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Extending your visa in Nepal

The tourist visa can only be extended at two Department of Immigration offices, in Kathmandu and Pokhara, in blocks of 15 days minimum and up to 150 days per calendar year. The process starts online and ends at the counter, the same day if you arrive in the morning.

In short

Fee
USD 3 / day
Minimum
15 days = USD 45
Multiple entry
+ USD 25
Maximum per year
150 days
Payment
in rupees, at the day's rate
Turnaround
same day, if in the morning

The two offices

Kathmandu Department of Immigration

Kalikasthan Marg, Dillibazar
Kathmandu 44600

3 km east of Thamel, just north of Singha Durbar. By taxi, ask for “Immigration, Kalikasthan”: about 300 to 400 rupees (≈ €1.7 to €2.3) from Thamel.

  • ☎ +977 1 4529660 · +977 1 6630747 (tourist visa)
  • ✉ info@immigration.gov.np
  • 🕙 Applications: Sunday–Thursday 10 am–3 pm, Friday 10 am–1 pm
  • 🕙 Closed on Saturdays and public holidays; several days off during Dashain and Tihar (October–November)

The busiest office in the country: arrive before 10:30 to leave the same day.

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Pokhara Immigration Office

Damside (Pardi), inside the Nepal Tourism Board building
Pokhara

South of Phewa lake, about ten minutes on foot from south Lakeside, very close to the domestic airport.

  • ✉ pokhara@immigration.gov.np
  • 🕙 Applications: Sunday–Thursday 10 am–3 pm, Friday 10 am–1 pm
  • 🕙 In winter (2 November – 29 January): Sunday–Thursday 10 am–2:30 pm, Friday 10 am–12:30 pm
  • 🕙 Closed on Saturdays and public holidays

Far less waiting than in Kathmandu. The same office issues trekking permits for restricted areas (Mustang, Manaslu, Dolpo…).

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The procedure, step by step

  1. Fill in the online form at nepaliport-new.immigration.gov.np/visa-processing/extension: passport, current visa, number of days wanted, address in Nepal. Note the submission number and print the summary (a screenshot works in a pinch).
  2. Make your photocopies before you come: passport ID page, visa page, entry stamp. Nearby shops charge 5 to 10 rupees a page.
  3. At the office: file check at the first counter, then payment at the cashier in rupees (keep the receipt), photo taken on the spot, passport drop-off.
  4. Collect the passport with the new stamp: the same day for a file submitted in the morning, the next working day otherwise. Check the new end date before leaving.

What to bring

  • Your original passport, still valid for 6 months
  • The printed summary of the online form, or at least its submission number
  • Photocopies: ID page, visa page, entry stamp
  • One 35 × 45 mm passport photo on a white background: not always requested, but 50 rupees (≈ €0.3) at the photographer next door saves a second trip
  • The fee in rupees: USD 45 for 15 days, USD 3 per extra day, + USD 25 for multiple entry, converted at the day's rate

How much does it cost?

Estimated total90 USD (≈ €80)

Estimate in dollars, paid in rupees at the rate posted by the office. Minimum charged: 15 days.

Before expiry, never after. The online form is filled in within the 15 days before your visa ends, and the extension starts from the expiry date: applying early never costs you a day. Once the date has passed it is an overstay: USD 5 per day fine on top of the fees, to be settled at the Department of Immigration before you can leave the country. Beyond 150 days of overstay, a fine of up to 50,000 rupees (≈ €290) and possible deportation.
150 days per calendar year, initial visa and extensions included. The counter resets on 1 January, so a stay straddling two years can exceed 150 days in total.
Through an agency? Trekking agencies offer to handle it for USD 10 to 20 extra. They prepare the file and queue for you, but you still have to show up at the office: the saving is the waiting time.

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