Immigration Offices under the Department of Immigration have been facilitating tourists flying to Nepal by providing a Visa on Arrival. The ‘On Arrival’ visa procedure is very quick and simple. You can expect some queues during peak tourist season. You can also consider getting Visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions stationed abroad prior to your arrival. The choice is yours. If you have obtained a visa from Nepalese Diplomatic Missions, then you must, however, enter Nepal within six months from the visa-issued date. Your total stay is counted starting from the day you enter Nepal.
Visas obtained on arrival at the Entry and Exit points are 'Tourist Visas.' They bear multiple re-entry facilities. A tourist Visa ‘On Arrival’ is the only entry visa to Nepal. If you are visiting Nepal for purposes other than tourism (sightseeing, tour, travel, mountaineering, trekking, visiting friends and families), you should still get a ‘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 the Department of Immigration by producing the required documents.
Prior Applications
Nationals of the following countries are requested to acquire a Visa prior to their arrival from their nearby diplomatic missions (embassies/consulates) of the Nepal Government.
Nigeria
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Swaziland
Cameroon
Somalia
Liberia
Ethiopia
Iraq
Palestine
Afghanistan
Syria
Refugees with a travel document
Please follow these simple procedures for Tourist Visa on Arrival at the airport (TIA) if you have not acquired a Visa prior to boarding the plane.
1st Step
Fill in the 'Arrival Card.'
Fill in the online 'Tourist Visa' form (you can fill it up prior to your arrival by visiting the official website of the Department of Immigration / fill it up using Kiosk machines upon your arrival at the airport). If you fill it out from the website, you will get a submission receipt with a barcode; please print it out and bring it along to acquire a 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 payment (at the visa fees collection counter), we advise you to carry some cash to be on the safe side.
On-Arrival Visa fee at entry points:
15 Days – 30 USD
30 Days – 50 USD
90 Days – 125 USD
3rd Step
Proceed to the Immigration Desk with your online form, payment receipts and your passport.
Hand in your documents to the immigration officer for visa processing. He/she issues a visa to you upon his/her satisfaction.
Visa extension fee:
Tourist visa extension is done for a minimum of 15 days with USD 45 and USD 3 per day for additional days.
In the case of a delay of fewer than 150 days, an additional USD 5 per day is a late fine.