Visa
Foreign tourists entering Nepal must possess a valid
passport stamped with a proper visa, available at any
Royal Nepalese Embassy or Consulate. A tourist visa is
valid for Kathmandu Valley, Pokhara and other towns and
areas connected by road such as Lumbini, Gorkha and
Chitwan. These regulations apply to all nationalities
except Indian citizens for whom there is no visa
requirement.
Visa fee is waived for children under 10 [years]. The
Department of Immigration on the recommendation of
Ministry of Education does provide student visa for US$
40 per month. For foreign investors and frequently
travelling business associates to Nepal, the department
of Immigration on the recommendation of Ministry of
Industry issues visas for US$ 100 for one year and
US$250 for five years.
Visas can be obtained either at Tribhuvan International
Airport, (Kathmandu) or at other border posts such as
Birgunj or Siddhartha nagar (Bhairahawa) without any
hassle. Foreign Tourists need to provide 2 copies of
their recent passport size photos while applying for the
Visa.
Important Notice For Visa Application
It is herbly notified to all concerned that the
following provisions have been made effective with
regards to the revised tourist and business visa fees
and changes in the current trekking permit issuing
system in accordance with the Budget Speech of Fiscal
year 1999 / 2000 A.D. presented at the Joint Session of
Parliament on 11 July 1999.
The single entry tourist visa can be obtained from the
entry points of Nepal or from the Royal Nepalese
diplomatic missions abroad by paying US$ 30 for 60
days. If visitors who wish to obtain the facility of
single, double or multiple re-entry, they can get it
by paying additional US$ 25, US$ 40 and US$ 60
respectively.
If the
visitor, who has already visited Nepal under tourist
visa, intends to come again within 150 days of the
same visa year he/she can obtain entry visa by
paying US$ 50 for 30 days at the entry points or at
the Royal Nepalese diplomatic missions abroad.
Trekking
permit is not essential for the general trekking
areas such as The Everest, The Annapurna and The
Langtang.
Business
visa with multiple entry facility for the period of
one year and five years can be obtained from the
Department of Immigration on the recommendation of
Ministry of Industry by paying the equivalent of US$
100 and US$ 250 respectively in the Nepalese
currency for the foreign investors.
Transit Visa
For $5 transit Visa can be obtained at the Kathmandu
airport for travelers staying in Kathmandu for a period
of 48 hours.
Non Tourist Visa
Non tourist visa can be obtained for Foreign nationals
involved in official works, INGO, Missions and employees
working in different institutions, representative of the
press agencies and magazines, workers of diplomatic and
official visa holders, person of Nepalese origin holding
foreign passport and foreigner married to a Nepalese
citizen.
The department of Immigration on the recommendation of
concerned agencies issue this visa and the visa fees are
as follows:
A) US$ 60 per month for the first year and US$ 100 for
the next year for non-tourist.
B) US$ 10 per month for journalist press visa.
C) US$ 20per month for those working in HMG office or
project.
D) US$ 20 per month for marriage visa.
Visa Extension
The Immigration Department of Kathmandu or Pokhara can
extend the visa for another 30 days and the charge for
this is US$ 50. Indeed the visa can be extended for a
total of 120 days, an additional 30 days visa may be
granted on reasonable grounds from the Immigration
Office. Nevertheless, a tourist cannot stay in Nepal
under tourist-visa for more than 150 cumulative days.
Immigration Office
After a tourist's initial visa is expired, it can be
extended at the Central Immigration Office:-
Location and Organization Structure
The Department of Immigration is located at
Bhrikutimandap, Kathmandu.
Nepal lies within reasonable flight distance from most
parts of the world.In order to fly directly to Nepal
from your home country, Tribhuvan International Airport
(TIA) in Kathmandu is the only international airport in
Nepal. TIA has direct airlink with Osaka, Shanghai,
London, Frankfurt, Hongkong, Singapore, Bangkok, Delhi,
Dubai, Bombay and Calcutta. Lufthansa, Royal Nepal
Airlines (RNAC), Air India, Singapore Airlines, Thai are
the airlines that carry most of the foreign travelers
into Kathmandu; and if you buy tickets from any other
airlines, you will probably connect with one of these
airlines for the final leg of your flight.
From Tribhuvan International Airport, one can travel to
the centre of town by taxi or alternatively take the
Royal Nepal Airlines bus service up to RNAC central
office at Kantipath.
Entering Nepal by landd
All visitors entering Nepal by land must use no other
entry points other than (1) Kakarbhitta (2) Birgunj (3)
Belhiya, Bhairahawa (4) Nepalgunj (5) Dhangadi and (6)
Mahendranagar on the Nepal-India border and (7) Kodari
on the Nepal-China border.
If you plan to enter Nepal in a car, make sure you have
a carnet de passage en douanes. These are required to
exempt you from customs duty for three months. You may
also be required to pay a fee for each day that your car
is in Nepal. As in India, in Nepal, vehicles are driven
on the left side of the road.
AIRPORT TAX
Rs. 660.00 per person for departure to SAARC (Soucth
Asian) Countries and Rs. 1100.00 for departure to other
International destinations. Domestic airport tax for all
nationals is Rs.110.00
Customs Regulationss
Passengers arriving at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA)
without any dutiable goods can proceed through the Green
Channel for quick clearance without a baggage check. If
you are carrying dutiable articles, you have to pass
through the Red Channel for detailed customs clearance.
On arrival at either Tribhuvan International Airport or
any of the land entry posts, baggage is inspected by
customs officers. A tourist may bring dutiable goods
such as tobacco and liquors free of duty and other taxes
subject to the following limits:-
Cigarettess
200 sticks
Cigars
50 sticks
Alcoholic liquor
1 bottle or (1.5 liter)
Film
15 Rolls
Beer
12 cans or 2 bottles
Visitors are also permitted to import for their personal
use one pair of binoculars, one movie camera with twelve
rolls of film, one laptop, one video camera (with deck),
one ordinary camera with fifteen rolls of film, one
record player with ten records, one radiogram, one radio
or one two-in-one or three-in-one, one tape recorder
with fifteen tape reels or cassettes, one perambulator,
one tricycle, one pocket mini calculator, one portable
typewriter, one tent, one sleeping bag, one rucksack and
one stick.
Photographers can usually bring additional film and
photographic equipment provided they satisfy customs
authorities by giving a guarantee that the goods will
not stay in the country. Duty on other articles varies
according to their volume and value.
It should be noted that the importing of ammunition,
explosives, radio transmitters, walkie-talkies and
narcotic drugs is forbidden. Firearms may only be
brought in after prior permission is obtained from the
Foreign Ministry of His Majesty's Government.
Similarly, all works of art made of wood, metal or stone
and Thangkas exceeding 100 years, are considered
antiques and thus are prohibited to export from Nepal.
Likewise, gold, silver, and precious stones, wild
animals and or trophes of any kind, skins, horns,
antlers, tusks etc and drugs whether in crude or in
processed form are also not permitted to carry out of
the country.
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