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. '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.
Visas obtained on Arrival at the Entry and Exit points 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 following countries are requested to acquire
Visa prior their arrival from their nearby Diplomatic missions
(Embassies/consulates) of Nepal Government.
Nigeria
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Swaziland
Cameroon
Somalia
Liberia
Ethiopia
Iraq
Palestine
Afghanistan
Syria
Refugees with travel document.
Please follow these simple procedures for Tourist Visa on
Arrival at the airport (TIA) if you have not acquired Visa
prior to boarding the plane.
1st Step
Fill in ' Arrival Card '
Fill in Online Tourist Visa form ( you can fill
it up prior to your arrival visiting our official website
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 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 immigration
officer for visa processing. He/she issues visa to you upon
his/her satisfaction.
Visa Extension Fee
Tourist visa extension is done for minimum 15 days with USD
45 and USD 3 per day for additional days.
In the case of delay less than 150 days additional USD 5 per
day as late fine.
Gratis Visa (Visa for Free)
Gratis Visa is issued free of cost in case of following categories
of Visa applicants:
Children below 10 years except US citizens up to 30 days
for SAARC Citizen (except Afghanistan) visiting Nepal for
the first time in a given visa Year. Afghan citizen are eligible
for Gratis 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 MoFA
/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).
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