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The site's illustration photos and their authors.
Boudhanath stupa, Kathmandu (home page)Photo Cause We Are Young
International arrivals, Kathmandu airport (visa on arrival)Photo: Los viajeros 77, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
15-day tourist visa sticker with its stamps (eVisa)Photo: Czerwonypaladyn99, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Gate of the Embassy of Nepal in New Delhi (embassy visa)Photo: Gunjan Raj Giri, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
Getting your visa
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Most travellers
The visa on arrival
Issued at Kathmandu airport, in Pokhara, Bhairahawa and at the land border posts. Nothing is mandatory before you leave, but two steps can be done online and save you time at the airport.
10 min to 1 h 30See the visa on arrival
The eVisa (ETA)
Same form and same price as the visa on arrival paid online, with one difference: immigration reviews your file before you leave (a few hours to three working days) and sends you a QR-coded authorisation, valid 6 months. At the airport, the same direct walk to the immigration desk. Note: the number of eVisa applications accepted each day is capped, for all travellers combined.
≤ 3 working daysSee the eVisa steps
Mandatory for 13 nationalitiesAfghanistan, Cameroon, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Iran, Liberia, Nigeria, Palestine, Somalia, Syria, Zimbabwe
The embassy visa
Obtained before departure from a Nepalese embassy or consulate, in person or by post. Same price, about 5 working days. Visa sticker in the passport or QR-coded authorisation, depending on the embassy, valid 6 months. Essential if your passport is not eligible for visa on arrival, or if you want to leave with peace of mind.
≈ 5 working daysSee the embassy procedure