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1. Obtaining Visa:

All foreign nationals, except Indians, are required to have a valid visa to enter Nepal. Documents can be submitted to Embassy through post or in person.

Requirements for tourist visa include:

  1. Visa application form. Fill up and print out application form from https://nepaliport.immigration.gov.np/onlinevisa-mission/application
  2. Copy of Valid passport with a minimum of six-month validity period at the time of entry into Nepal.
  3. Please Visit our Embassy with the visa application form along with your passport and ID.
  4. Our Embassy is open from Monday to Friday from 9:30 to 14:00 and lunch time is 1 hour between 12:00 to 13:00.
  5. It takes at least 3 working days except visa application date to issue your visa. For example, if you applied on Monday, you can get a visa on Thursday.
  6. You must come between 9:30 to 14:00 to receive your visa. Lunch time is 12:00 to 13:00.

Required Documents:

  • Passports with a validity period of more than six months.
  • You can pay your visa fee in cash or transfer online to Embassy"s account after arriving at the Embassy.
  • Printed visa application confirmation paper issued after online visa application.
  • Visa notes/other official documents issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in case of a diplomat or an official passport holder.
  • If in case you are not able to visit the Embassy yourself, you can send someone with his original Identity Card issued by the Government of Korea with a copy of Power of Attorney/Letter of Attorney in English. Applicant"s original passport is mandatory.
  • In case of non-Korean applicant, original Alien Registration Card is required.
  • In case of applying through a travel agency, you have to attach the nameplate of the travel agency with the travel agency business card and visa application confirmation.
  • In case of new passport, passport issuance record certificate is needed. The old passport must be submitted if a new passport is issued in the relevant year.
  • The visa must be used within 6 months from the date of issue.
  • The issued visa cannot be refunded or withdrawn.

2. Visa Fee

Visa Type

Visa Fee

Mode of Payment

Multiple Entry - 15 days

50,000 Won

echarge per transaction.)

Multiple Entry - 30 days

80,000 Won

Multiple Entry - 90 days

190,000 Won

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.

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 - 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 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 Citizens (except Afghanistan) once in a given visa Year. Afghan citizens are eligible for 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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs/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).

3. On Arrival Visa:

Nationals from most of the countries can get On-Arrival Visa in Kathmandu. Please be advised that “Visa On-arrival” form can be completed through https://nepaliport.immigration.gov.np/ in advance before departing.

Tourist entry visa can also be obtained at the following immigration offices in Nepal:

  • Immigration Office, Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu
  • Immigration Office, Kakarvitta, Jhapa (Eastern Nepal)
  • Immigration Office, Birgunj, Parsa (Central Nepal)
  • Immigration Office, Kodari, Sindhupalchowk (Northern Border)
  • Immigration Office, Belahia, Bhairahawa (Rupandehi, Western Nepal)
  • Immigration Office, Jamunaha, Nepalgunj (Banke, Mid Western Nepal)
  • Immigration Office, Mohana, Dhangadhi (Kailali, Far Western Nepal)
  • Immigration Office, Gadda Chauki, Mahendranagar (Kanchanpur, Far Western Nepal)

4. Gratis visa and eligibility:

  • Diplomatic Visa: Diplomatic Visa is issued to the diplomats and their family members residing in Nepal with diplomatic assignment.

Duration: Embassy issues 30 days diplomatic visa. It should be extended through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal, if required.

Required Documents: A note verbale from the concerned Diplomatic Mission or Ministry of Foreign Affairs, copy of passport and duly filled Online Form.

Documents can be sent to the emails of the Embassy or submit at the Embassy in person.

Processing Time: About a Week.

Official Visa

Eligibility: Government officials, non-Diplomatic personnel of Missions and their family Members, Honorary/Nepalese Consulate Generals/Consuls and their family members (during the time of their visit to Nepal), Advisers and Specialists, working in Nepal under the official agreement and their family members, UN Agencies personnel, UN document holders and their family members, Personnel working in the International Institutions or Regional Organizations in Nepal and their family members.

Duration: Embassy issues 30 days diplomatic visa. It should be extended through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal, if required.

Required Documents: A note verbale from the concerned Diplomatic Mission/Office or Ministry of Foreign Affairs, copy of passport and duly filled Online Form.

Documents can be sent to the emails of the Embassy or submit at the Embassy in person.

Processing Time: About a Week.

5. People of these countries cannot get visa on arrival at the immigration entry point of Nepal. Please contact the nearest Nepalese Embassy, Consulate Office and get further information.

1. Nigeria

2. Ghana

3. Zimbabwe

4. Swaziland

5. Cameroon

6. Somalia

7. Liberia

8. Ethiopia

9. Iraq

10. Palestine

11. Afghanistan

12. Syria​​​​​​​

13. Iran

6. Visa Extension

A tourist visa can be extended up to 120 days within a visa year from the Department of Immigration in Kathmandu and Pokhara Immigration Office on request. Thereafter an additional 30 days can be extended from Department of Immigration, Kathmandu ensuring that tourist visa cannot be extended more than 150 days.

7. Visa Year: January to December

8. Children below the age of ten years shall be exempted from visa fees;

9. No visa fee shall be applicable to the Chinese passport holder up to 150 days and to the passport holder of member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for 30 days

10. Embassy issues Tourist, Diplomatic and Official Visa only. People going for other purposes can obtain a tourist visa from the Embassy or Consulate and apply for an appropriate category at the Department of Immigration, Nepal.