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Visa Information
Obtaining Visa
All foreign nationals, except Indians, are required to have a valid visa to enter Nepal. Requirements for tourist visa include:
Queensland
Consulate-General
Level 4
269 Wickham Street
Fortitude Valley, OLD 4006
All Mail To
PO Box 1302
Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006
Tel: (07) 3257 0697
Email: consul@nepalconsulate.com.au
Web: www.nepalconsulate.com.au
Victoria
Consulate of Nepal
Level 7,
28-32 Elizabeth Street ,
Melbourne VIC 3000
Telephone: (03) 9650 8338
Email: info@nepalconsulate.net.au
Postal Address
GPO Box 5466 ,
Melbourne VIC 3001
New South Wales
Consulate of Nepal
No 28, Level 1, Tower Square
155 Miller
Street
North Sydney, NSW 2060
Telephone: (02) 9460 0388
Fax : (02) 9460 0322
Email: deepak@cibt.nsw.edu.au
Web: www.nepalconsulate.org.au
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Visa Type |
Visa Fee |
Mode of Payment |
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Multiple Entry - 15 days |
AUD$ 40 |
Cash if present in the Embassy or Money order in favour of the Embassy of Nepal if sent by mail. |
|
Multiple Entry - 30 days |
AUD $ 60 |
|
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Multiple Entry - 90 days |
AUD$ 150 |
Note:- The visa fee charged by the Honorary Consulates is higher than the above due to service fee they charge for the services rendered. Please contact them or visit their website for further information.
A tourist visa can be extended up to 120 days from the Department of Immigration in Kathmandu and Pokhara Immigration Office on request. Thereafter an additional 30 days can be extended from Department of Immigration ensuring that tourist visa cannot be extended more than 150 days.
Diplomatic Visa
Eligibility:
Diplomatic
Passport holders and their family members.
Duration:
Reciprocal basis( in
the recommendation of their respective Diplomatic Missions).
Issuing Authority:
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. For 30 days entry-Embassies and the Immigration Office at the entry
points in Nepal.
A note verbale
from the concerned
Diplomatic Mission is required.
Official Visa
Eligibility:
Non-Diplomatic
personnel of Missions and their family Members, Honorary/Nepalese Consulate
Generals/Consuls and their family members(during the time of their visit to
Nepal),
Advisers and
Specialists, working in Nepal under the official agreement and their family
members,
UN Agencies personnel,
UN document holders and their family members,
Personnel working in
the International institutions or Regional Organizations in Nepal and their
family members.
Requirement: A note
verbale from the concerned diplomatic mission.
Issuing Authority:
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. For 30 days entry-Embassies and the Immigration Office at the entry
points in Nepal.
Student Visa
Eligibility:
Students-Research
Scholars,Teachers and their family members.
Requirement:
Recommendation
letter from the Ministry of Education,
work Permit for
Teachers.
Bank Balance
certificate,
Seven copies
application forms with photographs.
Duration:
Up to one year, however, it can be extended.
Issuing Authority:
Director General, Department of Immigration.
Interim (Transit) Visa
Immigration Officer is allowed to issue an interim (transit) visa to any foreign national who needs to spend a night in Nepal before traveling to a third country or to any passenger of an aircraft that has made an emergency landing at Nepalese airport. Such a visa will be valid for one day.
Non-Tourist Visa
Eligibility:
Foreigners, involved
in Nepal Government approved economic and social development works.
Foreigners, involved
in institutions managed by foreign missions.
Journalists.
Servants of diplomatic
/officials visa holders.
Employees, involved in
firms/companies/institutions/airlines/industries or business sectors.
Foreign Passport
holders Nepalese origin.
Foreigners involved in
works under the agreements for government and NGOs.
Foreigners married to
Nepalese citizen.
Foreigners, involved
in the feasibility study of industry or export promotion business
( for 6 month only)
Leader of group
tourist ( Tourism promoter)
Requirements
:
Recommendation from
the concerned Ministry or Department.
Work permit (for
employees)
Seven copies
application with photographs.
Marriage certificate
Press pass for journalists.
Duration:
Up
to one year, however, it can be extended.
Business Visa
Eligibility:
Foreign Investors or
their authorized agents and their family members.
Investors in export
business and their family members.
Requirements:
Certificate
of authority.
Recommendation from
the concerned Ministry/Department.
Seven copies of
application forms with photographs.
A copy of passport
including the last Nepalese visa.
Residential Visa
Eligibility:
Renowned international personalities.
Foreigners, providing
special contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of
Nepal
Foreign passport
holder of Nepalese origin.
Investors who invest
minimum of 1 million US$ at one time on the Industrial sector.
Foreigners, interested
to settle in Nepal without doing any business.
Requirements:
Seven
copies of application forms with photographs.
A copy of passport.
A copy of the last
Nepalese visa (if have stayed in Nepal).
Bank balance or
statement equivalent to US$ 20,000.00 per year (only for those foreigners
who are interested to settle down in Nepal, but are not engaged in any type
of business).
Application can be
submitted to:
Nepalese
Mission/
Department of
Immigration.
Issuing Authority:
Ministry of Home,
Government of Nepal
Renewal authority:
The Department of
Immigration.
Fee:
Issuance
fee (with multiple entry facilities) US$ 100.
Renewal fee (with
multiple entry facilities) US$ 50 per year.
For detailed information on visa and other related information please contact:
Department of
Immigration
Bhrikuti Mandap
Kathmandu.
Tel: +977-1-4223590 / 4222453 / 4223681/ 4221996 / 4224757
Fax: +977-1-4223127
Email: deptimi@ntc.net.np