Bhutan airport, the immigration officer will stamp the visa on your passport.
Note: Your passport should valid for at least six months from your arrival date in Bhutan.
Step 2:
- 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 the visa fees collection counter), we advise you to carry cash to be on the safe side.
On Arrival Visa Fee
15 Days – 30 USD
30 Days – 50 USD
Step 3:
- Proceed to the Immigration Desk with your on arrival visa application form or online submission receipt, payment receipts and your passport
- Hand in your documents to immigration officer for visa processing. He/she will issues the visa to you
Note: Your passport should valid for at least six months from your arrival date in Nepal.
Bhutan Visa Procedure
Step 1: Book a Bhutan tour.
Step 2: Send us scanned copy of your passport. Then, we will submit the visa application on your behalf to the Bhutan Tourism Council. The Bhutan Tourism Council will issue a Visa Clearance Letter before you arrive in Bhutan. We will send you the Visa Clearance Letter by email, which you have to print and bring it with you.
Step 3: After presenting the visa clearance letter at the immigration in Bhutan airport, the immigration officer will stamp the visa on your passport.
Note: Your passport should valid for at least six months from your arrival date in Bhutan.
India Visa Procedure
You can apply online for 30 days Indian e-visa. The e-visa can be applied online 30 days in advance from the date of arrival to a minimum 4 days in advance of the date of arrival.
Tibet Visa Information and Procedure
Simply send us a scanned copy of your passport, then we will take care of the rest.
The only place to get Tibet Visa / Tibet Travel Permit, and enter to Tibet is from mainland China or the capital of Nepal – Kathmandu. Whether you enter Tibet from mainland China or Nepal, the process for Tibet Travel Permit is same.
All traveller entering Tibet from Nepal must apply for their Tibet Group Visa in Nepal through a travel agent at the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu. Furthermore, a Tibet Travel Permit is needed for all foreign travellers to visit Tibet.
It takes minimum 3-4 working days for the Tibet Group Visa to be issued by the Embassy in Kathmandu. The Chinese Group Visas can be for as few as just two person, and are valid for 30 days. They are single entry and cannot be extended.
Foreign tourists can only keep one kind of Chinese visa. If you have got Chinese Visa; after obtaining Group Visa to visit Tibet, you previous Chinese Visa will become invalid automatically. But you can visit mainland China with a Tibet Group Visa. You should inform us if you want to travel mainland China with a Tibet Group Visa. With a Tibet Group Visa, members of your travel group must enter and exit Tibet or China at the same time and the same place.
A Tibet Group Visa is not affixed in a passport but is a sheet of paper that lists all the names of the people in your group along with their nationalities, birth dates, and passport numbers
Step 1: Book a Tibet tour.
Step 2: Send us scanned copy of your passport. It should be sent at least 20 days before your travel to Tibet. With your passport information and Tibet tour itinerary, we will apply for an Invitation Letter for Group Visa and Tibet Travel Permit on your behalf at Tibet Tourism Bureau.
Step 3: Upon your arrival in Kathmandu, we apply for a Tibet Group Visa on your behalf with your original passport and photograph. It takes at least 3 - 4 working days for the visa to be issued by the Embassy in Kathmandu. In the meantime you will be touring in Nepal.
Note: Your passport should valid for at least six months from your arrival date in Tibet.
Conclusion: Both Tibet Travel Permit and Tibet Group Visa can only be applied through an authorised local travel agency. We obtain your Tibet Travel Permit using scanned copies of your passport and photograph, and then we apply for the Tibet Group Visa with your original passport upon your arrival in Kathmandu.
