All baggages must be declared and cleared through the customs of the port of entry. Personal effects are permitted free entry. The duty on articles brought by the visitor varies according to the volume and value of the goods. A tourist may bring in dutiable goods, such as tobacco and liquors, within the prescribed quantity free of duty. Carrying narcotics, arms and ammunition are strictly prohibited. Visitors can export souvenirs to their respective countries. The export of antiques requires special certificate from the

Department of Archaeology, National Archive Building, Ram Shah path, Kathmandu. Gold, silver, precious stones, wild animals and their skins, horns, wild flora and fauna etc. and all drugs whether processed or in their natural state are prohibited to export.

In an attempt to offer better quality and smart services to our esteemed guest, the Department of Immigration has launched Online Application system for its valued customers. Since the system consumes less paper, it is also a part of our commitment to the environment friendly service.

Foreigners, who want to apply visa to visit or stay in Nepal can apply for Visa through this application system. The Online system could be log in to www.online.nepalimmigration.gov.np or www.nepalimmigration.gov.np from any place and at any time. The Online Application System can preserve your application for 15 days in its system, so you can apply at your convenience and produce it before Immigration Authority at the time of entry and visa extension. Department of Immigration is committed to provide quality and smart services to its online applicants.

Initially, the online service is available at the Department of Immigration, Kathmandu and one of the ports of entry of Immigration Office at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. You can apply online for all types of Visa except Diplomatic and Official at the Department. For Diplomatic and Official Visa, one has to apply online at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For detail visa information,you can browse at www.nepalimmigration.gov.np

The Department of Immigration request all its valued customers to avail this Online Application facility and to get better quality and smarter services from us.

(Effective from 16 July 2008)

Tourists who visit Nepal must hold valid passport and visa.

Entry
Tourist entry visa can be obtained for the following duration from Nepal Embassy/ Consulate or Mission offices abroad, or at the following immigration offices in Nepal:

Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu
Kakarvitta, Jhapa (Eastern Nepal)
Birganj, Parsa (Central Nepal)
Kodari, Sindhupalchowk (Northern Border)
Belhiya, Bhairahawa (Rupandehi, Western Nepal)
Jamuna, Nepalgunj (Banke, Mid Western Nepal)
Mohana, Dhangadhi (Kailali, Far Western Nepal)
Gaddachauki, Mahendranagar (Kanchanpur, Far Western Nepal)

Tourist Visa

Tourist Visa Extension
Visa extension fee for 15 days or less is US $ 30 or equivalent convertible currency and visa extension fee for more than 15 days is US$ 2 per day

Tourist visa can be extended for a maximum period of 150 days in a single visa year (January - December).

Gratis (Free) Visa
Gratis visa for 30 days available only for tourists of SAARC countries.
Indian nationals do not require visa to enter into Nepal.

Transit Visa
Transit visa for one day can be obtained from Nepal's immigration offices at the entry points upon the production of departure flight ticket via Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal, by paying US $ 5 or equivalent convertible currency.

For further information, please contact:
Department of Immigration Maitighar, Impact Building, Kathmand
Tel:00977-1-4221996 / 4223590 / 4222453
web site: www.nepalimmigration.gov.np

1. Fees to be levied while issuing tourist visa by the Mission or entry point:

a.US Dollars 25 or other convertible foreign currency equivalent there to for 15 days multiple entry visa.

b.US Dollars 40 or other convertible foreign currency equivalent there to for 30 days multiple entry visa.

c.US Dollars 100 or other convertible foreign currency equivalent there to for 90 days multiple entry visa.

d.Not withstanding anything written in clause (a) and (b), no visa fee shall be applicable to the passport holder of member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for 30 days .

2. Fees to be levied for renewal or regularization of tourist visa

a. Nepalese currency equivalent to 2 US dollars per day to renew the validity of tourist visa.

b. In case where request has also been made for the facility of multiple entry, just valid for the renewal period an additional amount in Nepalese currency equivalent to U. S. Dollars 20 to the fee as referred to in Clause (a).

c. In regularizing visa of any foreigner stayed without renewal of validity of the tourist visa, Nepalese currency equivalent 3 US dollars per day shall be levied in addition to the normal amount to be paid for renewal of the validity of visa as per these Regulations.

d. Foreigners, who have already been overstayed more than 150 days without renewing the tourist visa shall be levied the fees referred in clause 2(c) and penelty amount as referred to in section 10(4) of Immigration act in addition.

e. Not withstanding anything written in clause 2(a), the period of visa fee shall be levied, for the purpose to renew tourist visa for up to 15 days if the visa be of a period less than 15 days and as referred to in clause 2(a) for more than this.

3. Fees chargeable while issuing, or extending the validity of the study visa:

a.If the study visa of 30 days has to be issued at the time of entry, 30 US$ or other convertible foreign currency equivalent thereto.

b.In issuing or extending the study visa to the student studying in Degree programme and to their dependants, Nepalese currency equivalent to 20 US$ per month, to the student studying in Non-Degree programme and to their dependants, Nepalese currency equivalent to 50 US$ per month.

c.For the student from Bangladesh and to their dependants Nepalese currency equivalent to US$ 15 per year with multiple facility, on the basis of reciprocity.

d.For the students from Maldives and to their dependants Nepalese currency equivalent to US$ 25 per year on the basis of reciprocity.

e.For the students from Bhutan and to their dependants Nepalese currency equivalent to US$ 10 per month.

f.Not withstanding anything written in clause 3(b), for the students from Sri Lanka and Pakistan should provide study visa without any fee on the basis of reciprocity. But the dependants of these students shall be levied Nepalese currency equivalent to US$ 10 per month as visa fee.

g.For the dependants of foreigners, who are permitted to get study visa without fee in Nepal within the teachers exchange progrmme with Nepal based Universities and foreign Universities shall be levied Nepalese currency equivalent to US $ 10 per month.

h.Foreigners to come to teaching and to do research and to their dependants shall be levied Nepalese currency equivalent to US$ 40 per month.

4. Fees chargeable while issuing, or extending the validity of, the non-tourist visa:

a.If the non-tourist visa of 30 days has to be issued at the time of entry, 30 American Dollars or convertible foreign currency equivalent thereto.

b. Nepalese currency equivalent to five (5) American Dollars per month for the foreigner of Nepalese origin and the foreign passport holding child of Nepalese father or mother.

c.Nepalese currency equivalent to ten (10) American Dollars per month for licensed journalists.

d.Nepalese currency equivalent to twenty (20) American Dollars per month for the foreigners who serve in an office or project of Nepal Government being directly involved in such office or project.

e. In issuing the non-tourist visa to a foreigner who gets married with a Nepalese citizen, Nepalese currency equivalent to ten (10) American Dollars per month.

f. Nepalese currency equivalent to fifteen (15) US Dollars per month for the father, mother, brother and sister of the foreigner who get marital relation with Nepalese citizen or other foreigner who come to meet their relatives.

g. Nepalese currency equivalent to twenty (20) US Dollars per month for the Chinese citizen residing in Nepal since before 1989 A.D. or serving under a bid contract with Nepal government or fully owned institutions of Nepal government.

h. Nepalese currency equivalent to Thirty (30) US Dollars per months for the foreigners and their dependents, who are working in Non-government organization directly funded by donor country under the agreement between donor country and Nepal government.

i. Nepalese currency equivalent to sixty (60) American Dollars per month for all other foreigners.

5. Fee to be paid for issuing or renewal of Business visa.

a. Nepalese currency equivalent to ten (10) US Dollars per month, hundred (100) US Dollars annually and three hundred (300) US Dollars for 5 years for multiple entry business visa for the foreigner and their dependents or authorized agent who is investing individually more than ten million Nepalese rupees.

b. Nepalese currency equivalent to thirty (30) US Dollars per month, three hundred (300) US Dollars annually and one thousand (1000) US Dollars for 5 years multiple entry business visa for the foreigner and their dependents or authorized agent who is investing individually ten million Nepalese rupees or less than that.

c. Same amount shall be levied for the foreigner who export goods manufactured in Nepal through purchase or who place a purchase order for export as written in clause

d. Notwithstanding anything written in clause (a) and (b), no fee shall be levied for the foreigner and their dependent or authorized agent who is investing individually hundred million Nepalese rupees and more than that.

e. Same amount shall be levied for the foreigner expert and their dependents who comes for the purpose of technology transfer as written in clause (b).

6. Fees chargeable while issuing the Transit visa:

Five American Dollars or convertible foreign currency equivalent thereto.

7. Fee to be paid for Non-Resident Nepalese Visa:

US $100 (one hundred) or convertible foreign currency for one year, but 25% (percent) of above fee shall be charged for the students.

8. Fee to be paid for issuing or renewal Residential visa with multiple entry facility:

For the first time, Nepalese currency equivalent to 200 US dollars annually and in getting renewal Nepalese currency equivalent to US dollars 100 annually, provided that for foreigner as referred to clause (e) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 11, for the first time, Nepalese currency equivalent to US dollars 700 and in getting renewal Nepalese currency equivalent to US dollars 1200 annually shall be levied.

9. While regularizing the visas of those foreigners who have stayed without getting the
validity of business, study and non-tourist visas extended:

a. In the case of those who have stayed without getting the validity of business, study and non-tourist visas extended upon getting recommendation from the concerned institutions for the same visa category, an additional fee at the rate of 100% of the fees chargeable pursuant to these Rules for the visas on which they have stayed for the period.

Same amount shall be levied for the foreigner as per written in clause 2 (c) and clause2 who cannot succeed to receive recommendation from the concerned institutions.

10. If single entry and multiple entry facility has to be obtained in other visa except the tourist and business visa:

Nepalese currency equivalent to 20 and 60 American Dollars respectively.

11. Other fees:

a) If the tourist visa or other visa has to be issued to the foreigner who enters without obtaining the visa from the entry point, Nepalese currency equivalent to the fees chargeable pursuant to these Rules plus an additional 50 percent fees there of.

b)Nepalese currency equivalent to 30 American Dollars in issuing the travel document. Nepalese currency equivalent to two American Dollar in certifying arrival or departure or transferring visa.

12. Computation of visa fees:

The fees shall be computed, in computing the period for purposes of the fees of the visas other than the tourist visa, so that visa fees shall be charged for up to 15 days if the visa be of a period less than 15 days and for one month if the visa be of a period more than 15 days but less than one month.

Provision relating to facility of single entry, multiple entries:

1. While issuing visas under these Rules, the facility of single-entry and multiple entries may also be granted.

1)The facility granted under sub-rule (1) shall remain valid only until the entrance validity period of the visa, in the case of the visa issued by the mission, and until the validity period of the visa in the case of the visa issued by the Office or Department. Provided, however, the total period of stay of the foreigner having obtained such facility shall not, except in case of having obtained other facility or got the term extended, exceed the period of stay in Nepal mentioned at the time of issuance of the facility.