Visa policy of Nepal

The visa policy of Nepal allows citizens of most countries to obtain either an Online tourist visa or a visa on arrival while citizens of India are allowed freedom of movement. However, citizens of certain other countries must obtain a visa from one of the Nepalese diplomatic missions.

All visitors must have a passport valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival and are allowed to stay in Nepal for a maximum of 150 days within 1 calendar year.

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Nepal

  Nepal

  Freedom of movement

  Free visa on arrival (all visitors) or Online tourist visa

  Free visa on arrival (tourists only) or Online tourist visa

  Visa on arrival or Online visa

  Visa required

Freedom of movement

Indian citizens do not require a visa to enter Nepal. They may reside in the country permanently as Article 7 of the 1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship allows free movement of people between the 2 countries on a reciprocal basis. Indian citizens may use either an Indian passport or a Voter ID card with photo to enter Nepal from India.^[1]

Visa on arrival

Free tourist visa on arrival issued at Kakarbhitta checkpoint

Foreign citizens may obtain an visa on arrival which is good for multiple entries and allows visitor to stay for no more than 15, 30 or 90 days.^[2] In addition, Foreign citizens may obtain for an visa through kiosks at the airport.

Holders of temporary passports are not eligible unless they have a temporary passport issued by any European Union member state.^[3]

Visa on arrival is available at:^[4]

• Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu
• Birganj (India border)
• Bheemdatta (India border)
• Dhangadhi (India border)
• Nepalgunj (India border)
• Kakarbhitta (India border)
• Kodari (China border, opposite: Zhangmu)
• Siddharthanagar (India border)

Free visa on arrival

Citizens of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member states (except Afghanistan) may obtain a free visa on arrival for 30 days:^[5]

Bangladesh Bhutan Maldives

Pakistan Sri Lanka

Citizens of the following countries and territories may obtain a free visa on arrival if they are travelling as tourists:^[6][7]

China Hong Kong Macao

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or service passports of the following countries may enter Nepal without a visa for up to 30 days (unless otherwise noted):^[8][9]

Brazil Cambodia China Hong Kong (14 days) Israel (Diplomatic passports only) (90 days) Macau (14 days)

Mongolia Myanmar[10] (90 days) Russia (90 days) Singapore Thailand (90 days) Vietnam

• A visa exemption agreement for diplomatic and service passport holders was signed with Indonesia in September 2024, but it has yet to be ratified.^[11]
• A visa exemption agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders was signed with Serbia in September 2024, but it has yet to be ratified.^[12]

Online Tourist Visa

Foreign citizens may also obtain an online tourist visa to enter Nepal.^[13]

Visa required in advance

Citizens of the following countries and territories must apply for a visa at the Nepalese diplomatic missions:^[14]

Afghanistan Cameroon Eswatini Ethiopia Ghana Iraq

Liberia Nigeria Palestine Somalia Syria Zimbabwe

Visitor statistics

Most of the visitors who travelled to Nepal for tourism purposes were from the following countries (excluding India):^[15]

Country	2016	2015
China	66,984	123,805
Sri Lanka	44,367	37,546
United States	42,687	49,830
Thailand	30,953	33,422
United Kingdom	29,730	36,759
Australia	18,619	24,516
South Korea	18,112	23,205
Japan	17,613	25,829
France	16,405	24,097
Germany	16,405	18,028
Total	538,970	790,118

See also

• Nepal portal

• Visa requirements for Nepalese citizens